| Penny Lane | |
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.svg) Penny Lane ward within Liverpool | |
| Population | 4,723 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Penny Lane ward is an electoral district ofLiverpool City Council within theLiverpool Garston Parliamentary 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 Penny Lane ward was created as a single-member ward from the western part of the formerChurch ward and a part of the formerGreenbank ward.[1] The ward boundaries followSmithdown Road, Allerton Road, Rose Lane and theWest Coast Main Line. The ward includes, and is named for,Penny Lane made famous by theBeatles single of thesame name.[1]
| Election | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Richard Kemp CBE (LD) | |
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Kemp[Note 1] | 1,123 | 55.08 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Edward Haimes | 596 | 29.23 | ||
| Green | Ted Grant | 245 | 12.02 | ||
| Independent | Susie Stalsberg | 56 | 2.75 | ||
| Conservative | John Walker | 19 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | 527 | 25.85 | |||
| Turnout | 2,039 | 43.17 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.29 | |||
| Total ballots | 2,045 | 43.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,723 | ||||
| Liberal Democratswin (new seat) | |||||