Dukes (ward)
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]| 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
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| 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]| 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 | ||||
| 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
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 1680 | 56.0 | 28.4
| |
| Conservative | Ann Blanche Pearmain | 790 | 26.3 | 9.4
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| Labour | Frank Hanley | 417 | 13.9 | 2.3
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| UKIP | Terry Durrance | 69 | 2.3 | 13.5
| |
| Green | Nick Senior | 45 | 1.5 | 3.1
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| Majority | 890 | ||||
| Turnout | 3001 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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]- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Cowan, Ollie (July 2017). "Suspended councillor urges parties to work together after fall out". Champion Newspapers. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Dukes" (PDF). Sefton.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Dukes". Sefton Council. Retrieved 9 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=196 [dead link]
- ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=35&RPID=2996922
- ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=7&RPID=1472870
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