| Toxteth | |
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.svg) Toxteth ward within Liverpool | |
| Population | 4,044 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Toxteth ward is an electoral district ofLiverpool City Council within theLiverpool Riverside constituency.
Theward was created for the elections held on 4 May 2023 following a 2022 review by theLocal 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 Toxteth ward was created as a single-member ward from the western half of the formerPrinces Park ward and part of the formerRiverside ward.[1] The ward boundaries follow Upper Parliament Street, Princes Road, Devonshire Road, Admiral Street, North Hill Street, and Park Road.[1]
| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rahima Farah (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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rahima Farah | 788 | 75.48 | ||
| Green | Mark Damon Jackson | 256 | 24.52 | ||
| Majority | 532 | 50.96 | |||
| Turnout | 1,044 | 22.87 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.32 | |||
| Total ballots | 1,259 | 23.18 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,564 | ||||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||