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Sefton Local Elections Results
By Newsroom
Politics  |  Fri - May 8, 2026 6:08 pm  |  Article Hits:543  |  A+ | a-
THE full local election for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council was held on:- Thursday, May 2026, with all 66 seats contested. While predictions and partial data have appeared in various reports in the run up to the election, the definitive makeup of the Council has now changed.

   

Both Labour and Liberal Democrats have taken the biggest stakes, with Labour clinging on to be the biggest party within Sefton by a narrow margin with 35 seats. The Liberal Democrats have gaining new seats, doing far better than expected, as did the GreenParty. It's been a bad day for the Conservative who lost all 3 seats. But at Aintree Racecourse Reform failed to gallop ahead as they have accross the rest of the country, but have made they significant shock waves.

  

This is the new shape of Sefton Council by party:- 
  • The Labour Party have:- 36 seats, with:- 30% of the votes. 
     
  • Liberal Democrats have:- 17 seats, with:- 16% of the votes.
     
  • Reform UK have:- 5 seats, with:- 27%.
     
  • The Green Party have:- 3 seats, with:- 13%.
     
  • Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents have:- 3 seats, with:- 2% of the votes l.
     
  • Maghull Community Independents have:- 2 seats, with:- 2%.
  
 
 
Election summary for Wards
Ainsdale Lesley Delves Liberal Democrats  
Ainsdale Rowenna Gibson Liberal Democrats  
Ainsdale Lynne Thompson Liberal Democrats  
Aintree & Maghull South Marion Atkinson The Labour Party  
Aintree & Maghull South Danny Burns The Labour Party  
Aintree & Maghull South Sam Hinde The Labour Party  
Birkdale Iain Brodie - Browne Liberal Democrats  
Birkdale Mike Ryder Reform UK  
Birkdale Simon Shaw Liberal Democrats  
Blundellsands Christine Howard The Labour Party  
Blundellsands David Roscoe The Labour Party  
Blundellsands Diane Roscoe The Labour Party  
Bootle East Graeme Thomas Cooper The Labour Party  
Bootle East Brenda O'Brien The Labour Party  
Bootle East Maria Porter The Labour Party  
Bootle West Jim Conalty The Labour Party  
Bootle West Jay Leslie Cooper Reform UK  
Bootle West Daniel McKee The Labour Party  
Cambridge Leo Evans Liberal Democrats  
Cambridge Pat Keith Liberal Democrats  
Cambridge Mike Sammon Liberal Democrats  
Dukes Michael Paul Braham Liberal Democrats  
Dukes Danny Howard Liberal Democrats  
Dukes John Pugh Liberal Democrats  
Ford Liz Dowd The Labour Party  
Ford Paulette Lappin The Labour Party  
Ford Ian Moncur The Labour Party  
Formby East Anthony Howe The Labour Party  
Formby East Catie Page The Labour Party  
Formby East Christopher Page The Labour Party  
Formby West Karen Cavanagh The Labour Party  
Formby West Peter Harvey The Labour Party  
Formby West Carol Richards The Labour Party  
Great Crosby Leslie Byrom C.B.E. The Labour Party  
Great Crosby Jennifer Corcoran The Labour Party  
Great Crosby Janet Grace The Labour Party  
Kew Anne Corbishley Liberal Democrats  
Kew Mike Kirby Liberal Democrats  
Kew Yaso Sathiy Liberal Democrats  
Litherland Julia Garner The Labour Party  
Litherland John Kelly The Labour Party  
Litherland Daren Veidman The Labour Party  
Lydiate & Maghull West Sonia Crompton Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents  
Lydiate & Maghull West Barry Nixon Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents  
Lydiate & Maghull West Liam Stoddart Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents  
Maghull East Phil Hart The Labour Party  
Maghull East David Leatherbarrow Maghull Community Independents  
Maghull East Joanne McCall Maghull Community Independents  
Meols John Dodd Liberal Democrats  
Meols Lauren Keith Liberal Democrats  
Meols Daniel George Lewis Liberal Democrats  
Netherton North Helen Duerden The Labour Party  
Netherton North Joe Johnson The Labour Party  
Netherton North Carla Thomas The Labour Party  
Netherton South & Orrell Chris Hannaway The Labour Party  
Netherton South & Orrell Tom Spring The Labour Party  
Netherton South & Orrell Joanne Williams The Labour Party  
Norwood John Costello Reform UK  
Norwood Charles Robert Denton Reform UK  
Norwood Thomas Swaney Reform UK  
Thornton & Hightown Rosa Battle The Labour Party  
Thornton & Hightown Clare Carragher The Labour Party  
Thornton & Hightown Dominic McNabb The Labour Party  
Waterloo Samantha Lauren Cook The Green Party  
Waterloo Kieran Dams The Green Party  
Waterloo Neil Doolin The Green Party

  

  

  

  

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