St Michael's (Liverpool ward)

St. Michaels ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council centred on the St Michael's district of Liverpool and within the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency.

St Michael's
St Michael's ward within Liverpool
Population	5,810 (2021 census)
Registered Electors	4,256 (2023 election)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Wavertree
Councillors	Tom Crone (Green)
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Background

The ward was created in 1953 and its boundaries were changed for the 1973, 2004 and 2023 elections. Between 1980 and 2004 the ward was disestablished.

1953 boundaries

1953 St Michael's ward

The ward was first established in 1953.

1980 elections

The ward was disestablished at the 1980 election, where it was distributed into the new Aigburth and Dingle wards.

2004 boundaries

2004 St Michael's ward

The ward was re-formed for the 2004 Municipal elections from the former Aigburth and Dingle wards.^[1]

The ward boundaries were Promenade Gardens, Dingle Lane, Ullet Lane, Croxteth Gate, Mossley Hill Drive, Aigburth Road, the southeastern property line of Fulwood Drive, and the River Mersey.^[1]

The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 12,991,^[2] and at the 2021 census of 12,482.^[3]

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 St Michael's ward was reformed as a single-member ward. The ward boundaries retained the centre of the 2004 ward, losing the southern section to the new Festival Gardens ward and the northern section to the new Sefton Park ward.^[4]

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
1980-2003 WARD DISESTABLISHED
2004		Peter Allen (LD)		John Coyne (LD)		Elaine Allen (LD)
2006		Peter Allen (LD)		John Coyne (Green)		Elaine Allen (LD)
2006		Peter Allen (LD)		John Coyne (Green)		Elaine Allen (LD)
2007		Peter Allen (LD)		John Coyne (Green)		Elaine Allen (LD)
2008		Peter Allen (LD)		John Coyne (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2010		Sharon Green (LD)		John Coyne (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2011		Sharon Green (LD)		John Coyne (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2011		Sharon Green (Ind)		John Coyne (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2012		Sharon Green (Ind)		John Coyne (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2014		Tom Crone (Green)		John Coyne (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2015		Tom Crone (Green)		Anna Key (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2016		Tom Crone (Green)		Anna Key (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2018		Tom Crone (Green)		Anna Key (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2019		Tom Crone (Green)		Anna Key (Green)		Sarah Jennings (Green)
2021		Tom Crone (Green)		Anna Key (Green)		Steph Pitchers (Green)
WARD REFORMED
2023		Tom Crone (Green)

  indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

  indicates change in affiliation.

  indicates seat up for re-election.

• Cllr John Coyne (elected as Liberal Democrat) defected to the Green Party in 2006 and was re-elected with the Green Party twice in 2007 and 2011.
• Cllr Sharon Green (elected as Liberal Democrat) resigned from the whip to sit as an Independent on 6 May 2011 following the suspension of former leader Warren Bradley from the party.^[5]

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

2023

4th May 2023^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Thomas Crone[Note 1]	1,124	66.96
	Labour	Helen Thompson[Note 2]	427	26.51
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Michael Collins	40	2.48
	Conservative	Robert Peter Scott	20	1.24
Majority			697	43.26
Turnout			1,611	37.85
Registered electors			4,256
Rejected ballots			8	0.49
Total ballots			1,619	38.04
	Green win (new seat)

2021

6th May 2021^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Stephanie Louise Pitchers	2,308	57.79	9.17
	Labour	Portia Eve Fahey	1,362	34.10	6.56
	Conservative	David Patmore	171	4.28	1.94
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Collins	153	3.83%	0.67
Majority			946	23.69	15.73
Turnout			3,994	39.61	1.31
Registered electors			10,084
Rejected ballots			57	1.41	0.81
	Green hold		Swing	-7.87

Elections of the 2010s

May 2019

Liverpool City Council election, 2nd May 2019: St Michael's^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Anna Key	2,458	66.96%	8.64
	Labour	Calvin Wesley Smeda	1,011	27.54%	9.35
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Collins	116	3.16%	0.99
	Conservative	David Patmore	86	2.34%	0.28
Majority			1,447	39.42%	17.99
Turnout			3,693	38.30%	0.32
Registered electors			9,642
Rejected ballots			22	0.60%	0.38
	Green hold		Swing	9.00

May 2018

Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2018: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Thomas Crone	2,205	58.3	3.7
	Labour	Stuart Fordham	1,395	36.9	7.9
	Conservative	David Patmore	99	2.6	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Darbyshire	82	2.2	1.7
Majority			810	21.4	11.6
Registered electors			9,810
Turnout			3,789	38.6	0.7
Rejected ballots			8	0.2	0.7
	Green hold		Swing	5.8

^[9]

May 2016

Liverpool City Council election, 5 May 2016: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Jennings	2,187	62.0	12.1
	Labour	Steve Fitzsimmons	1,023	29.0	7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Sebire	139	3.9	0.3
	Conservative	David Patmore	74	2.1	2.7
	English Democrat	Paul Rimmer	53	1.5	1.4
	TUSC	Elise Khan	50	1.4	0.3
Majority			1,164	33.0	19.5
Registered electors			9,399
Turnout			3,558	37.9	30.1
Rejected ballots			32	0.9	0.6

