Gillmoss (Liverpool ward)

Gillmoss
Gillmoss
	Gillmoss ward (1980) within Liverpool
Registered Electors	13,555 (2003 election)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool;
Metropolitan county	Merseyside;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool West Derby;
	List of places UK England Merseyside

Gillmoss ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council between 1953 and 2004. It and was centred on the Croxteth district of Liverpool.

Background[edit]

The ward was first formed in 1953, its boundaries were changed in 1973 and 1980 before being dissolved in 2004.

1953 boundaries[edit]

The ward was part of the Liverpool West Derby Parliamentary constituency.^[1]

1973 election[edit]

Following the Local Government Act 1972 the ward boundaries of the council were altered. The number of wards was reduced from 40 to 33 and the aldermanic system was abolished. Gillmoss was retained and returned three councillors.^[2]

1980 boundaries[edit]

A report of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England published in November 1978 set out proposals for changes to the wards of Liverpool City Council, maintaining the number of councillors at 99 representing 33 wards. Gillmoss ward was retained to be represented by three councillors.^[3]

The report describes the boundaries of Gillmoss ward as "Commencing at a point where Muirhead Avenue East meets Stalisfield Avenue, thence northwestwards along said Stalisfield Avenue to Dencourt Road, thence northeastwards along said road to Marcham Way, thence northwards along said way to Mentmore Crescent, thence northweatwards and northwards along said crescent to Marshfield Road, thence northeastwards along, said road to Eldersfield Road, thence northwestwards along said road and Whinhowe Road to Carr Lane, thence southwestwaafds along said lane to Sandway-Crescent (western access), thence generally northeastwards along said crescent to Carsington Road, thence northwards along said road to Utting Avenue East, thence northeastwards along said avenue to Lower House Lane, thence northwestwards along said lane to the southern boundary of Fazakerley Ward, thence northeastwards along said boundary and northwestwards along the eastern boundary of said ward to the northeastern boundary of the City, thence eastwards, northwards and generally southeastwards along said boundary to the access way to the southwest of the properties in the road known as Marled Hey, thence northwestwards along said access way to Waterpark Drive, thence southwestwards along said drive to NG ref SJ 4195093696, thence northwestwards in a straight line passing through NG ref SJ 4186993767 to the River Alt, thence continuing-northweotwards along said river to a point being the prolongation northeastwards of Oak Lane, thence southwestwards along said prolongation, said lane and Muirhead Avenue East to the point of commencement".^[4]

The ward was part of the Liverpool West Derby Parliamentary constituency.^[1]

2004 election[edit]

A review by the Boundary Committee for England recommended that the council was formed of a reduced number of 90 members elected from 30 wards. Gillmoss ward was dissolved and distributed into the rearranged Croxteth ward, with small parts going into the re-arranged Fazakerley, the re-established West Derby ward and the new Norris Green and Yew Tree wards.^[5]

Councillors[edit]

Election
1973	J.J. Cruickshank (Lab)	T. Higgins (Lab)	Eddie Loyden (Lab)
1975	J.J. Cruickshank (Lab)	T. Higgins (Lab)	Eddie Loyden (Lab)
1976	J.J. Cruickshank (Lab)	William Snell (Lab)	Eddie Loyden (Lab)
1978	Peter Murphy (Lab)	William Snell (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)
1979	Peter Murphy (Lab)	William Snell (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)
WARD REFORMED
1980	William Snell (Lab)	Peter Murphy (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)
1982	William Snell (Lab)	Peter Murphy (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)
1983	William Snell (Lab)	Peter Murphy (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)
1984	William Snell (Lab)	Peter Murphy (Lab)	Tony Rimmer (Lab)
1986	Tony Jennings (Lab)	Peter Murphy (Lab)	Tony Rimmer (Lab)
1987	Tony Jennings (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)	Mary Roberts (Lab)
1988	Tony Jennings (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)	S Ledwich (Lab)
1990	Tony Jennings (Lab)	Eddie Roderick (Lab)	S Ledwich (Lab)
1991	Tony Jennings (Lab)	M. Alderson (Ind Lab)	S Ledwich (Lab)
1992	Tony Jennings (Lab)	M. Alderson (Ind Lab)	M. Black (Lab)
1994	Ken Stewart (Lab)	M. Alderson (Ind Lab)	M. Black (Lab)
1995	Ken Stewart (Lab)	W. Craig (Lab)	M. Black (Lab)
1996	Ken Stewart (Lab)	W. Craig (Lab)	Alf Flatery (Ind Lab)
1998	Rose Bailey (Lab)	W. Craig (Lab)	Alf Flatery (Ind Lab)
1999	Rose Bailey (Lab)	Pat Moloney (LD)	Alf Flatery (Ind Lab)
2000	Rose Bailey (Lab)	Pat Moloney (LD)	Pam Clein (LD)
2002	Rose Bailey (Lab)	Pat Moloney (LD)	Pam Clein (LD)
2003	Rose Bailey (Lab)	M Cummins (Lab)	Pam Clein (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.

