2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election - Wikipedia
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The 2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sefton Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 66 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (St. Oswald) being uncontested.[1][2]
From its creation in 1974 to the 1986 election, Sefton Council was under Conservative control.[3] It was then under no overall control until the 2012 election, when Labour won their first majority on the council.[4] In the 2021 election, Labour polled 46.6% and gained 6 seats, the Conservatives polled 26.0% for a gain of 2 seats, The Liberal Democrats took 14.1% and lost 5 seats, Formby Residents Action Group polled 2.2% and did not make any gains, and independents lost their 3 seats on the council.[5]
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 3 seats with 50.9% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats on 16.0%, and the Conservatives gained 1 seat on 22.8%. Formby Residents Action Group lost the seat they were defending.
Previous council composition
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| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 48 | Labour | 46 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | Liberal Democrats | 8 | ||
| Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 8 | ||
| Formby Residents Action Group | 2 | Formby Residents Action Group | 2 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 2 |
Changes:
- May 2021: Tony Carr leaves Labour to sit as an independent[7]
- Andrew Wilson leaves Labour to sit as an independent
| 2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 17 |  2
|
77.3 | 31 | 48 | 72.7 | 32,371 | 49.3 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 
|
9.1 | 6 | 8 | 12.1 | 10,000 | 15.2 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | 3 |  1
|
13.6 | 4 | 7 | 10.6 | 13,296 | 20.2 | -5.8 | |
| FRAG | 0 |
|
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 973 | 1.5 | -0.7 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1
|
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 5,725 | 8.7 | +5.0 | |
| Green | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,119 | 4.7 | -2.3 | |
| Workers Party | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 142 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
| NIP | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 97 | 0.1 | N/A |
An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Tony Carr was elected in 2018 for the Labour Party.
Netherton and Orrell
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This election was uncontested, so the poll was cancelled and Thomas was declared elected.[2]
- ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION" (PDF). Sefton Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Sefton Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 28. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "BBC News - Vote 2012 - Sefton". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Lally, Kate (7 May 2021). "Labour make huge gains and boost majority in Sefton". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Sefton.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Roberts-Haslam, Benjamin (28 May 2021). "Councillor to stand down at end of term amid row with colleagues". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Ward Nominations" (PDF). Sefton Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.