2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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15 of 45 seats (One Third) to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	23.7% (1.3%) [2]
First party Second party   Party Labour Green Last election 12 seats, 66.2% 1 seat, 12.4% Seats before 40 1 Seats won 11 2 Seats after 37 3 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 15,877 5,665 Percentage 58.4% 20.9% Swing 7.8% 8.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 1 seat, 7.5% 1 seat, 6.8% Seats before 1 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 2 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,040 1,589 Percentage 7.5% 5.8% Swing 1.0%
Council control before election {{{before_election}}} 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.

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

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2018.

Knowsley Council Election Results Map 2019

2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		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

Cherryfield

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.