2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
15 of 45 seats (One Third) to; Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	23.7% (1.3%)
Council control before election; {{{before_election}}}; Labour	Subsequent council control ; ; Labour

Summary[edit]

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[edit]

Overall election result[edit]

Overall result compared with 2018.

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

Ward results[edit]

Cherryfield[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

Prescot North[edit]

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
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Borough Council Results - Thursday 2 May 2019" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Knowsley Local Elections 2019 – results". Knowsley News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[results-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.

[comp-4] Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019). "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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