The
ward was created in 2004 from the majority of the former
Arundel ward and parts of the former
Aigburth and
Picton wards. The ward returned three councillors. It was part of the
Liverpool Riverside parliamentary constituency. The ward boundaries followed the
West Coast Main Line,
Smithdown Road,
Penny Lane, the West Coast Main Line again, Rose Lane, North Mossley Hill Road, Carnatic Road, Mossley Hill Drive, Croxteth Gate, Ullet Road, Sefton Park Road, Lodge Lane, Fern Grove, Hartington Road, along the southern and eastern boundary of
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Smithdown Road, Gainsborough Road and Wellington Road. and at the
2021 census was 15,268. The ward was dissolved following a 2022 review by the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England which reduced the overall number of councillors and established new wards which were contested at the
2023 elections. Greenbank ward was distributed into the
Arundel,
Greenbank Park,
Penny Lane,
Princes Park, and
Smithdown wards. ==Councillors==