2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  2018 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2021  

15 of 45 seats (One Third) to
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
23
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Composition 2019.svg
seats needed for a majority
Turnout23.7% (Decrease2.svg1.3%) [2]
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Green
Last election12 seats,
66.2%
1 seat,
12.4%
Seats before401
Seats won112
Seats after373
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2
Popular vote15,8775,665
Percentage58.4%20.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.8%Increase2.svg8.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election1 seat,
7.5%
1 seat,
6.8%
Seats before13
Seats won11
Seats after23
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote2,0401,589
Percentage7.5%5.8%
SwingSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1.0%

Council control before election

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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.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
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.

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Knowsley Council Election Results Map 2019
2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Decrease2.svg 373.3263782.215,87758.4–7.8
  Green 2Increase2.svg 213.3136.75,66520.9+8.5
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg6.7236.71,5895.8–1.0
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 16.7124.42,0407.5±0.0
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,7546.5+1.1
  Socialist Alternative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02420.9+0.4

Ward results

Cherryfield

Cherryfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Aston 1,089 71.0 −11.0
Green Michael Dooley37524.5+12.9
Conservative Ken Wilson694.5−1.9
Majority71446.6−23.8
Turnout 1,55018.9−1.4
Rejected ballots171.1+0.7
Labour hold Swing -12.0

Halewood North

Halewood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shelley Powell 1,071 54.4 −12.1
Independent Eric McIntosh77139.2+18.3
Conservative Mark Thomas1276.4N/A
Majority30015.2−30.3
Turnout 1,98423.9−2.1
Rejected ballots150.8+0.3
Labour hold Swing -15.2

Halewood South

Halewood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Barbara Dunn 1,267 53.9 +6.6
Labour Gary See1,00742.8−3.0
Conservative Adam Galloway773.3−3.6
Majority26011.1+9.5
Turnout 2,36029.2−2.9
Rejected ballots90.4+0.1
Independent gain from Labour Swing +4.8

Northwood

Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Stuart 1,154 76.0 −10.5
Green Russell Greenway29619.5+6.0
Conservative Pamela Turner694.5N/A
Majority85856.5−16.5
Turnout 1,53918.3−1.6
Rejected ballots201.3+0.8
Labour hold Swing -8.3

Page Moss

Page Moss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Del Arnall 1,027 69.2 −10.9
Green John Carine38225.7+5.8
Conservative Andrew Copplestone765.1N/A
Majority64543.4−16.7
Turnout 1,49718.8+0.1
Rejected ballots120.8Steady2.svg
Labour hold Swing -8.4

Prescot North

Prescot North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith 1,364 59.9 −0.4
Labour Tony Ely79034.7+0.4
Conservative Gary McCormick1235.4Steady2.svg
Majority57425.2−0.8
Turnout 2,32230.0−0.1
Rejected ballots451.9+1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.4

Prescot South

Prescot South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Joanne Burke 1,424 67.7 +2.2
Labour Denise Allen61529.2−2.5
Conservative Gary Robertson653.1+0.3
Majority80938.5+4.7
Turnout 2,11629.4−3.4
Rejected ballots120.6+0.5
Green gain from Labour Swing +2.4

Roby

Roby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hughie Malone 1,103 47.9 −8.2
Green Kirk Sandringham1,00243.5+21.5
Conservative Victoria Smart1968.5−8.8
Majority1014.4−29.7
Turnout 2,33031.0−0.1
Rejected ballots291.2+1.0
Labour hold Swing -14.9

Shevington

Shevington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Brennan 1,139 77.2 −12.8
Socialist Alternative Neil Dunne24216.4+6.4
Conservative John Aspinall956.4N/A
Majority89760.8−19.2
Turnout 1,49519.2−1.5
Rejected ballots191.3+0.3
Labour hold Swing -9.6

St Gabriels

St Gabriels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Crispin Evans 1,345 86.8 +10.1
Conservative Antony Read20513.2+6.0
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

St Michaels

St Michaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Kearns 1,069 76.1 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Seed22516.0N/A
Conservative James Fletcher1117.9±0.0
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Stockbridge

Stockbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Donnelly 997 74.5 −2.2
Green Paul Ryan27020.2+8.0
Conservative Graham Tubey725.4N/A
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Swanside

Swanside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Bannon 1,208 56.9 −24.4
Green Paul Woodruff83539.3N/A
Conservative Jack Boyd803.8−5.5
Majority37317.6−54.3
Turnout 2,14328.3+0.7
Rejected ballots200.9+0.5
Labour hold Swing -27.2

Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ron Gaffney 1,082 51.6 +22.4
Labour Tony Newman86341.2−14.3
Conservative Aaron Waters1507.2−3.8
Majority21910.4N/A
Turnout 2,11928.4−0.7
Rejected ballots241.1+0.8
Green gain from Labour Swing +18.4

Whitefield

Whitefield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Morgan 1,400 85.4 −5.2
Conservative Darren Melling24014.6N/A
Turnout 1,656
Rejected ballots560.03
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.