Belle Vale (ward)

Belle Vale is a Liverpool City Council ward in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 15,004.[1] It was formed for the 2004 municipal elections from the former Valley and Netherley wards.

In 2016 Councillor Janet Kent retired and two seats were contested.

Councillors

TermCouncillor[2]Party
2004–2007 Ian Phillips Liberal Democrats
2004–2008 Tom Marshall Liberal Democrats
2007–2016 Janet Kent Labour
2008–2016 Claire Glare (née Wilner) Labour
2004–present Pauline Walton Labour
2016–present Ruth Bennett Labour
2016–present Helen Thompson Labour

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ruth Lillian Bennett 2,196 71.64% -4.31%
Labour Helen Thompson 1,761
Liberal Democrat Stephen Atkinson 384 6.95% +3.51%
TUSC Alan David Fogg 360 11.81% +8.06%
TUSC Roy Dixon 292
Green Hilary McDonagh 217 3.93% +0.93%
Conservative Beryl Pinnington 127 4.00% -0.30%
Conservative Elizabeth Ann Pearson 94
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 92 1.67% +0.61%
Majority 1,812 64.69% -2.48%
Registered electors 11,290
Turnout 2,773 24.56% -40.99%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Janet Kent 5,675 75.95% +8.79%
UKIP Carl Sullivan 656 8.78% -9.01%
Conservative Ben Hachula 301 4.03% +0.39%
TUSC Roy Dixon 280 3.75% -1.37%
Liberal Democrat Ian Phillips 275 3.44% n/a
Green Joel Kenyon 224 3.00%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 79 1.06% -1.10%
Majority 5,019 67.17% +17.80%
Registered electors 11,436
Turnout 7,496 65.55% +34.79%
Labour hold Swing 8.9%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Pauline Walton 2,307 67.16% -14.98%
UKIP Carl Sullivan 611 17.79% n/a
TUSC Roy Dixon 176 5.12% +1.24%
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt 141 4.10% +0.25%
Conservative Maria Prayle 125 3.64% n/a
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 75 2.18% -3.88%
Majority 1,696 49.37% -26.71%
Turnout 3,435 30.76% +0.55%
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Claire Wilner 2,709 82.14% +0.63%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 200 6.06% -3.26%
BNP Christopher Beatson 134 4.06% n/a
TUSC Lynne Wild 128 3.88% n/a
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt 127 3.85% -0.60%
Majority 2,209 76.08% +3.90%
Turnout 3,298 30.21% -5.45%
Labour hold Swing 1.95%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Janet Irene Kent 3147 81.51% +20.06%
Liberal Democrat Michael Marner 360 9.32% -22.33%
Conservative Paul Barber 182 4.71% +0.08%
Green Julie Birch-Holt 172 4.45% +2.18%
Majority 2787 72.18% +61.47%
Turnout 3861 35.66% -22.62%
Labour hold Swing 21.20%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Belle Vale [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Pauline Walton 3811 61.45%
Liberal Democrat Ian Philips 1963 31.65%
Conservative Stephen Fitzsimmons 287 4.63%
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt 141 2.27%
Majority 664 10.71%
Turnout 6202 58.28%
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Belle Vale [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Claire Louise Wilner 1673 45.86%
Liberal Democrat Tom Marshall 1383 37.91%
BNP Peter Michael Molloy 336 9.21%
Conservative Jack Stallworthy 111 3.04%
Green Mark Kendal Bowman 78 2.14%
United Socialist Paul Filby 67 1.84%
Majority
Turnout 3648 33.09%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Belle Vale [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Janet Kent 1639 46.42%
Liberal Democrat Ian Phillips 1505 42.62%
Conservative Norman Coppell 118 3.34%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 109 3.09%
United Socialist Paul Filby 82 2.32%
Green Andrea Pennington 78 2.21%
Majority
Turnout 3531 32.09%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Belle Vale [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Pauline Walton 1903 42.24%
Liberal Democrat Peter Joseph Rainford 1556 42.24%
Liberal Deborah Ann Mayes 131 3.56%
Conservative Norman Coppell 94 2.55%
Majority
Turnout 3684 32.36%
Labour hold Swing

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

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Belle Vale [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Thomas Marshall 2082
Liberal Democrat Ian Phillips 2911
Labour Pauline Walton 1859
Liberal Democrat Francis O'Donoghue 1796
Labour Oliver Martins 1626
Labour Timothy Moore 1537
Conservative Joyce Larrosa 181
Majority
Turnout 4303 37.40%

italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

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Coordinates: 53°23′27″N 2°51′39″W / 53.3909°N 2.8609°W / 53.3909; -2.8609

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