Cressington (ward)

Coordinates: 53°21′32″N 2°55′01″W / 53.359°N 2.917°W / 53.359; -2.917 Cressington is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. It contains the Cressington Park, Grassendale Park and the Grassendale area of Liverpool. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,503.[1] The ward was created for the 2004 municipal election from parts of the former Grassendale and Allerton wards.[2]

The area is served by Cressington railway station.

Councillors

TermCouncillor [3]Party
2004–2008 Bea Fraenkel Liberal Democrats
2004–2011 Peter Millea Liberal Democrats
2004–present Richard Oglethorpe Liberal Democrats
2008–2012 Paula Keaveney Liberal Democrats
2011–present Bill Jones Labour
2012–present Mary Aspinall Labour
2014–present Lynnie Hinnigan Labour

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynnie Hinnigan 2,039 47.06% +0.62%
Liberal Democrat Dominic Andrew McCaffrey 882 20.36% -23.51%
UKIP Austin Lucas 540 12.46% n/a
Green Martin Trevor Randall 406 9.37% +4.05%
Conservative Jade Louise Marsden 321 7.41% +3.04%
Liberal Maureen Keyes 145 3.35% n/a
Majority 1,157 26.70% +24.13%
Turnout 4,333 37.33% -5.75%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +12.07%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Aspinall 2295 46.44% -7.09%
Liberal Democrat Paula Keaveney 2168 43.87% +16.57%
Green Mark Kendal Bowman 263 5.32% +0.63%
Conservative David Michael John Jeffery 216 4.37% -5.24%
Majority 127 2.57% -23.67%
Turnout 4942 43.08% -4.64%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing -23.66%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Jones 2879 53.53% +9.23%
Liberal Democrat Peter Millea 1468 27.30% -10.03%
Conservative Paul Athans 517 9.61% -3.88%
Green Mark Kendal Bowman 252 4.69% +0.52%
UKIP Mike Lane 181 3.37% n/a
Liberal Russell Leslie Jamieson 81 1.51% +0.8%
Majority 1411 26.24% +19.27%
Turnout 5378 47.72% -15.07%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 9.63%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Cressington [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Oglethorpe 3127 44.30%
Labour Anna Briggs 2635 37.33%
Conservative Paul Athans 952 13.49%
Green Mark Kendal Bowman 294 4.17%
Liberal Michael Alan Williams 50 0.71%
Majority 492 6.97%
Turnout 7058 62.79%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Cressington [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paula Keaveney 1812 50.17%
Labour Anna Briggs 792 21.93%
Conservative Paul Athans 638 17.66%
Green Martin Trevor Randall 262 7.25%
Liberal John Pagan 108 2.99%
Majority
Turnout 3612 32.27%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Cressington [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Millea 2065 56.44%
Labour Anna Briggs 643 17.57%
Conservative Richard Michael Downey 383 10.47%
Independent Alex Corina 316 8.64%
Green Richard De Pesando 166 4.54%
Liberal John Moore 86 2.35%
Majority
Turnout 3659 33.09%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Cressington [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Oglethorpe 1856 52.52%
Labour Catherine Dooley 778 22.01%
Conservative Emlyn Williams 381 10.78
Green Richard De Pesando 292 8.26%
Liberal John Moore 227 6.42%
Majority
Turnout 3534 31.41%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Cressington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Beatrice Fraenkel 2747
Liberal Democrat Peter Millea 2536
Liberal Democrat Richard Oglethorpe 2283
Labour Catherine Dooley 933
Labour Sarah Pippard 822
Labour Mary Rasmussen 652
Green Alex Ferguson 534
Conservative James Berry 506
Conservative Derek Nuttall 387
Liberal Catherine Hancox 361
Conservative Maureen Williams 356
Liberal Joseph Flannery 350
Majority
Turnout 4839 42.72%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing n/a

•bold - Denotes the winning candidate.
•italics - Denotes sitting Councillor.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "City of Liverpool ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council elections 1998-2006". 16 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2014, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2012, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
  6. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2011, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
  7. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2010, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
  8. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2008, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
  9. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2007, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
  10. ↑ "Municipal Election Results 2006, Cressington". Liverpool City Council.
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