Linacre (ward)
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Linacre is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Bootle Parliamentary constituency. It covers the area of Bootle historically known as Linacre, including Bootle town centre, the New Strand Shopping Centre, and Gladstone Dock. According to the 2021 census, the ward had a population of 13,601. From the 2026 United Kingdom local elections, the ward will be renamed Bootle West, following minor boundary changes.
Etymology
The name Linacre derives from Middle English līn ('flax') and aker ('field'), thus once denoting a place associated with a flax-field.
Election results
Elections of the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joanne Williams | 1402 | 86% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Mellalieu | 134 | 8% | ||
| Conservative | Graham Campbell | 103 | 6% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1639 | 18% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Fairclough | 1166 | 76% | ||
| Green | Lily Davies | 139 | 9% | ||
| Independent | John Philip Rice | 138 | 9% | ||
| Conservative | Anne Clegg | 91 | 6% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1534 | 17% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |
Elections of the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Fairclough | 1758 | 82% | ||
| UKIP | Robin-Micheal Thompson | 191 | 9% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Anderson | 110 | 5% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas James Moylan | 93 | 4% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2152 | 28% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gordon Friel | 2699 | 69% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Elizabeth Smith | 543 | 14% | ||
| UKIP | Paul Andrew Nuttall | 457 | 12% | ||
| Conservative | Alistair McNeill | 211 | 5% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3910 | 49% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |
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