Not to be confused with Liverpool City Centre.
"Central (ward)" redirects here. For the Cardiff ward, see Central (Cardiff electoral ward).
Central is a Liverpool City Council ward in the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency. The population at the 2011 census was 20,340. It was formed for the 2004 municipal elections from the former Abercromby, Everton and Smithdown wards. It contains the majority of the city centre but also includes Kensington Fields in Kensington to the east and the Marybone/Holy Cross community in Vauxhall. The ward includes the longstanding city centre community around the Bullring, as well as many new city centre apartments. Furthermore, the ward contains the Pier Head and the two larger universities; the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University.
In 2004 Central was the city's most marginal ward, largely due to the intervention of the hard left Liverpool Labour Community Party. In more recent elections has become safer for Labour. The May 2008 local elections saw Labour take 62% of the vote.
The 2011 vote was effected by the controversy involving the Liberal Democrat candidate, Daniel Bradley the son of former Liverpool City Council Leader Warren Bradley, when Daniel disclosed that he had not signed the candidate paper, which his father had witnessed.
Election results
Elections of the 2010s
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Christine Banks |
1,213 |
69.51% |
+9.17% |
|
Green |
Robbie Coyne |
285 |
16.33% |
-3.04% |
|
Conservative |
Lee David Berry |
100 |
5.73% |
-8.91% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Jacqueline Elaine Wilson |
95 |
5.44% |
n/a |
|
Liberal |
James Robert Dykstra |
52 |
2.98% |
n/a |
| Majority |
928 |
53.18% |
+12.21% |
| Turnout |
1,762 |
16.76% |
-32.20% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
6.11% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sharon Sullivan |
3,128 |
60.34% |
-2.77% |
|
Green |
Rachael Joanne Blackman |
1,004 |
19.37% |
+0.30% |
|
Conservative |
Lee Berry |
759 |
14.64% |
+6.75% |
|
UKIP |
Jamie Sanderson |
199 |
3.84% |
-3.94% |
|
TUSC |
Priyanga Jeyanayagam |
94 |
1.81% |
n/a% |
| Majority |
2,124 |
40.97% |
-3.07% |
| Turnout |
5,181 |
48.96% |
+35.1% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nick Small |
1,208 |
63.11% |
-8.34% |
|
Green |
Hannah Ellen Clare |
365 |
19.07% |
+7.10% |
|
Conservative |
Lee Berry |
151 |
7.89% |
-1.01% |
|
UKIP |
Tony Power |
149 |
7.78% |
n/a |
|
Liberal |
Michele Leigh Williams |
41 |
2.14% |
-0.62% |
| Majority |
843 |
44.04% |
-14.83% |
| Turnout |
1,914 |
13.86% |
+1.42% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-7.72% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Christine Banks |
1164 |
71.45% |
+1.02% |
|
Green |
Simeon Daniel Hart |
195 |
11.97% |
+2.67% |
|
Conservative |
Lee David Berry |
145 |
8.90% |
+0.49% |
|
TUSC |
Daren Andrew Ireland |
80 |
4.91% |
n/a |
|
Liberal |
James Robert Dykstra |
45 |
2.76% |
n/a |
| Majority |
969 |
58.87% |
-1.26% |
| Turnout |
1646 |
12.44% |
-1.26% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-0.83% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sharon Sullivan |
1348 |
70.43% |
+17.61% |
|
Green |
Fiona Margaret McGill Coyne |
178 |
9.30% |
+3.21% |
|
Conservative |
Lee David Berry |
161 |
8.41% |
-2.13% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Daniel Bradley |
144 |
7.52% |
-20.94% |
|
English Democrat |
Steven Greenhalgh |
83 |
4.34% |
n/a |
| Majority |
1170 |
60.13% |
+35.78% |
| Turnout |
1914 |
15.43% |
-16.89% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
19.28% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Central |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nick Small |
2054 |
52.82% |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Richard Marbrow |
1107 |
28.46% |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Roberts |
410 |
10.54% |
|
|
Green |
Fiona Coyne |
237 |
6.09% |
|
|
Liberal |
John Aaron Gannon |
81 |
2.08% |
|
| Majority |
947 |
24.35% |
|
| Turnout |
3889 |
32.32% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Elections of the 2000s
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Central |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Christine Banks |
722 |
61.45% |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
James Peter Murray |
157 |
13.36% |
|
|
Green |
Michael Sean Cotgreave |
134 |
11.40% |
|
|
Conservative |
Gregg Andrew Watson |
118 |
10.04% |
|
|
Liberal |
Lisa Gaskell |
44 |
3.74% |
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
1175 |
9.59% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Central |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sharon Sullivan |
713 |
50.21% |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Gary Millar |
432 |
30.42% |
|
|
Green |
Robert Smith |
125 |
8.80% |
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Andrew Cotterell |
120 |
8.45% |
|
|
Liberal |
Lisa Gaskell |
30 |
2.11% |
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
1420 |
11.80% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Central |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nick Small |
719 |
53.30% |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Paul Twigger |
395 |
29.28% |
|
|
Green |
Peter Andrew Edward Cranie |
104 |
7.71% |
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Andrew Cottrell |
102 |
7.56% |
|
|
Liberal |
Karl Justin Prescott |
29 |
2.15% |
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
1349 |
12.00% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned at this election.
• italics denotes the sitting Councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
