County is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. The population at the 2011 census was 14,045. It contains the Walton area of Liverpool, England. The ward boundary was changed at the 2004 municipal elections.
Election results
Elections of the 2010s
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kay Eizabeth Davies |
1,813 |
73.19% |
-3.49% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Rachel Plant |
317 |
12.80% |
+6.81% |
|
Green |
Chris Melia-Jones |
239 |
9.65% |
+4.91% |
|
Conservative |
Brian James Jones |
88 |
3.55% |
+1.30% |
|
TUSC |
Lynne Wild |
20 |
0.81% |
-0.63% |
| Majority |
1,496 |
60.39% |
-8.11% |
| Registered electors |
9,309 |
|
|
| Turnout |
2,521 |
27.08% |
-33.91% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-5.15% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roy Gladden |
4,433 |
76.68% |
-0.34% |
|
UKIP |
Robert Thompson |
473 |
8.18% |
-6.38% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Karen Elisabeth Afford |
346 |
5.99% |
n/a |
|
Green |
Ashley Scott-Griffiths |
274 |
4.74% |
+1.44% |
|
Conservative |
Brian James Jones |
130 |
2.25% |
+0.53% |
|
TUSC |
Lynne Wild |
83 |
1.44% |
n/a |
|
Liberal |
Stephen Francis Houghland |
42 |
0.73% |
-2.68% |
| Majority |
3,960 |
68.50% |
+6.04% |
| Registered electors |
9,518 |
|
|
| Turnout |
5,805 |
60.99% |
+31.92% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
3.02% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gerard Woodhouse |
2,148 |
77.02% |
-5.82% |
|
UKIP |
Neil Kenny |
406 |
14.56% |
+8.63% |
|
Liberal |
Stephen Francis Houghland |
95 |
3.41% |
+1.55% |
|
Green |
Tony Jones |
92 |
3.30% |
1.05% |
|
Conservative |
Brian James Jones |
48 |
1.72% |
+0.18% |
| Majority |
1,742 |
62.46% |
-14.45% |
| Turnout |
2789 |
29.07% |
-1.02% |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-7.22% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Eryl Marshall Owen |
2,360 |
82.84% |
+9.15% |
|
UKIP |
Thomas Marsden Bodcock |
169 |
5.93% |
n/a |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Michael Thomas Sefton |
142 |
4.98% |
-10.04% |
|
Green |
Tony Jones |
64 |
2.25% |
+0.57% |
|
Liberal |
Stephen Houghland |
53 |
1.86% |
+1.01% |
|
Conservative |
John Ainsley Watson |
44 |
1.54% |
-0.39% |
|
British Freedom |
Peter James Stafford |
17 |
0.60% |
n/a |
| Majority |
2,191 |
76.91% |
+18.24% |
| Turnout |
2,849 |
30.09% |
-3.18% |
|
Labour gain from [[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] |
Swing |
+1.61% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roy Butler Gladden |
2330 |
73.69% |
+13.02% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Karen Elisabeth Afford |
475 |
15.02% |
-15.81% |
|
UKIP |
Tom Bodcock |
138 |
4.36% |
n/a |
|
TUSC |
Roger Bannister |
78 |
2.47% |
n/a |
|
Conservative |
John Astley Watson |
61 |
1.93% |
-1.09% |
|
Green |
Tony Jones |
53 |
1.68% |
+0.5% |
|
Liberal |
Stephen Francis Houghland |
27 |
0.85% |
n/a |
| Majority |
1855 |
58.67% |
+28.83 |
| Turnout |
3162 |
33.27% |
-19.55% |
|
Labour gain from [[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] |
Swing |
14.42% |
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: County |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gerard Woodhouse |
3131 |
60.67% |
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Ruth Gould |
1591 |
30.83% |
|
|
BNP |
Peter James Stafford |
222 |
4.30% |
|
|
Conservative |
Angela Maria Oates |
156 |
3.02% |
|
|
Green |
Tony Jones |
61 |
1.18% |
|
| Majority |
1540 |
29.84% |
|
| Turnout |
5161 |
52.82% |
|
|
Labour gain from [[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] |
Swing |
|
|
Elections of the 2000s
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: County |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Marilyn Fielding |
1196 |
42.70% |
|
|
Labour |
Gerard Woodhouse |
1189 |
42.45% |
|
|
BNP |
Peter James Stafford |
200 |
7.14% |
|
|
UKIP |
Colin Windever |
70 |
2.50% |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Martyn Barber |
66 |
2.36% |
|
|
Green |
Tony Jones |
48 |
1.71% |
|
|
Liberal |
Roger George Webb |
32 |
1.14% |
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
2801 |
27.66% |
|
|
[[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: County |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Karen Afford |
1541 |
58.46% |
|
|
Labour |
Colin McAlley |
859 |
32.59% |
|
|
Conservative |
Jennifer Kelly |
62 |
2.35% |
|
|
Liberal |
Roger George Webb |
53 |
2.01% |
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
2636 |
25.53% |
|
|
[[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: County |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Paul Clark |
1380 |
52.73% |
|
|
Labour |
Patrick Delahunty |
1080 |
41.27% |
|
|
Liberal |
Roger George Webb |
84 |
3.21% |
|
|
Conservative |
Francis Victor Stevens |
73 |
2.79% |
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
2617 |
24.07% |
|
|
[[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
|
|
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.
| Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: County |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Marilyn Fielding |
2067 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Karen Afford |
1881 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats |
Paul Clark |
1869 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Gary Booth |
1515 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Patrick Delahunty |
1515 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jeanette Fearon |
1440 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Roger Webb |
96 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Thomas Newell |
95 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Damian O'Brien |
60 |
|
|
| Majority |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
3824 |
34.33% |
|
|
[[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
n/a |
|
• italics - Denotes sitting Councillor.
• bold - Denotes the winning candidate.
