2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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15 of 45 seats (One Third) to
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
23
[1]
seats needed for a majority
Turnout23.7% (Decrease1.3%)[2]
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Green
Last election 12 seats,
66.2% 		1 seat,
12.4%
Seats before 40 1
Seats won 11 2
Seats after 37 3
Seat change Decrease3 Increase2
Popular vote 15,877 5,665
Percentage 58.4% 20.9%
Swing Decrease7.8% Increase8.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 1 seat,
7.5% 		1 seat,
6.8%
Seats before 1 3
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 2 3
Seat change Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 2,040 1,589
Percentage 7.5% 5.8%
Swing Steady Decrease1.0%
Council control before election

(({before_election))}
Labour

Subsequent council control


Labour

Summary

The 2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[3] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Labour 37 -3
Green 3 +2
Liberal Democrat 3 ±0
Independent 2 +1
Source: The Guardian[4]

Results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2018.

Knowsley Council Election Results Map 2019
2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Decrease 3 73.3 26 37 82.2 15,877 58.4 –7.8
  Green 2 Increase 2 13.3 1 3 6.7 5,665 20.9 +8.5
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 6.7 2 3 6.7 1,589 5.8 –1.0
  Independent 1 Increase 1 6.7 1 2 4.4 2,040 7.5 ±0.0
  Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,754 6.5 +1.1
  Socialist Alternative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 242 0.9 +0.4

Ward results

Cherryfield

Cherryfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Aston 1,089 71.0 -11.0
Green Michael Dooley 375 24.5 +12.9
Conservative Ken Wilson 69 4.5 -1.9
Majority 714 46.6 -23.8
Turnout 1,550 18.9 -1.4
Rejected ballots 17 1.1 +0.7
Labour hold Swing -12.0

Halewood North

Halewood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shelley Powell 1,071 54.4 -12.1
Independent Eric McIntosh 771 39.2 +18.3
Conservative Mark Thomas 127 6.4 N/A
Majority 300 15.2 -30.3
Turnout 1,984 23.9 -2.1
Rejected ballots 15 0.8 +0.3
Labour hold Swing -15.2

Halewood South

Halewood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barbara Dunn 1,267 53.9 +6.6
Labour Gary See 1,007 42.8 -3.0
Conservative Adam Galloway 77 3.3 -3.6
Majority 260 11.1 +9.5
Turnout 2,360 29.2 -2.9
Rejected ballots 9 0.4 +0.1
Independent gain from Labour Swing +4.8

Northwood

Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Stuart 1,154 76.0 -10.5
Green Russell Greenway 296 19.5 +6.0
Conservative Pamela Turner 69 4.5 N/A
Majority 858 56.5 -16.5
Turnout 1,539 18.3 -1.6
Rejected ballots 20 1.3 +0.8
Labour hold Swing -8.3

Page Moss

Page Moss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Del Arnall 1,027 69.2 -10.9
Green John Carine 382 25.7 +5.8
Conservative Andrew Copplestone 76 5.1 N/A
Majority 645 43.4 -16.7
Turnout 1,497 18.8 +0.1
Rejected ballots 12 0.8 Steady
Labour hold Swing -8.4

Prescot North

Prescot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith 1,364 59.9 -0.4
Labour Tony Ely 790 34.7 +0.4
Conservative Gary McCormick 123 5.4 Steady
Majority 574 25.2 -0.8
Turnout 2,322 30.0 -0.1
Rejected ballots 45 1.9 +1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.4

Prescot South

Prescot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Joanne Burke 1,424 67.7 +2.2
Labour Denise Allen 615 29.2 -2.5
Conservative Gary Robertson 65 3.1 +0.3
Majority 809 38.5 +4.7
Turnout 2,116 29.4 -3.4
Rejected ballots 12 0.6 +0.5
Green gain from Labour Swing +2.4

Roby

Roby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hughie Malone 1,103 47.9 -8.2
Green Kirk Sandringham 1,002 43.5 +21.5
Conservative Victoria Smart 196 8.5 -8.8
Majority 101 4.4 -29.7
Turnout 2,330 31.0 -0.1
Rejected ballots 29 1.2 +1.0
Labour hold Swing -14.9

Shevington

Shevington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Brennan 1,139 77.2 -12.8
Socialist Alternative Neil Dunne 242 16.4 +6.4
Conservative John Aspinall 95 6.4 N/A
Majority 897 60.8 -19.2
Turnout 1,495 19.2 -1.5
Rejected ballots 19 1.3 +0.3
Labour hold Swing -9.6

St Gabriels

St Gabriels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Crispin Evans 1,345 86.8 +10.1
Conservative Antony Read 205 13.2 +6.0
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

St Michaels

St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Kearns 1,069 76.1 -8.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Seed 225 16.0 N/A
Conservative James Fletcher 111 7.9 ±0.0
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Stockbridge

Stockbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Donnelly 997 74.5 -2.2
Green Paul Ryan 270 20.2 +8.0
Conservative Graham Tubey 72 5.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Swanside

Swanside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Bannon 1,208 56.9 -24.4
Green Paul Woodruff 835 39.3 N/A
Conservative Jack Boyd 80 3.8 -5.5
Majority 373 17.6 -54.3
Turnout 2,143 28.3 +0.7
Rejected ballots 20 0.9 +0.5
Labour hold Swing -27.2

Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ron Gaffney 1,082 51.6 +22.4
Labour Tony Newman 863 41.2 -14.3
Conservative Aaron Waters 150 7.2 -3.8
Majority 219 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,119 28.4 -0.7
Rejected ballots 24 1.1 +0.8
Green gain from Labour Swing +18.4

Whitefield

Whitefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Morgan 1,400 85.4 -5.2
Conservative Darren Melling 240 14.6 N/A
Turnout 1,656
Rejected ballots 56 0.03
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Borough Council Results - Thursday 2 May 2019" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Knowsley Local Elections 2019 – results". Knowsley News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ Harden, Mike (22 March 2019). "KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL NOTICE OF ELECTION ELECTION OF BOROUGH COUNCILLORS THURSDAY 2 MAY 2019" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. ^ Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019). "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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