Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 31 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–present |
Council elections
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)[3]
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 494 | 51.8 | |||
Labour | 412 | 43.2 | |||
Conservative | 47 | 4.9 | |||
Majority | 82 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 953 | 20.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 462 | 87.3 | -7.7 | ||
Conservative | 68 | 12.4 | +12.4 | ||
Local Watchdog | 18 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
Majority | 394 | 71.9 | |||
Turnout | 548 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 372 | 57.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 229 | 35.3 | |||
Socialist Labour | 31 | 4.8 | |||
Conservative | 17 | 2.6 | |||
Majority | 143 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 649 | 15.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mike Wynn | 428 | 54.7 | -7.3 | |
Labour | 271 | 34.6 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative | 84 | 10.7 | +10.7 | ||
Majority | 157 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 783 | 17.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorraine Donovan | 555 | 53.3 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Yvonne Southern | 383 | 36.8 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Gary Robertson | 103 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 172 | 16.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,041 | 18.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Harvey | 607 | 46.0 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tommy Morretta | 486 | 36.8 | -9.8 | |
BNP | Tony Ward | 113 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
United Socialist | Eric McIntosh | 52 | 3.9 | -5.3 | |
Conservative | Carl Cross | 32 | 2.4 | -3.5 | |
Independent | Andy Thompson | 30 | 2.3 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 121 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,320 | 23.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steff O’Keeffe | 515 | 57.9 | -5.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 328 | 36.9 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Adam William Butler | 47 | 5.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 187 | ||||
Turnout | 15.72 | 890 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Percentage change is since May 2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn O'Keeffe | 441 | 43.8 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Smith | 403 | 40.1 | +2.1 | |
Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts | Stephen Whatham | 86 | 8.5 | -1.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Avery | 62 | 6.2 | +0.4 | |
Green | Robert Mbanu | 14 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 38 | ||||
Turnout | 1006 | 19.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vickie Lamb | 676 | 85.7 | -7.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Currie | 69 | 8.7 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | David Dunne | 44 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 607 | ||||
Turnout | 789 | 15.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Percentage change is since May 2012
References
- ↑ "About your council". Knowsley Council. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Knowsley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Knowsley council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Labour hold ex-mayor's ward seat". Liverpool Echo. 2005-09-24. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Halewood South By-election". Knowsley Council. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Knowsley MBC, Prescot East By-election". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Knowsley MBC, Prescot West By-election". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Knowsley MBC, St Michael's By-election". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
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