Dukes (ward)

Dukes is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the western part of the localities of Birkdale and Hillside in the town of Southport. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 13,333.[1]

Councillors
TermCouncillor[2]Party
2014–PresentRon Watson Conservative Party
2012–PresentTony DawsonLiberal Democrats
2017–PresentJohn PughLiberal Democrats

Election results

Elections of the 2010s
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal By-Elections 2017: Dukes[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Pugh 1680 56.0 28.4
Conservative Ann Blanche Pearmain 790 26.3 9.4
Labour Frank Hanley 417 13.9 2.3
UKIP Terry Durrance 69 2.3 13.5
Green Nick Senior 45 1.5 3.1
Majority 890
Turnout 3001
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Dukes[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Ball 1475 38%
Liberal Democrats Tony Dawson 1152 30%
Labour Catherine Emily Cookson 581 15%
Independent Harry Forster 376 10%
UKIP John Charles Lyon-Taylor 296 8%
Majority 323
Turnout 3880
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Dukes[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Watson 2589 43%
Liberal Democrats Mary Joan Shavaksha 2137 35%
Labour Catherine Emily Cookson 687 11%
Independent Harry Forster 635 10%
Majority
Turnout 6048 62%
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0
  4. http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=35&RPID=2996922
  5. http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=7&RPID=1472870


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