Walton (Liverpool ward)

Walton ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Walton area of the city. It was created in 1900 when three councillors were elected and dissolved in 1953.

The ward was recreated 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 Walton ward was reinstated as a two-member ward, taking the majority of the former Warbreck ward with small sections of the former County, Fazakerley and Norris Green wards.[1]

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1953 - 2022 WARD DISESTABLISHED
2023 Sam East (Lab) Bev Kenyon (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 Sam East§ 1,355 35.24
Labour Beverley Ann Kenyon 1,067 27.75
Liberal Democrats Karen Elisabeth Afford 459 11.94
Independent John Paul Hanlon 444 11.55
Liberal Democrats Graham Hulme 200 5.20
Independent John Anthony Leather 174 4.53
Green Jack Joseph Hughes 146 3.80
Majority 896
Registered electors 9,045
Turnout
Rejected ballots 8
Total ballots
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

§Sam East was a re-standing councillor for the former Warbreck ward.

References
  1. "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
  2. "Election Results for Walton, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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