Picton_(ward)

Picton (ward)

Picton (ward)

Former metropolitan borough council ward in Liverpool, England


53.404°N 2.939°W / 53.404; -2.939

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Picton ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Edge Hill, Liverpool district of Liverpool.

Background

The ward was first established in 1953 and its boundaries were changed in 1974, 1980 and 2004 before being dissolved in 2023.

1980 boundaries

1980 Old Swan ward

The ward boundary was changed for the 1980 elections. A report of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England published in November 1978 set out proposals for changes to the wards of Liverpool City Council, maintaining the number of councillors at 99 representing 33 wards. Picton ward was represented by three councillors.[1]

The report describes the boundaries of Picton ward as "Commencing at a point where Smithdown Road meets the eastern boundary of Smithdown Ward, thence generally northeastwards, generally northwestwards and southeastwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of Kensington Ward, thence eastwards along said boundary to Rathbone Road, thence southwestwards along said road to Shanklin Road, thence eastwards and southwards along said road to Sandown Road, thence eastwards and southwestwards along said road and continuing southwestwards along Sandown Lane to High Street, thence southeastwards along said street to Grange Terrace, thence southwestwards along said terrace and continuing southwards along the path across Wavertree Playground, between Grange Terrace and Smithdown Road, to Smithdown Road, thence westwards along said road to Garmoyle Road, thence northwestwards along said road to Wellington Avenue, thence southwestwards along said avenue to Smithdown Road, thence northwestwards along said road to the point of commencement".[2]

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 ward was formed from the former Picton ward, losing some of the pre-2004 ward and gaining from the former Kensington, Smithdown and Arundel wards.[3] The ward was part of the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency.

The population at the 2011 census was 17,009,[4] and at the 2021 Census was 18,906.[5]

Councillors

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Notes

  • Cllr Ian Jobling (Lib Dem, 2007) defected to the Labour Party and was subsequently elected as a Labour candidate in the Allerton & Hunts Cross ward.[6]
  • Cllr Paul Kenyon (Labour, 2018) resigned from the council in September 2019[7]

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

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Elections of the 2010s

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Elections of the 2000s

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

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bold - Denotes the winning candidate.

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    References

    1. The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
    2. "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.
    3. Waddington, Marc (24 August 2010). "Senior Liverpool Lib-Dem defects to Labour". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
    4. Thorp, Liam (1 October 2019). "Labour councillor says her children were 'shouted at and intimidated' during party selection meeting". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
    5. "Election results for Picton, 6 May 2021". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    6. "Municipal Elections 2019, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    7. "Municipal Elections 2018, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    8. "Municipal Elections 2016, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    9. "Municipal Elections 2015, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    10. "Municipal Elections 2014, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    11. "Municipal Elections 2012, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    12. "Municipal Election Results 2011, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    13. "Municipal Election Results 2010, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    14. "Municipal Election Results 2008, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    15. "Municipal Election Results 2007, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.
    16. "Municipal Election Results 2006, Picton". Liverpool City Council. 29 July 2021.

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