Knotty Ash ward was an electoral division of

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centred on the

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district of

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Background

The

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was formed for the 2004 local elections and dissolved in 2023.

2004 boundaries

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 formed from the former

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ward, taking in small parts from

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and Dovecot wards. The ward was part of the Liverpool West Derby Parliamentary constituency. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was 14,355.

2023 elections

Following a 2022 review by the

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which decided that the existing 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors, the ward was split up into the new

, Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park, Sandfield Park, and West Derby Leyfield wards.

Councillors

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.

Notes

*Cllr Jacqui Nashuh (Labour, 2010) resigned from the Council in September 2012. A by-election was held on 15 November 2012 (the same date as the elections for the first

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). *Cllr Jacqui Taylor (Labour, 2015) resigned from the Council in 2018.

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

Elections of the 2010s

Elections of the 2000s

After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned. ''Italics'' – Denotes sitting Councillor.
Bold – Denotes the winning candidate.

External links

Liverpool City Council: Ward profile

References

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