Knowsley council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 15 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 15 wards
Turnout
22.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 9 -1 17,236 59.0% -0.1
Green Party 4 +2 6,786 23.2% +2.3
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 2,182 7.5% +3.1
Independent 1 -1 2,315 7.9% -4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 454 1.6% +0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 151 0.5% -1.4
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 45 0.2% —
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 26 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Labour Party 16
Green Party 11
Conservative and Unionist Party 4
Independent 3
Liberal Democrats 2
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Cherryfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jayne Elizabeth Aston Elected 1,138 74.1% -10.8
Green Party Ryan Anthony Riley 246 16.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neill Dunne 151 9.8% -5.3
Majority892
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,535

Labour Party hold

Halewood North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shelley Powell Elected 1,352 68.6% +5.1
Independent Suzanne Harvey 464 23.5% -13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party David Anthony Jones 156 7.9% —
Majority888
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,972

Labour Party hold

Halewood South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Barbara Elizabeth Dunn Elected 935 48.7% -6.1
Labour Party Clare Louise Rose 892 46.4% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul John Letts 94 4.9% —
Majority43
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,921

Independent hold

Northwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Marie Ellen Stuart Elected 1,219 82.5% +11.4
Green Party Matthew David Kirwan 259 17.5% +6.8
Majority960
Turnout17.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,478

Labour Party hold

Page Moss

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Del Arnall Elected 1,060 66.7% +0.3
Green Party John Carine 530 33.3% -0.3
Majority530
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,590

Labour Party hold

Prescot North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Joseph Burke Elected 1,128 53.7% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith Elected 1,054 50.1% —
Labour Party Tommy Grierson 1,008 48.0% +4.5
Labour Party Gary Eric See 898 42.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Stanley Leadbeater 117 5.6% -0.4
Majority46
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,102

Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold

Prescot South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Joanne Burke Elected 1,296 69.1% +10.1
Labour Party Robert Owens 580 30.9% -6.8
Majority716
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,876

Green Party hold

Roby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Paul Woodruff Elected 1,280 49.0% -0.8
Labour Party Hugh Robert Malone 1,246 47.7% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Aaron Waters 87 3.3% —
Majority34
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,613

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Shevington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Brennan Elected 1,242 86.1% +21.6
Green Party Russell Greenway 201 13.9% —
Majority1,041
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,443

Labour Party hold

St Gabriels

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Graham Charles Golding Elected 1,032 54.8% +2.3
Labour Party Jo Schumacher 825 43.8% -3.7
Social Democratic Party Patricia Jameson 26 1.4% —
Majority207
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,883

Green Party hold

St Michaels

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Kearns Elected 1,164 78.2% +0.1
Green Party James Brian Taylor 324 21.8% +8.9
Majority840
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,488

Labour Party hold

Stockbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Jason Donnelly Elected 1,047 79.6% -0.0
Green Party Paul Ryan 269 20.4% +0.0
Majority778
Turnout16.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,316

Labour Party hold

Swanside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Bannon Elected 1,606 81.2% +1.1
Green Party Graham Wickens 373 18.8% +4.8
Majority1,233
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,979

Labour Party hold

Whiston & Cronton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ron Gaffney Elected 976 52.1% +5.7
Labour Party Diane Sedman 897 47.9% -5.7
Majority79
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,873

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Whitefield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gary Paul Bennett Elected 1,062 52.5% +6.2
Independent John Joseph Morgan 916 45.3% -8.5
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Christine Dillon 45 2.2% —
Majority146
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,023

Labour Party gain from Independent

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