Election results[edit]

Elections of the 2000s[edit]

Thursday 1 May 2003^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. M. Cummins	1,444	69.22	17.28
	Liberal Democrats	P. Maloney	418	20.04	18.22
	Conservative	B. Jones	103	4.94	2.30
	Liberal	Ms. F. Fall	83	3.98	0.99
	Green	Ms. A. Graham	38	1.82	N/A
Majority			1,026	49.19	35.51
Turnout			2,086	15.39	10.80
Registered electors			13,555
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+17.75

Thursday 2 May 2002^[6]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Ms. R. Bailey*	1,861	51.94	25.34
	Liberal Democrats	L. Sidorczuk	1,371	38.26	6.68
	Liberal	Ms. F. Fall	178	4.97	0.51
	Conservative	B. Jones	94	2.64	2.77
	Socialist Labour	K. Anderson	79	2.20	N/A
Majority			490	13.68	4.66
Turnout			3,583	26.19	9.00
Registered electors			13,679
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.01

Thursday 4 May 2000^[6]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. P. Clein	1,083	44.94	5.13
	Labour	Ms. N. Stewart	641	26.60	1.47
	Independent Labour	Ms. J. Jones	424	17.59	N/A
	Liberal	G. Booth	132	5.48	1.52
	Conservative	B. Jones	130	5.39	3.24
Majority			442	18.34	3.66
Turnout			2,410	17.19	3.69
Registered electors			14,018
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Labour		Swing

Elections of the 1990s[edit]

Thursday 6 May 1999^[6]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Moloney	1,445	50.07	29.00
	Labour	J. Murphy	810	28.07	2.41
	Independent	J. White	367	12.72	N/A
	Liberal	Ms. F. Fall	202	7.00	14.93
	Conservative	B. Jones	62	2.15	1.35
Majority			635	22.00	19.71
Turnout			2,886	20.88	1.47
Registered electors			13,825
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+13.30

Thursday 7 May 1998^[6]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. M. Bailey	682	25.66	8.60
	Independent Labour	C. Morgan	621	23.36	14.90
	Liberal	Ms. F. Fall	583	21.93	10.88
	Liberal Democrats	S. Monkcom	560	21.07	9.75
	Independent	E. Burke	119	4.48	N/A
	Conservative	B. Jones	93	3.50	1.61
Majority			61	2.29	1.72
Turnout			2,658	19.41	4.05
Registered electors			13,691
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.15

Thursday 2 May 1996^[6]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	A. Flattery	1,146	38.26	2.19
	Labour	M. Black	1,026	34.26	9.49
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. H. Owen	339	11.32	2.28
	Liberal	Ms. F. Fall	331	11.05	5.02
	Conservative	B. Jones	153	5.11	1.54
Majority			120	4.01	3.67
Turnout			2,995	23.46	4.15
Registered electors			12,769
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing	+5.84

Thursday 4 May 1995^[6]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Craig	1,481	43.75	2.80
	Independent Labour	M. Alderson	1,221	36.07	4.70
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. H. Owen	306	9.04	6.81
	Liberal	Ms. F. Fall	204	6.03	N/A
	Conservative	B. Jones	121	3.57	0.74
	Green	Ms A. Graham	52	1.54	0.38
Majority			260	7.68	7.50
Turnout			3,385	27.61	8.99
Registered electors			12,258
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	-3.75

Thursday 5 May 1994^[6]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Stewart	2,064	46.55	1.77
	Independent Labour	A. Jennings	1,391	31.37	0.77
	Liberal Democrats	G. Mann	703	15.85	2.05
	Conservative	B. Jones	191	4.31	6.50
	Green	Ms A. Graham	85	1.92	N/A
Majority			673	15.18	1.00
Turnout			4,434	36.60	10.39
Registered electors			12,115
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.50

Thursday 7 May 1992^[6]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Black	1,317	44.78	17.24
	Independent Labour	S. Ledwich	900	30.60	17.94
	Liberal Democrats	G. Mann	406	13.80	0.65
	Conservative	Ms. A. Bowness	318	10.81	3.99
Majority			417	14.18	6.81
Turnout			2,941	26.21	16.08
Registered electors			11,223
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.59