^[10]

May 2015

Liverpool City Council election, 7 May 2015: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Anna Key	3,266	49.9	10.2
	Labour	Steve Fitzsimmons	2,384	36.4	6.0
	Conservative	David Patmore	315	4.8	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kris Brown	236	3.6	1.3
	UKIP	Shashwat Singh	222	3.4	New
	TUSC	Giorgio Moulas	111	1.7	0.2
	English Democrat	Paul Rimmer	9	0.1	1.6
Majority			882	13.5	16.2
Registered electors			9,648
Turnout			6,563	68.0	30.8
Rejected ballots			20	0.3	0.1
	Green hold		Swing	8.1

^[11]

May 2014

Liverpool City Council election, 22 May 2014: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Thomas Crone	2,130	60.1	6.0
	Labour	Patricia O'Brien	1,078	30.4	3.5
	Conservative	David Patmore	112	3.2	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Martin	80	2.3	2.6
	TUSC	Giorgo Moulas	69	1.9	New
	English Democrat	Paul Rimmer	60	1.7	0.5
	Liberal	Jessica Bull	15	0.4	New
Majority			1,052	29.7	9.5
Registered electors			9,554
Turnout			3,557	37.2	2.4
Rejected ballots			13	0.4	0.2
	Green gain from Independent		Swing	4.8

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May 2012

Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2012: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Jennings	1,828	54.1	3.6
	Labour	Patricia O'Brien	1,148	33.9	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Martin	166	4.9	3.4
	Conservative	David Patmore	165	4.9	1.3
	English Democrat	Paul Rimmer	75	2.2	1.5
Majority			680	20.2	3.9
Registered electors			9,764
Turnout			3,402	34.8	5.6
Rejected ballots			20	0.6	0.1
	Green hold		Swing	2.0

^[13]

May 2011

Liverpool City Council election, 5 May 2011: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	John Coyne	1,978	50.5	20.1
	Labour	Phil Molyneux	1,341	34.2	5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Farrelly	326	8.3	25.7
	Conservative	David Patmore	143	3.6	3.1
	UKIP	Paul Rimmer	70	1.8	New
	Liberal	Terry Formby	31	0.8	New
	English Democrat	Neil Kenny	29	0.7	New
Majority			637	16.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,741
Turnout			3,936	40.4	18.6
Rejected ballots			18	0.5	0.2
	Green hold		Swing	10.0

^[14]

May 2010

Liverpool City Council election, 6 May 2010: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Green	2,002	34.0	2.7
	Green	Thomas Crone	1,790	30.4	12.2
	Labour	Matthew Garlick	1,710	29.0	13.2
	Conservative	David Patmore	394	6.7	1.8
Majority			212	3.6	N/A
Registered electors			10,054
Turnout			5,935	59.0	27.2
Rejected ballots			39	0.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.8

^[15]

Elections of the 2000s

May 2008

Liverpool City Council election, 1 May 2008: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Jennings	1,309	42.6	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Allen	1,128	36.7	7.5
	Labour	Nicholas Mutize	485	15.8	10.1
	Conservative	David Patmore	149	4.9	0.3
Majority			181	5.9	2.9
Registered electors			9,706
Turnout				31.8	1.8
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	1.5

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May 2007

Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2007: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	John Coyne	1,232	38.0	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Curry	947	29.2	12.3
	Labour	Jack Johnson	839	25.9	0.9
	Conservative	David Patmore	149	4.6	3.8
	Liberal	George Roberts	75	2.3	New
Majority			285	8.8	N/A
Registered electors			9,662
Turnout				33.6	7.6
	Green hold		Swing	12.6

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May 2006

Liverpool City Council election, 4 May 2006: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen	1,112	41.5	8.1
	Green	Jean Hill	675	25.2	8.8
	Labour	Jack Johnson	670	25.0	1.1
	Conservative	David Patmore	225	8.4	1.7
Majority			437	16.3	9.4
Registered electors			10,288
Turnout				26.0	3.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.7

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June 2004

Liverpool City Council election, 10 June 2004: St Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Allen [n 1]	1,552	49.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Coyne [n 2]	1,537	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen [n 3]	1,484	–	–
	Labour	Jack Johnson	750	23.9	N/A
	Labour	Johnathan Reynolds	727	–	–
	Labour	Peter Tuffley	708	–	–
	Green	Jean Hill	514	16.4	N/A
	Green	Johnathan Clatworthy	453	–	–
	Green	Howard Jago	391	–	–
	Conservative	Helen Hicklin	316	10.1	N/A
	Conservative	David Patmore	280	–	–
	Conservative	Elizabeth Morton	261	–	–
Majority			802	25.7	N/A
Registered electors			10,830
Turnout				29.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

1. Tom Crone was a re-standing councillor for the former St Michael's ward.
2. Helen Thompson was a re-standing councillor for the former Belle Vale ward.

1. Elected to serve a 4-year term.
2. Elected to serve a 3-year term.
3. Elected to serve a 2-year term.