Princes Park (Liverpool ward)

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Princes Park ward is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency.

Background

The ward was created in 1895 and was within the Liverpool West Toxteth constituency.^[1] The ward was retained during the 1953 boundary review, before being merged with the Granby ward to form Granby Princes Park ward in 1973. The ward was re-created in the 2003 boundary review, and retained as a smaller ward electing one councillor in the 2022 review.^[2]

2004 boundaries

The ward was reinstated for the 2004 Municipal elections taking the whole of the former Granby ward with part of the former Abercromby and Smithdown wards.^[3]

The population of the 2004 ward taken at the 2011 census was 17,104. That census showed the ward to be ethnically diverse, with a 53% white, 16% black, 9% asian and 10% mixed ethnicity population.^[4]

2023 boundaries

The ward boundaries were changed in 2023 following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England which decided that the existing 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Princes Park ward was reformed as a single-member ward. The ward boundaries retained the eastern half of the 2004 ward, gaining a small part of the former Greenbank ward.^[2] It contains the parts of the Toxteth area, including the Granby Four Streets, Princes Road Synagogue as well as Princes Park itself.

The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 8,221.^[5]

Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

indicates seat up for re-election.

indicates change in affiliation.

indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Following the resignation of Cllr Tim Moore a by-election was held on 17 October 2019; the winner Joanne Anderson was elected as the Mayor of Liverpool in May 2021.
Former Lord Mayor of Liverpool Anna Rothery was shortlisted and subsequently removed from contention to be the Labour Party candidate for City Mayor^[6] and later resigned from the Labour Party to sit as an independent councillor on 23 November 2021.^[7]

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

^§Lucille Harvey was a re-standing councillor for the former Princes Park ward.

Elections of the 2010s

Elections of the 2000s

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

• italics denotes the sitting Councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

External links

Liverpool City Council: Ward profile

Notes

^ Lucille Harvey was a re-standing councillor for the former Princes Park ward.

References

^ "Liverpool City Council". Proceedings of the Council. 1895–1896.
^ a b "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
^ "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.
^ "Princes Park". UK Census Data. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Ward Profiles". Liverpool City Council.
^ McGuinness, Alan. "Labour reopens candidate selection process in race for Liverpool mayor". Sky News. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ Thorp, Liam. "Liverpool Councillor and former Lord Mayor Anna Rothery quits Labour party". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 6 May 2021". Liverpool City Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 17 October 2019". Liverpool City Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019". Liverpool City Council. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 3 May 2018". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 5 May 2016". Liverpool City Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 7 May 2015". Liverpool City Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 22 May 2014". Liverpool City Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 3 May 2012". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 5 May 2011". Liverpool City Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 6 May 2010". Liverpool City Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 1 May 2008". Liverpool City Council. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park, 3 May 2007". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Election results for Princes Park , 4 May 2006". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2021.