Dukes (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Southport, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/dukes-e05000938#sthash.BFGovyGJ.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=2 June 2015}}
Councillors
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
{{Color box|#808080|border=darkgray}} indicates by-election.
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| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Leslie Byrom (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Pearson (Con) | |||
| 2006
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Leslie Byrom (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Pearson (Con) | |||
| 2007
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Leslie Byrom (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Pearson (Con) | |||
| 2008
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Leslie Byrom (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Pearson (Con) | |||
| 2010
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Leslie Byrom (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Pearson (Con) | |||
| 2011
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Pat Ball (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Pearson (Con) | |||
| 2012
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Ronald Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Pat Ball (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Tony Dawson (LD) | |||
| 2014
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| David Barton (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Pat Ball (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Tony Dawson (LD) | |||
| 2015
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Barton (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Pat Ball (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Tony Dawson (LD) | |||
| 2016
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Barton (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Pat Ball (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Tony Dawson (LD) | |||
| 2017 by-election
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | David Barton (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#808080"| John Pugh (LD) | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | | Tony Dawson (Ind{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Ollie |title=Suspended councillor urges parties to work together after fall out |url=https://champnews.com/story.asp?ID=GN4_ART_620497 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727100753/https://champnews.com/story.asp?ID=GN4_ART_620497 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=Champion Newspapers |date=July 2017}}) | |||
| 2018
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ron Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | | Tony Dawson (Ind) | |||
| 2019
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Ron Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Pugh (LD) | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | | Tony Dawson (Ind) | |||
| 2021
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Ron Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Mike Prendergast (Con) | |||
| 2022
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Ron Watson (Con) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | Mike Prendergast (Con) |
Election results
=Elections of the 2020s=
{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Dukes}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Watson*
|votes = 1,479
|percentage = 41.9
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jo Barton
|votes = 1,224
|percentage = 34.7
|change = +18.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Vaughan
|votes = 824
|percentage = 23.4
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 255
|percentage = 7.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,527
|percentage = 33.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing = {{decrease}}9.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Dukes{{cite web |title=STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Dukes |url=https://www.sefton.gov.uk/media/4442/dukes.pdf |website=Sefton.gov.uk |access-date=4 May 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate= Mike Prendergast
|votes= 1,576
|percentage= 41.8
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Independent politician
|candidate= Tony Dawson
|votes= 816
|percentage= 21.7
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate= David Newman
|votes= 606
|percentage= 16.1
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate= Thomas Spring
|votes= 551
|percentage= 14.6
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate= Robert Doyle
|votes= 219
|percentage= 5.8
|change=}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 760
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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=Elections of the 2010s=
{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Dukes}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Pugh
|votes = 1,729
|percentage = 49.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh
|votes = 797
|percentage = 22.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lesley Delves
|votes = 511
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Al Johnson
|votes = 285
|percentage = 8.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Robert Michael Doyle
|votes = 194
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 932
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,516
|percentage = 32.4
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
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|access-date=9 May 2019
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{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Dukes}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sir Ron Watson
|votes = 1409
|percentage = 40.1
|change = {{increase}}10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jo Barton
|votes = 1275
|percentage = 36.3
|change = {{increase}}10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sahar Dehghani-Barenji
|votes = 710
|percentage = 20.2
|change = {{increase}}3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Nick Senior
|votes = 118
|percentage = 3.4
|change = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 134
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3512
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}10.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal By-Elections 2017: Dukeshttp://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=196 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Pugh
|votes = 1680
|percentage = 56.0
|change = {{increase}}28.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Blanche Pearmain
|votes = 790
|percentage = 26.3
|change = {{decrease}}9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Hanley
|votes = 417
|percentage = 13.9
|change = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Terry Durrance
|votes = 69
|percentage = 2.3
|change = {{decrease}}13.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Nick Senior
|votes = 45
|percentage = 1.5
|change = {{decrease}}3.1
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 890
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3001
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Dukes{{cite web | url=http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=35&RPID=2996922 | title=Election results for Dukes, 5 May 2011 | date=5 May 2011 }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pat Ball
|votes = 1475
|percentage = 38%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tony Dawson
|votes = 1152
|percentage = 30%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Emily Cookson
|votes = 581
|percentage = 15%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Harry Forster
|votes = 376
|percentage = 10%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = John Charles Lyon-Taylor
|votes = 296
|percentage = 8%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 323
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3880
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Dukes{{cite web | url=http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=7&RPID=1472870 | title=Election results for Dukes, 6 May 2010 | date=6 May 2010 }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Watson
|votes = 2589
|percentage = 43%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mary Joan Shavaksha
|votes = 2137
|percentage = 35%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Emily Cookson
|votes = 687
|percentage = 11%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Harry Forster
|votes = 635
|percentage = 10%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6048
|percentage = 62%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Metropolitan Borough of Sefton}}
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