title: St Michael's (Liverpool ward)
text: # 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 Riverside Parliamentary constituency.
  
  ## 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
  
  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
  
  The ward was re-formed for the 2004 Municipal elections from the former Aigburth and Dingle wards.
  
  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.
  
  The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 12,991, and at the 2021 census of 12,482.
  
  ### 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.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | 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) | Tom Crone (Green) | Tom Crone (Green) | Tom Crone (Green) | 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.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections of the 2020s
  
  **2023**
  
  4th May 2023 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | Thomas Crone | 1,124 | 66.96 | |
  | | Labour | Helen Thompson | 427 | 26.51 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Michael Collins | 40 | 2.48 | |
  | | Conservative | Robert Peter Scott | 20 | 1.24 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 43.26 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | 37.85 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,256 | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.49 | |
  | Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | 1,619 | 38.04 |
  | | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
  
  **2021**
  
  6th May 2021 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 946 | 23.69 | 15.73 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,994 | 39.61 | 1.31 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,084 | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 57 | 1.41 | 0.81 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | -7.87 | |
  
  ### Elections of the 2010s
  
  **May 2019**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 2nd May 2019: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,447 | 39.42% | 17.99 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 38.30% | 0.32 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,642 | | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.60% | 0.38 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 9.00 | |
  
  **May 2018**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2018: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 810 | 21.4 | 11.6 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,810 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,789 | 38.6 | 0.7 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.8 | |
  
  **May 2016**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 5 May 2016: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,164 | 33.0 | 19.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,399 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,558 | 37.9 | 30.1 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 32 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
  
  **May 2015**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 7 May 2015: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 882 | 13.5 | 16.2 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,648 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,563 | 68.0 | 30.8 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 8.1 | |
  
  **May 2014**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 22 May 2014: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 29.7 | 9.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,554 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,557 | 37.2 | 2.4 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
  | | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | 4.8 | |
  
  **May 2012**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2012: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 680 | 20.2 | 3.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,764 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,402 | 34.8 | 5.6 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
  
  **May 2011**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 5 May 2011: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 637 | 16.3 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,741 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,936 | 40.4 | 18.6 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 10.0 | |
  
  **May 2010**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 6 May 2010: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 212 | 3.6 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,054 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,935 | 59.0 | 27.2 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | 0.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
  
  ### Elections of the 2000s
  
  **May 2008**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 1 May 2008: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 181 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,706 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.8 | 1.8 |
  | | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 1.5 | |
  
  **May 2007**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2007: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 285 | 8.8 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,662 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | 7.6 |
  | | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 12.6 | |
  
  **May 2006**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 4 May 2006: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 437 | 16.3 | 9.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,288 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.0 | 3.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
  
  **June 2004**
  
  Liverpool City Council election, 10 June 2004: St Michael's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Allen | 1,552 | 49.6 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Coyne | 1,537 | – | – |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Allen | 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 | Majority | Majority | 802 | 25.7 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,830 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.7 | N/A |
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