Knowsley council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 15 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
4
Reform UK
Seats contested
16
across 15 wards
Turnout
28.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 4 +4 12,120 31.9% +31.4
Labour Party 4 -8 11,790 31.0% -32.1
Independent 4 +3 4,261 11.2% +1.5
Green Party 3 +2 8,012 21.1% +0.2
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 1,059 2.8% -1.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 409 1.1% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 374 1.0% -0.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Reform UK 17
Labour and Co-operative Party 16
Green Party 13
Independent 5
Conservative and Unionist Party 4
Liberal Democrats 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 +/−
Independent David Hitchmough Elected 628 30.9% —
Reform UK Josie Annesley 605 29.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Louise Harbour 572 28.1% -56.0
Green Party Ebony Higham 227 11.2% -4.7
Majority23
Turnout25.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,032

Independent gain from Labour Party

Halewood North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Brian Beddows Elected 765 28.4% —
Labour Party Terry Powell 708 26.3% -45.5
Green Party Kian Houltram 562 20.9% —
Independent David Hooton 553 20.6% -7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Salmon 101 3.8% —
Majority57
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,689

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Halewood South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Joanne Harvey Elected 1,204 46.8% -2.6
Labour Party Peter Bradley 750 29.2% -21.4
Reform UK Paula Johnson 617 24.0% —
Majority454
Turnout28.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,571

Independent gain from Labour Party

Northwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Alexander Hitchmough Elected 849 40.2% —
Labour Party Marie Roughley 583 27.6% -45.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neill Dunne 409 19.4% +3.1
Green Party Matthew David Kirwan 271 12.8% +2.2
Majority266
Turnout24.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,112

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Page Moss

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ria Rembadi Elected 703 37.6% +9.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Robert Austin 593 31.7% -35.3
Reform UK Jacob Maguire 574 30.7% —
Majority110
Turnout21.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,870

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Prescot North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Frances Wynn Elected 1,059 36.2% -13.5
Reform UK Tony Cummins 980 33.5% —
Labour Party Tommy Grierson 770 26.4% -19.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Stanley Leadbeater 113 3.9% -0.8
Majority79
Turnout31.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,922

Liberal Democrats hold

Prescot South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Kai Taylor Elected 1,212 50.5% -9.5
Reform UK Mark John Phillips 658 27.4% —
Labour Party Diane Sedman 448 18.7% -21.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Martins Otaniyen Iserhienrhien 82 3.4% —
Majority554
Turnout32.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,400

Green Party hold

Roby 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Bannon Elected 1,237 45.6% -13.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Gary See Elected 959 35.3% —
Green Party Ste Murray 833 30.7% -10.1
Reform UK Sue Cockerill 814 30.0% —
Reform UK Gary Robertson 804 29.6% —
Green Party Alan McKenzie 781 28.8% —
Majority126
Turnout37.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,714

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Shevington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steve Guy Elected 870 38.5% —
Labour Party Tommy Rowe 610 27.0% -53.4
Reform UK Claire Louise Morton 568 25.1% —
Green Party Lee Verdun Clark 211 9.3% -10.3
Majority260
Turnout27.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,259

Independent gain from Labour Party

St Gabriels

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Cath Golding Elected 958 43.8% -4.2
Reform UK Alan James Cockerill 693 31.7% —
Labour Party Vanessa Boateng 535 24.5% -27.5
Majority265
Turnout30.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,186

Green Party gain from Labour Party

St Michaels

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Matt Costello Elected 862 47.1% -36.3
Reform UK Cameron McClymont 611 33.4% —
Green Party Crispin Evans 359 19.6% +3.0
Majority251
Turnout26.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,832

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Stockbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Josh Culley Elected 802 39.1% —
Green Party Lauren Buckley 596 29.1% +12.2
Labour Party Dennis Baum 574 28.0% -55.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Olusoji Obayemi Arosanyin 78 3.8% —
Majority206
Turnout23.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,050

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Swanside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Colin Dever Elected 1,187 51.6% -30.7
Reform UK Stephen Dunne 678 29.5% —
Green Party Ant Canavan 434 18.9% +5.5
Majority509
Turnout30.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,299

Labour Party hold

Whiston & Cronton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Gilbertson Elected 920 36.3% +30.4
Green Party Sandra Gaffney 865 34.1% -4.4
Labour Party Denise Allen 752 29.6% -22.3
Majority55
Turnout31.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,537

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Whitefield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Brian Johns Elected 1,006 35.4% -19.8
Labour Party Robert Owens 650 22.9% -21.8
Reform UK Claude Chonzi 591 20.8% —
Reform UK Claudius Chonzi 591 20.8% —
Majority356
Turnout27.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,838

Independent hold

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