Festival Gardens (Liverpool ward)

Festival Gardens ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Riverside constituency.

Festival Gardens
Festival Gardens ward within Liverpool
Population2,860 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Background

The ward was created for the elections held on 4 May 2023 following a 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which decided that the previous 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 Festival Gardens ward was created as a single-member ward from the riverside section of the former St Michael's ward, small sections of the former Riverside and Mossley Hill wards.[1] The ward boundaries follow the River Mersey, Brunswick Way, Sefton Street, Grafton Street, behind Garswood Street, Dingle Mount, Dingle Lane, Aigburth Road, Colebrook Road, Ruthin Way, Hindlip Street, the Northern Line, behind Ampthill Road, Aigburth Road and Jericho Lane.[1] The ward contains Kirkdale Cemetery and Seeds Lane Park.

Councillors
ElectionCouncillor
2023 Peter Norris (Lab)

  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.

Election Results

Elections of the 2020s
4th May 2023[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Norris 358 36.46
Green Maria Teresa Coughlan 357 36.35
Liberal Democrats Steve Brauner 241 24.54
Conservative Brian Joseph Stewart 26 2.65
Majority 1 0.11
Turnout 982 34.34
Rejected ballots 2 0.20
Total ballots 984 34.41
Registered electors 2,860
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 9 May 2023.
  2. "Election Results for Festival Gardens, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2023.


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