| West Derby Leyfield | |
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.svg) West Derby Leyfield ward within Liverpool | |
| Population | 4,752 (2023 electorate) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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West Derby Leyfield ward is an electoral district ofLiverpool City Council within theLiverpool West Derby 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 West Derby Leyfield ward was created as a single-member ward from parts of the formerKnotty Ash,West Derby, andYew Tree wards.[1]
The ward boundaries follow Town Row, Leyfield Road, Yew Tree Road, behind St Vincent's School, around but not including Stanier Close, behind Kingsheath Avenue, East Prescot Road and Eaton Road. The ward is part of theWest Derby district ofLiverpool, and includesCardinal Heenan Catholic High School,Broughton Hall High School and theZoe's Place Baby Hospice.[1]
| Election | Councillor | |
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| 2023 | Finley Nolan (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 | Finley Nolan | 865 | 48.35 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Mills | 792 | 44.27 | ||
| Green | Patricia Anne Goodwin | 100 | 5.59 | ||
| Conservative | Danny Crichton | 32 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 73 | 4.08 | |||
| Turnout | 1,789 | 37.65 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.39 | |||
| Total ballots | 1,796 | 37.79 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,752 | ||||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||