Old Swan is a neighbourhood in the east of Liverpool bordered by places like Knotty Ash and Stoneycroft.
It is part of the Wavertree parliamentary constituency and when it comes to local elections it has been a solid Labour area for the past decade.
But as we look ahead to May's local elections, the Labour Party is in big trouble and suddenly what have long been thought of as strongholds for the party may be looked at a little differently.
The problems are well documented.
Labour's elected mayor for the past ten years, Joe Anderson - who is of course greatly associated with Old Swan - was arrested in December as part of a Merseyside Police corruption probe.
He remains on bail and has been suspended by the party, so will not be seeking a third term in power as Labour's candidate for mayor.
The party's attempts to replace the 63-year-old haven't gone too well either, with a shortlist of three female councillors suddenly torn up without explanation.
Two other councillors, Joanne Anderson and Anthony Lavelle, are currently vying for the position - but the whole fiasco has done an already troubled local Labour Party significantly more damage.
But there have been other political problems related to Old Swan in recent years.
In July 2019, Old Swan Labour Councillor Peter Brennan was stripped of his then position of Lord Mayor and suspended by the Labour Party after sharing a racist video clip in a whatsapp group with fellow councillors.
He also stepped down as a councillor, triggering a by-election, which was comfortably won by Labour's William Shorthall.
There are some other factors at play in terms of Old Swan and the forthcoming elections.
Cllr Gary Millar, who was appointed a Deputy Mayor of Liverpool in 2018, is up for election.
Before last year's elections were delayed, Cllr Millar had said he would be standing down as a councillor but has served another year because of the pandemic - it is understood he will be leaving the authority in May.
All of these different factors could make Old Swan a more interesting political battleground than it has been for some time.
The ECHO understands that both the Liberal Democrat and Liberal parties in the city are putting more effort and resources into the area in the hope of an upset.
It will take some doing though.
When Cllr Shorthall won the by-election in 2019, he did so by a margin of 55%.
We spoke to Old Swan resident and community campaigner Emma Prior about her views ahead of the local elections.
Emma, 46, has lived in the area for 20 years and runs the Old Swan in Book group as well as a local book club and local litter picks.
She said: "I think Old Swan is a very close community, it has got a real sense of identity.
"I have had a good relationship with the Labour councillors in the area through what I do.
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"I knew Peter Brennan really well and there was a lot of shock in the community at what happened. The council took the right action regarding that but Old Swan lost a good councillor."
Emma said she has previously voted Labour but is concerned about the current situation with the party and the city council.
She said: "friends I have had conversations with, the feeling is disappointment, here we go again - what is happening to our politics?"
She said she also has concerns about antisemitism in the Labour Party and would currently class herself as undecided and wants to her what other parties or any independent candidates have to say.
Liverpool's local elections are going to be hugely interesting and quite unpredictable given the political backdrop in the city - and Old Swan might just be a part of that fascinating picture.
