Princes Park ward is a
Liverpool City Council
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Ward
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in the
Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency.
Background
The ward was created in 1895 and was within the
Liverpool West Toxteth constituency. The ward was retained during the 1953 boundary review, before being merged with the
Granby ward to form Granby Princes Park ward in 1973. The ward was re-created in the 2003 boundary review, and retained as a smaller ward electing one councillor in the 2022 review.
2004 boundaries
The ward was reinstated for the 2004 Municipal elections taking the whole of the former
Granby ward with part of the former
Abercromby and
Smithdown wards.
The population of the 2004 ward taken at the
2011 census was 17,104. That census showed the ward to be ethnically diverse, with a 53% white, 16% black, 9% asian and 10% mixed ethnicity population.
2023 boundaries
The ward boundaries were changed in 2023 following a review by the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and po ...
which decided that the existing 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Princes Park ward was reformed as a single-member ward. The ward boundaries retained the eastern half of the 2004 ward, gaining a small part of the former
Greenbank ward.
It contains the parts of the
Toxteth
Toxteth is an inner-city area of Liverpool in the county of Merseyside.
Toxteth is located to the south of Liverpool city centre, bordered by Aigburth, Canning, Liverpool, Canning, Dingle, Liverpool, Dingle, and Edge Hill, Merseyside, Edge Hill ...
area, including the
Granby Four Streets
The Granby Four Streets is an area in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, comprising four streets at the tip of a triangle near the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Grade II* listed Princes Park, Liverpoo ...
,
Princes Road Synagogue
Princes Road Synagogue, officially Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Princes Road in the Toxteth district of Liverpool, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was formed ...
as well as
Princes Park itself.
The population of the ward at the
2021 census was 8,221.
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.
* Following the resignation of Cllr Tim Moore a by-election was held on 17 October 2019; the winner
Joanne Anderson was elected as the
Mayor of Liverpool
From 2012 to 2023, the mayor of Liverpool was the executive mayor of the city of Liverpool in England. The office was abolished in 2023 and its functions were replaced with the leader of Liverpool City Council.
The mayor of Liverpool was previ ...
in May 2021.
* Former
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool is a largely ceremonial civic office of Liverpool City Council. The Lord Mayor is the ‘first citizen’ of Liverpool representing the city and acting as a focal point of community events and is also the Chair (off ...
Anna Rothery
Anna Rothery is a British politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Liverpool from September 2019 to May 2021.[Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the Local government in England, local authority for the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. Liverpool has had a local authority since 1207, which has been reformed on numerous ...]
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Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
*
Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
External links
Liverpool City Council: Ward profile
Notes
References
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Wards of Liverpool
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Elections in Merseyside