2007 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1801-178.357.213,575+0.3%
  Liberal Democrats 510+121.730.77,300-2.9%
  Conservative 000007.41,757+2.1%
  BNP 000001.9448+1.1%
  United Socialist 000001.2283-1.4%
  Independent 000001.0231+1.0%
  Socialist Labour 000000.6154-0.1%

5 Labour candidates were uncontested.

Ward results

Cherryfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Astonuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Halewood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Smithson59044.0-24.8
Labour Tina Harris43132.1+0.9
BNP Tony Ward21816.3+16.3
Conservative Karen Turner1027.6+7.6
Majority15911.9-25.7
Turnout 1,341
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Halewood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Smith61341.1+0.5
Labour Edna Finneran61040.9+3.3
United Socialist Andy Tomo19112.8-9.0
Conservative Jean Read775.2+5.2
Majority30.2-2.8
Turnout 1,491
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Halewood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Hogg73366.2-7.6
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Donegan28325.5+25.5
United Socialist Eric McIntosh928.3-17.9
Majority45040.7-6.9
Turnout 1,108
Labour hold Swing
Kirkby Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Brennanuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Longview
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane Reid70258.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Woods49541.4
Majority20717.2
Turnout 1,197
Labour hold Swing
Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Garlanduncontested
Labour hold Swing
Page Moss (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken McGlashan783
Labour Veronica McNeill716
Liberal Democrats Mark Wiggins186
Liberal Democrats Les Rigby153
Turnout 1,838
Labour hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Dobbieuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Prescot East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joan McGarry65749.5-7.9
Labour Dave Friar56542.6+0.0
Conservative Robin Webster1057.9+7.9
Majority1026.9-7.9
Turnout 1,327
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Prescot West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Sommerfield77745.6-11.8
Labour Phil Foukes57433.7+1.0
Conservative Tony Read20011.7+11.7
Socialist Labour Steve Whatham1549.0-0.9
Majority20311.9-12.8
Turnout 1,705
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Roby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Morgan1,26058.6+4.9
Conservative Gary Robertson88941.4-4.9
Majority37117.2+9.8
Turnout 2,149
Labour hold Swing
Shevington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Grierson64768.9
Liberal Democrats John White20922.3
Conservative Geoffrey Allen838.8
Majority43846.6
Turnout 939
Labour hold Swing
St Bartholomews (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Cunningham871
Labour Andy Moorhead848
Liberal Democrats Mal Swainbank465
Liberal Democrats Pete Gresty463
Turnout 2,647
Labour hold Swing
St Gabriels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Currie61646.4-9.6
Labour Diane Oakford58744.2+0.2
Conservative Susan Ford1269.5+9.5
Majority292.2-9.8
Turnout 1,329
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
St Michaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Lilly92064.3+3.0
Liberal Democrats Gary Anderson51035.7-3.0
Majority41028.6+6.0
Turnout 1,430
Labour hold Swing
Stockbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Baum72175.7
Independent Pop Muldoon23124.3
Majority49051.4
Turnout 952
Labour hold Swing
Swanside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Maguireuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Whiston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Gaffney77653.0+1.5
Liberal Democrats Gerry Donnelly51435.1-13.4
Conservative Louise Parry17511.9+11.9
Majority26217.9+14.9
Turnout 1,465
Labour hold Swing
Whiston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vince Cullen91354.3+3.1
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Southern76945.7-3.1
Majority1448.6+6.2
Turnout 1,682
Labour hold Swing
Whitefield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Keats91880.0+17.5
BNP Gary Aronsson23020.0+5.2
Majority68860.0+20.2
Turnout 1,148
Labour hold Swing

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