Thursday 2 May 1991^[6]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	M. Alderson	2,127	48.54	N/A
	Labour	E. Roderick	1,207	27.54	50.76
	Liberal Democrats	G. Mann	633	14.45	2.61
	Conservative	Ms. A. Bowness	299	6.82	1.08
	Green	Ms. S. Ellison	116	2.65	1.47
Majority			920	20.99	45.47
Turnout			4,382	42.29	0.59
Registered electors			10,361
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing	+49.65

Thursday 3 May 1990^[6]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*A. Jennings*	3,479	78.30	1.34
	SLD	G. Mann	526	11.84	3.43
	Conservative	S. North	255	5.74	3.68
	Green	Ms. S. Ellison	183	4.12	1.59
Majority			2,953	66.46	3.76
Turnout			4,443	42.88	5.80
Registered electors			10,361
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.38

Elections of the 1980s[edit]

Thursday 5 May 1988^[6]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Ledwich	3,239	79.64	8.24
	Conservative	S. North	383	9.42	0.52
	SLD	C. Leahy	342	8.41	11.39
	Green	Ms. S. Ellison	103	2.53	N/A
Majority			2,856	70.22	18.52
Turnout			4,067	37.08	2.82
Registered electors			10,968
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.86

Thursday 7 May 1987^{[Note 1]}^[6]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*E. Roderick*	3,288	71.4
	Labour	Ms. M. Roberts	3,174
	Alliance	E. Boult	910	19.8
	Alliance	J. Thomson	807
	Conservative	G. Barker	409	8.9
	Conservative	S. North	347
Majority			2,378	51.70	0.24
Turnout				39.9
Registered electors			11,205
	Labour hold		Swing

Thursday 8 May 1986^[6]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jennings	2,748	71.12	6.22
	Alliance	E. Boult	741	19.18	9.30
	Conservative	P. Hinks	375	9.70	3.10
Majority			2,007	51.94	12.62
Turnout			3,864	33.83	7.76
Registered electors			11,421
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.76

Thursday 3 May 1984^[6]^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Rimmer	3,836	77.34	2.39
	Conservative	P. Ferris	634	12.80	0.02
	Alliance	B. Coleman	490	9.88	2.37
Majority			3,202	64.56	2.41
Turnout			4,960	41.59	9.16
Registered electors			11,927
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.20

Thursday 5 May 1983^[6]^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*P. Murphy*	2,887	74.95	11.56
	Conservative	A. Gore	493	12.80	1.67
	Alliance	P. Kellett	472	12.25	9.90
Majority			2,394	62.15	20.91
Turnout			3,852	32.43	4.23
Registered electors			11,878
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.61

Thursday 6 May 1982^[6]^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*W. Snell*	2,138	63.39	12.29
	Alliance	P. Kellett	747	22.15	13.65
	Conservative	J. Mangan	488	14.47	1.35
Majority			1,391	41.24	18.61
Turnout			3,373	28.20	4.24
Registered electors			11,962
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.97

Thursday 1 May 1980^[6]^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Roderick	2,181	75.68
	Labour	P. Murphy	2,112	73.28
	Labour	W. Snell	1,978	68.63
	Conservative	Phippard	456	15.82
	Conservative	Ms. P. Dougherty	434	15.06
	Conservative	W. Brown	413	14.33
	Liberal	Ms. J. Jones	245	8.50
	Liberal	Ms. M. Bridge	234	8.12
	Liberal	Ms. A. Loughney	199	6.90
Majority			1,725	59.85
Turnout			2,882	23.96
Registered electors			12,029
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Elections of the 1970s[edit]

Thursday 3 May 1979^[6]^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*P. Murphy*	7,702	66.08	9.90
	Conservative	A. Gore	2,647	22.71	2.65
	Liberal	T. Sawney	1,306	11.21	7.25
Majority			5,055	43.37	12.55
Turnout			11,655	62.26	38.64
Registered electors			18,720
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.28

Thursday 4 May 1978^[6]^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Roderick	2,554	56.18	1.97
	Labour	P. Murphy	2,372	52.18
	Conservative	A. Gore	1,153	25.36	1.21
	Conservative	F. Kennedy	1,107	24.35
	Liberal	E. Carroll	839	18.46	0.76
	Liberal	J. Palfreyman	833	18.32
Majority			1,401	30.82	3.18
Turnout			4,546	23.62	3.07
Registered electors			19,245
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.00
	Labour hold		Swing

