2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] Following a boundary review, the number of seats was reduced from 63 to 45, with all of these new seats being up for election at the same time. [2] This was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 42Decrease2.svg21
Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg3

Election Results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2015.

Number of seats reduced by 18.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2016
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedNetNet %% of total%№Net %
  Labour 4542Decrease2.svg21Decrease2.svg6.793.360.618,445Decrease2.svg14.5
  Liberal Democrat 93Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg6.76.77.22,201Increase2.svg3.8
  Independent 50Steady2.svgSteady2.svg0.07.12,153Increase2.svg5.8
  Conservative 100Steady2.svgSteady2.svg0.06.82,069Increase2.svg1.2
  First For Kirby 30Steady2.svgSteady2.svg0.06.41,935Increase2.svg0.2
  Green 40Steady2.svgSteady2.svg0.04.61,386Increase2.svg2.4
  UKIP 70Steady2.svgSteady2.svg0.04.11,258Decrease2.svg0.2
  TUSC 50Steady2.svgSteady2.svg0.03.3990Increase2.svg1.7

[3]

Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
63
Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
423
Labour Liberal Democrat

Ward results

Cherryfield

Cherryfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Harris124428.6N/A
Labour Jayne Elizabeth Aston124228.5N/A
Labour David Mark Lonergan111025.5N/A
First For Kirby Jenny Bamber63814.6N/A
Conservative Adam William Butler1232.8N/A
Majority60614.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Halewood North

Halewood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan John Flute131927.4N/A
Labour Shelley Powell131227.3N/A
Labour Terry Powell123125.6N/A
Green Phil Williamson3537.3N/A
Independent Bob Swann3206.7N/A
Conservative Matthew Paul Smith2745.7N/A
Majority96620.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Halewood South

Halewood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edna Finneran133923.4N/A
Labour Tina Harris133323.3N/A
Labour Gary Eric See119120.8N/A
Independent Allan Harvey5589.7N/A
TUSC Bren Tyrrell4427.7N/A
TUSC Paula Marjorie Thomas3245.7N/A
TUSC Andy Tomo3305.8N/A
Conservative Graham Tubey2153.8N/A
Majority78113.7N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Northwood

Northwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Connor118932.3N/A
Labour Marie Ellen Stuart110330.0N/A
Labour Mike Murphy77921.2N/A
First For Kirby Philip McKuhen60616.5N/A
Majority58315.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Page Moss

Page Moss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ken McGlashan120832.1N/A
Labour Co-op Veronica McNeill112329.8N/A
Labour Co-op Andy Moorhead105127.9N/A
Green Kirk Anthony Sandringham38510.2N/A
Majority82321.8N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Prescot North

Prescot North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carl Cashman125419.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith119619.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Wynn110517.5N/A
Labour Lynn O'Keeffe83913.3N/A
Labour Mike Kearns81612.9N/A
Labour Bill Weightman70211.1N/A
TUSC Steve Whatham2223.5N/A
Conservative Robert Peter Allan Avery1702.7N/A
Majority4166.6N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Prescot South

Prescot South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steff O'Keeffe115123.3N/A
Labour Denise Allen113122.9N/A
Labour Dave Williams110122.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Terence Shaw50310.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Sophia April Smith50310.2N/A
Liberal Democrats John Loftus Wickham3387.8N/A
Conservative Sheila Mary Webster1713.5N/A
Majority64813.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Roby

Roby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maggie Harvey136422.3N/A
Labour Pam Spall131621.6N/A
Labour Sarah Joanne Spall120719.8N/A
UKIP Ray Cleary5077.1N/A
UKIP Gary John Robertson4365.9N/A
Conservative Tyrone Noon3595.9N/A
UKIP Sam Robertson3595.6N/A
Green Martin Peter Mackarel3435.6N/A
Independent Johnny Webster2123.5N/A
Majority85714.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Shevington

Shevington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Mooney106030.4N/A
Labour Tony Brennan105530.2N/A
Labour Ray Halpin104730.0N/A
TUSC Neill Thomas John Dunne3269.3N/A
Majority73421.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Gabriel's

St Gabriel's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Walsh126025.6N/A
Labour Brian Michael O'Hare120724.5N/A
Labour Christina Maria O'Hare110122.4N/A
UKIP Fred Fricker4729.6N/A
UKIP Sharon Marie Fricker4018.2N/A
UKIP Neil Lawrence Miney3547.2N/A
Conservative Tony Read1222.5N/A
Majority78816.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Michael's

St Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Elizabeth Lilly120030.3N/A
Labour Vickie Lamb118530.0N/A
Labour Kay Moorhead115629.2N/A
UKIP John David Price2797.1N/A
Conservative Ron Ford1343.4N/A
Majority92123.2N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Stockbridge

Stockbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margi O'Mara106930.5N/A
Labour John Jason Donnelly101729.0N/A
Labour Dennis John Baum98628.1N/A
Independent Paul Gary Woods43712.5N/A
Majority63218.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Swanside

Swanside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham James Morgan168131.9N/A
Labour Chris Bannon160630.5N/A
Labour Colin Dever144427.4N/A
Green Paul Kenneth Robert Marshall3055.8N/A
Conservative Ray Newland2304.4N/A
Majority137626.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Byron143326.3N/A
Labour Tony Newman134324.7N/A
Labour Gillian Flatley130323.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Hara4448.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Samantha Clare Smith3436.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Elizabeth Sommerfield3115.7N/A
Conservative Carl Robert Cross2715.0N/A
Majority98918.2N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whitfield

Whitefield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Phillip Donnelly108925.0N/A
Labour Norman Frederick Keats106324.4N/A
Labour Ros Smith88620.3N/A
First For Kirby Geraldine Veronica Robertson69115.9N/A
Independent Brian Johns62614.4N/A
Majority3989.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Changes between 2016 and 2018

St Michael's by-election July 2017

St Michael's by-election: 20th July 2017 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Kearns71686.6Decrease2.svg3.0
Liberal Democrats Dean Boyle587.0New
Green Kirk Anthony Sandringham536.4New
Majority65879.6Decrease2.svg2.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

Page Moss by-election March 2018

Page Moss by-election: 29th March 2018 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Del Arnall65778.2Decrease2.svg11.6
Green Kirk Sandringham748.8Decrease2.svg1.4
UKIP Fred Fricker688.1New
Conservative Aaron Waters414.9New
Majority58369.4Decrease2.svg10.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

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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. ↑ "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "Local Election Results 2016 Knowsley". Local Elections Archive Project.
  4. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - St Michael's Ward" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Page Moss Ward" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
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