Belle Vale (Liverpool ward)

Belle Vale
Belle Vale ward within Liverpool
Population	13,653 (2021 census)
Registered Electors	4,385 (2023 elections)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Walton
Councillors	Lynnie Hinnigan (Labour) Ruth Bennett (Labour)
List of places UK England Merseyside

Belle Vale is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency.

Background

The ward was formed in 2004 and the boundaries were altered in 2023. From 2023 the ward is represented by two councillors.

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 Belle Vale was created from the former Netherley and Valley wards.

The ward boundaries followed the city boundary and the North Liverpool Extension Line.^[1]

The population population of the 2004 ward at the 2011 census was 15,004,^[2] and at the 2021 census was 15,613.^[3]

2023 boundaries

A 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England 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 Belle Vale ward was varied as a smaller, two-member ward, retaining most of the former Belle Vale ward, losing small sections to the new Gateacre and Childwall wards.^[4]

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.

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

After the boundary change of 2023 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Two councillors were returned.

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2021: 6th May 2021^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Bennett	2,155	68.43	2.19
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen David Atkinson	477	14.19	7.57
	Conservative	Wendy Rose Hine	220	6.99	3.41
	Green	Hilary Brenda McDonagh	213	6.76	0.94
	Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns	Neil Sheppard	67	2.13	N/A
	Liberal	Marjorie Peel	47	1.49	0.55
Majority			1,708	54.24%	6.02
Turnout			3,206	27.30%	1.36
Registered electors			11,745
Rejected ballots			57	1.78%	1.38
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.88

Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Thompson	2,113	70.62%	11.99
	UKIP	Douglas Anthony Boffey	310	10.36%	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen David Atkinson	198	6.62%	0.66
	Green	Hilary Brenda McDonagh	174	5.82%	2.80
	Conservative	Wendy Rose Hine	107	3.58%	2.23
	Socialist Alternative	Roy Dixon	62	2.07%	N/A
	Liberal	Marjorie Peel	28	0.94%	0.34
Majority			1,803	60.26%	15.06
Turnout			3,004	25.94%	1.18
Registered electors			11,581
Rejected ballots			12	0.40%	0.11
	Labour hold		Swing

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Walton	2,574	82.61%	10.97
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen David Atkinson	227	7.28%	0.33
	Conservative	Wendy Rose Hine	181	5.81%	1.81
	Green	Hilary Brenda McDonagh	94	3.02%	0.91
	Liberal	Marjorie Peel	40	1.28%	0.39
Majority			2,347	75.32%	10.63
Turnout			3,132	27.12%	2.56
Registered electors			11,547
Rejected ballots			16	0.51%
	Labour hold		Swing	5.32%

A by-election was held in 2016, alongside an ordinary election, following the resignation of Cllr Janet Kent.

Elections of the 2000s

After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned at this election.

• italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

Notes

References

External links

• Liverpool City Council: Ward Profile^{[dead link]}

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This page was last edited on 2 September 2023, at 13:02