Labour has held onto two seats up for grabs on Liverpool Council in contrasting performances in two by-elections.
The incumbent party comfortably retained its seat in Everton ward but only narrowly clung onto its position in the Warbreck area of the city. The votes were were prompted by the resignations of former councillors Ian Byrne, Labour MP for West Derby, and Cheryl Didsbury in January.
Mr Byrne ’s former seat in Everton will now be taken by his daughter, Ellie, who won with 925 votes, 62% of the ballots cast. She saw off challenges from Green Party candidate and former Everton Labour member Kevin Robinson-Hale who received 362 votes.