Grassendale and Cressington (Liverpool ward)

Grassendale and Cressington ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency, in the Garston area of Liverpool.

Background
The ward was established as the Grassendale ward in 1980 which was replaced by the Cressington ward in 2004, becoming Grassendale and Cressington in 2023.

1980 boundaries


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. Grassendale ward was represented by three councillors.

The report describes the boundaries of Grassendale ward as "Commencing at a point where the southwestern boundary of the City meets the southeastern boundary of Aigburth Ward, thence generally northeastwards along said ward boundary to the southern boundary of Church Ward, thence north-eastwards along said boundary to Mather Avenue, thence southeastwards along said avenue to Forthlin Road, thence southwestwards along said road to Yorkaster Road, thence southeastwards along said road to Hurstlyn Road, thence southwestwards along said road to Greenhill Road, thence southeast-wards and southwestwards along said road and Whitehedge Road to St Mary's Road, thence southeastwards along said road to Dock Road, thence southwest-wards along said road to its end and continuing due southwestwards to the southwestern boundary of the City, thence northwestwards along said boundary to the point of commencement".

2004 boundaries
Cressington ward was created for the 2004 municipal election from parts of the former Grassendale ward, and small sections of the former St. Mary's and Allerton wards. The ward boundaries were Mather Avenue, Woolton Road, the Northern Line, Garston Way, Dock Road, the River Mersey, Beechwood Road, Riversdale Road, Aigburth Hall Avenue, and Booker Avenue.

The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,503, and at the 2021 census 15,154.

2023 boundaries
In 2023 the ward boundaries were changed following a 2022 review by the Local 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 ward was reformed as Grassendale and Cressington, being represented by one councillor. The ward was formed from part of the former Cressington ward.

The current ward boundaries are Beechwood Road, behind The Serpentine, Aigburth Hall Road, Glenhead Road, behind Stairhaven Road, Greenhill Road, Whitehedge Road, Garston Old Road, and behind Salisbury Road. The ward contains St Mary's Church, Grassendale, Cressington railway station and the Cressington Park and Grassendale Park estates.

Councillors
indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

indicates seat up for re-election.

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indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Elections of the 2020s
§Richard Clein was a re-standing councillor for Cressington ward.

Elections of the 2000s
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.

•bold - Denotes the winning candidate.

•italics - Denotes sitting Councillor.