St. Michaels ward is an electoral district of
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards.
The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor J ...
within the
Liverpool Riverside
Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Kim Johnson, who is a member of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
Liverpool Riverside covers an urban area, many neighbourhoods ...
Parliamentary constituency.
Background
1953 ward
The
ward
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was first established in 1953 and was centred on the
St Michael's district of
Liverpool
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.
1980 boundaries
The ward was disestablished at the 1980 election, where it was distributed into the new
Aigburth
Aigburth () is a suburb of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Garston, Mossley Hill, and Toxteth.
Etymology
The name Aigburth comes from Old Norse ''eik'' and ''berg'', meaning ''oak-tree hill ...
and
Dingle
Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Killa ...
wards.
2004 ward
The ward was re-formed for the 2004 Municipal elections from the former
Aigburth
Aigburth () is a suburb of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Garston, Mossley Hill, and Toxteth.
Etymology
The name Aigburth comes from Old Norse ''eik'' and ''berg'', meaning ''oak-tree hill ...
and
Dingle
Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Killa ...
wards. The population of the 2004 ward at the
2011 census was 12,991.
The ward returned eight Councillors. John Coyne, who stood for election in 2004 as a
Liberal Democrat, defected to the
Green Party
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in 2006 and was re-elected with the
Green Party
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twice in 2007 and 2011. Cllr Sharon Green resigned from the
Liberal Democrat whip to sit as an
Independent
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on 6 May 2011 following the suspension of former leader
Warren Bradley from the party.
2023 ward
The ward boundaries were changed in 2023 following a review by the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
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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 St Michael's ward was reformed as a single-member ward. The ward boundaries retained the centre of the 2004 ward, losing the southern section to the new
Festival Gardens ward and the northern section to the new
Sefton Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name, located roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park. Neighbouring districts include modern-day Toxteth, Aigburth, ...
ward.
Councillors
indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.
indicates change in affiliation.
indicates seat up for re-election.
Election results
Elections of the 2020s
2023
2021
Elections of the 2010s
May 2019
May 2018
May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Elections of the 2000s
May 2008
May 2007
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May 2006
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June 2004
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Notes
• ''italics'' denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
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Wards of Liverpool