Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Knowsley Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 45 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.[1]
Knowsley was created under the Local Government Act 1972 as a metropolitan borough, with Merseyside County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986 and Knowsley became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–present |
The first leader of the council, David Tempest, was formerly leader of Kirkby Urban District Council, one of Knowsley's predecessors.[4] The leaders of Knowsley since 1974 have been:[5]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Tempest[6] | Labour | Apr 1974 | May 1975 | |
Peter Longworth[7] | Labour | May 1975 | May 1978 | |
Jim Lloyd | Labour | May 1978 | May 1987 | |
Jim Keight[8] | Labour | May 1987 | 4 May 2003 | |
Ron Round | Labour | 21 May 2003 | 22 May 2015 | |
Andy Moorhead | Labour | 22 May 2015 | May 2018 | |
Graham Morgan | Labour | 18 May 2018 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 555 | 53.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 383 | 36.8 | |||
Conservative | 103 | 9.9 | |||
Majority | 172 | 16.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,041 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Harvey | 607 | 46.0 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tommy Morretta | 486 | 36.8 | -9.8 | |
BNP | 113 | 8.6 | +8.6 | ||
United Socialist | 52 | 3.9 | -5.3 | ||
Conservative | 32 | 2.4 | -3.5 | ||
Independent | 30 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
Majority | 121 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,320 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Brennan | 650 | 86.0 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John White | 70 | 9.3 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | Gary Robertson | 36 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 580 | 76.7 | |||
Turnout | 756 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Tulley | 541 | 82.5 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John White | 57 | 8.7 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Sean Watson | 22 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Green | Marie Rea | 21 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Avery | 15 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 484 | 73.8 | |||
Turnout | 656 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steff O'Keeffe | 515 | 57.9 | -5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carl Cashman | 328 | 36.9 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Adam Butler | 47 | 5.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 187 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 890 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn O'Keeffe | 441 | 43.8 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 403 | 40.1 | +2.2 | |
TUSC | Stephen Whatham | 86 | 8.5 | -1.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Avery | 62 | 6.2 | +0.5 | |
Green | Robert Mbanu | 14 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,006 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vickie Lamb | 676 | 85.7 | -7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Currie | 69 | 8.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | David Dunne | 44 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 607 | 76.9 | |||
Turnout | 789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margi O'Mara | 670 | 64.8 | -29.0 | |
Independent | Paul Woods | 327 | 31.6 | +31.6 | |
Conservative | Adam Butler | 37 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 343 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,034 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Kearns | 716 | 86.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dean Boyle | 58 | 7.0 | ||
Green | Kirk Sandringham | 53 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 658 | 79.6 | |||
Turnout | 827 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Del Arnall | 657 | 78.2 | ||
Green | Kirk Sandringham | 74 | 8.8 | ||
UKIP | Fred Fricker | 68 | 8.1 | ||
Conservative | Aaron Waters | 41 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 583 | 69.4 | |||
Turnout | 840 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary See | 1,012 | 51.6 | +5.8 | |
Independent | Bob Swann | 778 | 39.7 | +39.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny McNeilis | 118 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Victoria Smart | 54 | 2.8 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 234 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,962 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |