Prescot North (ward)

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Prescot North
Metropolitan Borough ward
for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
County Merseyside
Population9,519 (2016) [1]
Registered electors 7,365 (2016)
Settlements Prescot (part)
Current ward
Created 2016
First Round
Councillor 		Frances Wynn
(Liberal Democrat)
Second Round
Councillor 		Ian Smith
(Liberal Democrat)
Third Round
Councillor 		Carl Cashman
(Liberal Democrat)
Number of Councillors Three
Created fromPrescot West
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituency Knowsley (part)
St Helens South and Whiston (part)

Prescot North is a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Ward. The ward was created for the 2016 municipal election when the number of councillors on Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council was reduced from 63 to 45. [2]

Contents

The ward covers both parts of the Knowsley constituency and the neighboring St Helens South and Whiston constituency. [3]

Councillors

Election Timeline

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2016 Mike Wynn (LD)Ian Smith (LD)Carl Cashman (LD)
2018 Frances Wynn (LD)Ian Smith (LD)Carl Cashman (LD)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Councillor Details

TermCouncillorPartyNotes
2016–2018Mike Wynn [4] Liberal Democrat
2016–presentIan Smith [5] Liberal Democrat
2016–presentCarl Cashman [6] Liberal Democrat Leader of the Liberal Democrat group, 2016 to present
2018–presentFrances Wynn [7] Liberal Democrat

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

2018

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Prescot North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frances Wynn 1,373 60.3 Increase2.svg9.8
Labour Tony Ely78134.3Increase2.svg0.5
Conservative Aaron Waters1245.4Decrease2.svg1.4
Majority59226.0Increase2.svg9.3
Turnout 30.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg3.5

[8]

2016

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5th May 2016: Prescot North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Carl Cashman 1,254 50.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith 1,196 –
Liberal Democrats Mike Wynn 1,105 –
Labour Lynn O'Keeffe83933.8
Labour Mike Kearns816–
Labour Bill Weightman702–
TUSC Steve Whatham2228.9
Conservative Robert Avery1706.8
Majority41516.7
Registered electors 7,365
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

[9]

Notes

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Knowsley". City Population.
  2. ↑ "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "New Knowsley Wards with Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Mike Wynn". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Ian Smith". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. ↑ "Councillor Carl Cashman". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Frances Wynn". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. ↑ "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Prescot North". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
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