2018 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2018 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
15 of 45 seats (One Third) to; Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	25.0% (0.9%)
Leader of the Council before election; Andy Moorhead; Labour	Leader of the Council after Election ; Graham Morgan; Labour

Summary

The 2018 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the borough council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	40	2
Liberal Democrats	3
Green	1	1
Independent	1	1

Overall election result

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2018

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	15	12	0	2	2	80.0	66.2	19,007	5.6
	Green	7	1	1	0	1	6.7	12.4	3,553	7.8
	Independent	5	1	1	0	1	6.7	7.5	2,151	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	4	1	0	0		6.7	6.8	1,958	0.4
	Conservative	9	0	0	0		0.0	5.4	1,546	1.4
	UKIP	3	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	334	2.9
	TUSC	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	156	2.8

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Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
42	3
Lab	LD

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
40	3	1	1
Lab	LD	G	I

Votes summary

Popular vote

Labour			66.2%
Green			12.4%
Independent			7.5%
Liberal Democrats			6.8%
Conservative			5.4%
Others			1.7%

Seats summary

Wards won

Labour			80.0%
Green			6.7%
Independent			6.7%
Liberal Democrats			6.7%

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2016.

Cherryfield

Cherryfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*David Lonergan*	1,329	82.0	20.0
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Michael Dooley	188	11.6	New
	Conservative	Adam Butler	103	6.4	0.3
Majority			1,141	70.4	40.2
Registered electors			7,994
Turnout			1,626	20.3
Rejected ballots			6	0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	20.1

Halewood North

Halewood North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Terry Powell*	1,419	66.5	8.3
	Independent	Bob Swann	447	20.9	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny McNeilis	268	12.6	New
Majority			972	45.6	3.0
Registered electors			8,247
Turnout			2,145	26.0
Rejected ballots			11	0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Halewood South

Halewood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Allan Harvey	1,231	47.3	25.5
	Labour	Gary See	1,190	45.8	6.6
	Conservative	Graham Tubey	180	6.9	1.5
Majority			41	1.5	N/A
Registered electors			8,138
Turnout			2,610	32.1
Rejected ballots			9	0.3
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	16.1

Northwood

Northwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Bell	1,439	86.5	20.3
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Russell Greenway	225	13.5	New
Majority			1,214	73.0	40.6
Registered electors			8,399
Turnout			1,673	19.9
Rejected ballots			9	0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	20.3

Page Moss

Page Moss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	*Andy Moorhead*	1,152	80.1	4.3
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Kirk Sandringham	287	19.9	4.3
Majority			865	60.2	8.4
Registered electors			7,737
Turnout			1,450	18.7
Rejected ballots			11	0.8
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	4.3

Prescot North

Prescot North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Wynn	1,373	60.3	9.8
	Labour	Tony Ely	781	34.3	0.5
	Conservative	Aaron Waters	124	5.4	1.4
Majority			592	26.0	9.3
Registered electors			7,580
Turnout			2,283	30.1
Rejected ballots			5	0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.5

Prescot South

Prescot South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Kai Taylor	1,520	65.5	*New*
	Labour	Lynn O’Keeffe	736	31.7	31.4
	Conservative	Sheila Webster	64	2.8	6.6
Majority			784	33.8	N/A
Registered electors			7,079
Turnout			2,322	32.8
Rejected ballots			2	0.1
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	30.7

Roby

Roby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Bannon	1,299	56.1	7.1
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Martin Mackerel	510	22.0	9.1
	Conservative	Antony Reed	400	17.3	4.4
	Independent	Jayne Tattan	107	4.6	New
Majority			789	34.1	3.3
Registered electors			7,460
Turnout			2,320	31.1
Rejected ballots			4	0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Shevington

Shevington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tommy Rowe	1,402	90.0	13.5
	TUSC	Neill Dunne	156	10.0	13.5
Majority			1,246	80.0	27.0
Registered electors			7,597
Turnout			1,574	20.7
Rejected ballots			16	1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.5

St Gabriel's

St Gabriel's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dot Johnson	1,352	76.7	8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Boyle	153	8.7	New
	UKIP	Fred Fricker	131	7.4	18.1
	Conservative	Victoria Smart	127	7.2	0.6
Majority			1,199	68.0	25.5
Registered electors			7,239
Turnout			1,770	24.5
Rejected ballots			7	0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	12.8

St Michael's

St Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Kay Moorhead*	1,267	84.7	10.3
	Conservative	Sheila Scott	118	7.9	0.4
	UKIP	John Price	111	7.4	9.9
Majority			1,149	76.8	19.7
Registered electors			7,079
Turnout			1,505	21.3
Rejected ballots			9	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Stockbridge

Stockbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Dennis Baum*	1,189	76.7	5.7
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Paul Ryan	189	12.2	New
	Independent	Paul Woods	173	11.2	17.8
Majority			1,000	64.5	22.5
Registered electors			7,963
Turnout			1,556	19.5
Rejected ballots			5	0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	11.3

Swanside

Swanside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Colin Dever*	1,666	81.3	5.4
	Independent	Johnny Webster	193	9.4	New
	Conservative	Carole Sullivan	190	9.3	1.1
Majority			1,473	71.9	9.8
Registered electors			7,456
Turnout			2,057	27.6
Rejected ballots			8	0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Gillian Flatley*	1,207	55.5	11.2
	Green Party - Save Our Green Space	Ron Gaffney	634	29.2	New
	Conservative	Carl Cross	240	11.0	1.6
	UKIP	Neil Miney	92	4.2	New
Majority			573	26.3	19.7
Registered electors			7,480
Turnout			2,179	29.1
Rejected ballots			6	0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Whitefield

Whitefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Harbour	1,579	90.6	45.3
	Liberal Democrats	Les Rigby	164	9.4	New
Majority			1,415	81.2	64.6
Registered electors			7,924
Turnout			1,763	22.3
Rejected ballots			20	1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	32.3

Changes between 2018 and 2019

Halewood South by-election 2018

By-election, 23 August 2018: Halewood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gary See	1,012	51.6	5.8
	Independent	Bob Swann	778	39.7	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny McNeilis	118	6.0	New
	Conservative	Ruth Smart	54	2.8	4.1
Majority			234	11.9	N/A
Turnout			1,968
Rejected ballots			6	0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

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Notes

• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References

^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Halewood South Ward By-election Results" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ "Statements of Persons Nominated". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[1] "Notice of Election" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

[2] "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

[3] "Halewood South Ward By-election Results" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[4] "Statements of Persons Nominated". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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