Fazakerley North (Liverpool ward)
| Fazakerley North | |
|---|---|
.svg.png) Fazakerley North ward within Liverpool | |
| Population | 3,963 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Fazakerley North ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Walton constituency.
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 Fazakerley North ward was created as a single-member ward from the north-western segment of the former Fazakerley ward.[1]
The ward boundaries is shaped to follow the following boundary markers;
The south-eastern boundary is marked by the Kirkby branch of the Northern Line between Higher Lane Rail Bridge and the Sefton border.
To the west of Higher Lane, the southern boundary of the ward follows Longmoor Lane, with homes on the southern side of Longmoor Lane sitting within the Fazakerley West Ward. The boundary continues to the crossroad junction with Hall Lane and Long Lane.
The western boundary follows Hall Lane and Warbreck Moor up to the Sefton border.
To the North,the ward shares a border with the southern edge of Aintree Racecourse along the world-famous Melling Road.
The ward contains Kirkdale Cemetery, Seeds Lane Park, and various access points to the Liverpool Loop Line.
The ward includes a number of distinct residential communities around Garden Lane, Barlow's Lane, Albany Road, Greenwich Road, Foxhunter Drive, and the Fazakerley Avenues.
The ward is home to Barlow's Primary School and the Fazakerley & Walton Family Hub.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Declan Henry (Lab) | |
| 2023 | Helen Stephens (Lab) | |
Declan Henry was elected in a by-election on the 4th July 2024, coinciding with the 2024 Parliamentary General Election.
Election results
Elections of the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Declan Henry | 1,611 | 71.38 | + 6.01% | |
| Community Independents | Jean Elizabeth Martin | 271 | 12.01 | + 12.01% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Gavin | 194 | 8.6 | − 1.61% | |
| Green | Katie Joanna Jarman | 181 | 8.02 | + 0.01% | |
| Majority | 1340 | 71.38 | +22.43% | ||
| Turnout | 2257 | 56.14 | +30.93% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 23 | 1.02 | +1.01% | ||
| Total ballots | 2280 | 56.72 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,020 | ||||
| Labour win | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Stephens§ | 653 | 65.37 | ||
| Independent | Barry Thomas Maguire | 164 | 16.42 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas John McAllister | 102 | 10.21 | ||
| Green | Amber-Page Moss | 80 | 8.01 | ||
| Majority | 489 | 48.95 | |||
| Turnout | 999 | 25.21 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| Total ballots | 1,000 | 25.23 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,963 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
§Helen Stephens was a re-standing councillor from the previous Fazakerley ward.
References
- ↑ "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 9 May 2023.
- ↑ "Election Results Fazakerley North 2024". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Election Results for Fazakerley North, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2023.