Dukes (ward)

Summary

Dukes is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the western part of the localities of Birkdale and Hillside in the town of Southport. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 13,333.[1]

Councillors edit

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates by-election.

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Ronald Watson (Con) Leslie Byrom (Con) David Pearson (Con)
2006 Ronald Watson (Con) Leslie Byrom (Con) David Pearson (Con)
2007 Ronald Watson (Con) Leslie Byrom (Con) David Pearson (Con)
2008 Ronald Watson (Con) Leslie Byrom (Con) David Pearson (Con)
2010 Ronald Watson (Con) Leslie Byrom (Con) David Pearson (Con)
2011 Ronald Watson (Con) Pat Ball (Con) David Pearson (Con)
2012 Ronald Watson (Con) Pat Ball (Con) Tony Dawson (LD)
2014 David Barton (Con) Pat Ball (Con) Tony Dawson (LD)
2015 David Barton (Con) Pat Ball (Con) Tony Dawson (LD)
2016 David Barton (Con) Pat Ball (Con) Tony Dawson (LD)
2017 by-election David Barton (Con) John Pugh (LD) Tony Dawson (Ind[2])
2018 Ron Watson (Con) John Pugh (LD) Tony Dawson (Ind)
2019 Ron Watson (Con) John Pugh (LD) Tony Dawson (Ind)
2021 Ron Watson (Con) John Pugh (LD) Mike Prendergast (Con)
2022 Ron Watson (Con) John Pugh (LD) Mike Prendergast (Con)

Election results edit

Elections of the 2020s edit

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Dukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Watson* 1,479 41.9 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Jo Barton 1,224 34.7 +18.6
Labour Trevor Vaughan 824 23.4 +8.8
Majority 255 7.2
Turnout 3,527 33.7
Conservative hold Swing  9.3
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Dukes[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Prendergast 1,576 41.8
Independent Tony Dawson 816 21.7
Liberal Democrats David Newman 606 16.1
Labour Thomas Spring 551 14.6
Green Robert Doyle 219 5.8
Majority 760
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elections of the 2010s edit

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Dukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Pugh 1,729 49.2
Conservative Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh 797 22.7
Labour Lesley Delves 511 14.5
UKIP Al Johnson 285 8.1
Green Robert Michael Doyle 194 5.5
Majority 932
Turnout 3,516 32.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[4]

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Dukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Ron Watson 1,409 40.1  10.9
Liberal Democrats Jo Barton 1275 36.3  10.9
Labour Sahar Dehghani-Barenji 710 20.2  3.5
Green Nick Senior 118 3.4  1.0
Majority 134 3.8
Turnout 3512 32.7
Conservative hold Swing  10.9
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal By-Elections 2017: Dukes[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Pugh 1680 56.0  28.4
Conservative Ann Blanche Pearmain 790 26.3  9.4
Labour Frank Hanley 417 13.9  2.3
UKIP Terry Durrance 69 2.3  13.5
Green Nick Senior 45 1.5  3.1
Majority 890
Turnout 3001
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Dukes[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Ball 1475 38%
Liberal Democrats Tony Dawson 1152 30%
Labour Catherine Emily Cookson 581 15%
Independent Harry Forster 376 10%
UKIP John Charles Lyon-Taylor 296 8%
Majority 323
Turnout 3880
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Dukes[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Watson 2589 43%
Liberal Democrats Mary Joan Shavaksha 2137 35%
Labour Catherine Emily Cookson 687 11%
Independent Harry Forster 635 10%
Majority
Turnout 6048 62%
Conservative hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ Cowan, Ollie (July 2017). "Suspended councillor urges parties to work together after fall out". Champion Newspapers. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Dukes" (PDF). Sefton.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Dukes". Sefton Council. Retrieved 9 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=196 [dead link]
  6. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=35&RPID=2996922
  7. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=7&RPID=1472870

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