2015 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2015 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Council make up

After the 2015 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows: [2]

PartyNumber of councillors
Labour 63
Conservative 0
Liberal Democrats 0
UKIP 0
Green 0
Independent 0

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. "Your Councillors". Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley . Retrieved 9 April 2016.