Picton ward was an electoral division of
Liverpool City Council
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centred on the
Edge Hill, Liverpool
Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England, south east of the city centre, bordered by Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth.
Edge Hill University was founded here, but moved to Ormskirk in the 1930s.
History
The area was first developed in ...
district of
Liverpool
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.
Background
The
ward
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was first established in 1953 and its boundaries were changed in 1974, 1980 and 2004 before being dissolved in 2023.
1980 boundaries
The ward boundary was changed for the
1980
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elections. A report of the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
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published in November 1978 set out proposals for changes to the wards of Liverpool City Council, maintaining the number of councillors at 99 representing 33 wards. Picton ward was represented by three councillors.
The report describes the boundaries of Picton ward as "Commencing at a point where
Smithdown Road meets the eastern boundary of
Smithdown Ward, thence generally northeastwards, generally northwestwards and southeastwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of
Kensington Ward, thence eastwards along said boundary to Rathbone Road, thence southwestwards along said road to Shanklin Road, thence eastwards and southwards along said road to Sandown Road, thence eastwards and southwestwards along said road and continuing southwestwards along Sandown Lane to High Street, thence southeastwards along said street to Grange Terrace, thence southwestwards along said terrace and continuing southwards along the path across Wavertree Playground, between Grange Terrace and Smithdown Road, to Smithdown Road, thence westwards along said road to Garmoyle Road, thence northwestwards along said road to Wellington Avenue, thence southwestwards along said avenue to Smithdown Road, thence northwestwards along said road to the point of commencement".
2004 boundaries
A review by the Boundary Committee for England recommended that the council was formed of a reduced number of 90 members elected from 30 wards. The ward was formed from the former Picton ward, losing some of the pre-2004 ward and gaining from the former
Kensington
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...
,
Smithdown and
Arundel
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wards.
The ward was part of the
Liverpool Wavertree
Liverpool Wavertree is a borough constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1997 and every election since has been won by a Labour Party candidate. It has been represented by Paula Barker since 2019.
An earlier co ...
Parliamentary constituency.
The population at the
2011 census was 17,009, and at the
2021 Census was 18,906.
Councillors
indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.
indicates seat up for re-election.
indicates change in affiliation.
indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.
Notes
*Cllr Ian Jobling (Lib Dem, 2007) defected to the Labour Party and was subsequently elected as a Labour candidate in the
Allerton & Hunts Cross ward.
*Cllr Paul Kenyon (Labour, 2018) resigned from the council in September 2019
Election results
Elections of the 2020s
Elections of the 2010s
Elections of the 2000s
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.
• ''italics'' - Denotes the sitting Councillor.
• bold - Denotes the winning candidate.
Notes
External links
Liverpool City Council: Ward profile
References
{{Liverpool
Defunct wards of Liverpool