Thursday 6 May 1976^[6]^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Snell	2,309	58.15	0.01
	Conservative	B. Dougherty	959	24.15	0.25
	Liberal	J. Morgan	703	17.70	0.27
Majority			1,350	34.00	0.24
Turnout			3,971	20.55	6.34
Registered electors			19,326
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.12

Thursday 1 May 1975^[6]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*J.J. Cruickshank*	1,618	58.14	10.98
	Conservative	Williams	665	23.90	0.91
	Liberal	Stocker	500	17.97	N/A
Majority			953	34.24	10.07
Turnout			2,783	14.21	2.04
Registered electors			19,586
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.03

Thursday 10 May 1973^[6]^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Loyden	2,254	69.12
	Labour	Higgins	2,170	66.54
	Labour	J.J. Cruickshank	2,139	65.59
	Conservative	Phippard	809	24.81
	Conservative	B. Dougherty	773	23.70
	Conservative	Henri	710	21.77
Majority			1,445	44.31
Turnout			3,261	16.25
Registered electors			20,068
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes[edit]

• italics - Denotes the sitting Councillor.
•bold - Denotes the winning candidate.

^ Tony Rimmer was surcharged and banned from office following the Rate-capping rebellion. Two seats were contested at the 1987 election.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
^ The County of Merseyside (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973
^ The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.
^ "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Liverpool City" (PDF). Boundary Committee for England. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Liverpool City Council elections 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 16 May 2018.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 2003
^ Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 2002
^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 2000
^ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1999
^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1998
^ Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1995
^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1994
^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1992
^ Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1991
^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1990
^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1988
^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987
^ Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1986
^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1984
^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983
^ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1982
^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1980
^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979
^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978
^ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976
^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1975
^ Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973

[19] Tony Rimmer was surcharged and banned from office following the Rate-capping rebellion. Two seats were contested at the 1987 election.

[craig-1] Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.

[2] The County of Merseyside (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973

[3] The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979

[lgbce80-4] "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.

[bce03-5] "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Liverpool City" (PDF). Boundary Committee for England. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.

[plym-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Liverpool City Council elections 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 16 May 2018.

[7] Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 2003

[8] Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 2002

[9] Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 2000

[10] Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1999

[11] Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1998

[12] Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996

[13] Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1995

[14] Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1994

[15] Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1992

[16] Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1991

[17] Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1990

[18] Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1988

[20] Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987

[21] Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1986

[22] Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1984

[23] Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983

[24] Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1982

[25] Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1980

[26] Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979

[27] Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978

[28] Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976

[29] Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1975

[30] Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973

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v t e Districts and Wards of the City of Liverpool
Districts	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Belle Vale Broadgreen Canning Childwall Chinatown City Centre Clubmoor Croxteth Dingle Dovecot Edge Hill Everton Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Gateacre Gillmoss Grassendale Hunt's Cross Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Netherley Norris Green Oglet Old Swan Orrell Park Sefton Park St Michael's Hamlet Speke Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Vauxhall Walton Wavertree West Derby Woolton
Wards	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Arundel Belle Vale Broadgreen Brownlow Hill Calderstones Canning Childwall Church City Centre North City Centre South Clubmoor East Clubmoor West County Croxteth Croxteth Country Park Dingle Edge Hill Everton East Everton North Everton West Fazakerley East Fazakerley North Fazakerley West Festival Gardens Garston Gateacre Grassendale & Cressington Greenbank Park Kensington and Fairfield Kirkdale East Kirkdale West Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Mossley Hill Much Woolton & Hunts Cross Norris Green Old Swan East Old Swan West Orrell Park Penny Lane Princes Park Sandfield Park Sefton Park Smithdown Speke Springwood St Michaels Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Breckside Park Tuebrook Larkhill Vauxhall Walton Waterfront North Waterfront South Wavertree Garden Suburb Wavertree Village West Derby Deysbrook West Derby Leyfield West Derby Muirhead Woolton Village Yew Tree
Defunct wards	Abercromby Allerton and Hunt's Cross Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Central Central, Everton, Netherfield Clubmoor Cressington Dovecot Everton Exchange Fairfield Fazakerley Gillmoss Granby Granby, Princes Park Grassendale Great George Greenbank Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Lime Street Little Woolton Low Hill Low Hill, Smithdown Melrose Melrose, Westminster Much Woolton Netherfield Netherley North Scotland North Toxteth North Walton Old Swan Picton Pirrie Pitt Street Riverside Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Domingo St. James' St. Mary's St. Paul's St. Peter's Sandhills Scotland Sefton Park East Sefton Park West South Scotland South Toxteth South Walton Speke-Garston Tuebrook Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Valley Warbreck Wavertree West Derby Westminster Woolton Woolton East Woolton West