| Official Name: | Wavertree |
| Static Image Name: | Liverpool Wavertree (2004 ward).svg |
| Static Image Caption: | Wavertree ward (2004) within Liverpool |
| Metropolitan Borough: | City of Liverpool |
| Metropolitan County: | Merseyside |
| Region: | North West England |
| Country: | England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Liverpool Wavertree |
| Population: | 14,262 |
| Statistic: | 10,550 |
| Statistic Title: | Registered Electors |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.853 |
| Hide Services: | yes |
Wavertree ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Wavertree, Liverpool district of Liverpool.
The ward was first established in 1895 before being dissolved in 1953, it was recreated in 2004 and dissolved again in 2023.
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. The ward was created from parts of the former Childwall, Church, and Picton wards.[1] The ward was part of the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency.
The ward boundaries followed the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, Northway, Thingwall Road, Queens Drive, Woolton Road, Heathfield Road, Smithdown Road, and the West Coast Main Line.
The ward contained the Liverpool Blue Coat School, Childwall Sports and Science Academy, and Wavertree Playground.
The population of the ward taken at the 2021 Census was 14,262.[2]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2006 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2010 | Rosie Jolly (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2011 | Rosie Jolly (LD) | Jake Morrison (Lab) | Warren Bradley (Ind.) | |||
| 2012 | Rosie Jolly (LD) | Jake Morrison (Lab) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2013 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | Jake Morrison (Ind.) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | Jake Morrison (Ind.) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2017 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Ind) | Clare McIntyre (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.
a. Cllr Warren Bradley (elected as Liberal Democrat, 2008) was suspended and eventually expelled from the Liberal Democrats following allegations of electoral fraud which he later admitted in Court, he unsuccessfully contested the 2012 elections as an Independent.[3]
b. Cllr Rosie Jolly (elected as Liberal Democrat, 2010) defected to the Labour Party in May 2013 and successfully defended her seat in 2014.[4]
c. Cllr Jake Morrison (elected as Labour, 2010) resigned his membership of the Labour Party in June 2013, due to internal disputes with the local Labour MP and disillusionment with national Labour policies.[5]
d. Cllr Helen Casstles (Labour, 2016) resigned from the council in April 2017 citing conflicting work commitments.[6]
e. Cllr David Cummings (elected as Labour, 2019) was suspended from the Labour whip in 2019 before being expelled from the Labour Party in 2022, following a string of complaints of abuse and receiving two criminal convictions.[7]
Bold - Denotes the winning candidate. italics - Denotes a re-standing councillor.
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.