Knowsley Council election 1999
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Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 6th May, 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 64
- Liberal Democrat 2
[edit] Election result
| Knowsley Local Election Result 1999 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Labour | 21 | -1 | 95.5 | 69.4 | 12,009 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 1,860 | ||||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 2,069 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 1,341 | ||||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 33 | ||||
5 Labour councillors were uncontested.
[edit] Ward results
| Cantril Farm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Baum | 342 | 54.5 | ||
| Independent | Peter Muldoon | 266 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Allen | 20 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 76 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 628 | 16.8 | |||
| Cherryfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Edward Grannell | 501 | 76.0 | ||
| Independent | Norman Harris | 158 | 24.0 | ||
| Majority | 343 | 52.0 | |||
| Turnout | 659 | 15.2 | |||
| Halewood East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | William Cartin | 896 | 62.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cecelia Saleemi | 318 | 22.3 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Robertson | 215 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 578 | 40.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,429 | 19.7 | |||
| Halewood South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Thomas Lyons | uncontested | |||
| Halewood West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Thomas Fearns | 577 | 69.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Smithson | 250 | 30.2 | ||
| Majority | 327 | 39.6 | |||
| Turnout | 827 | 17.9 | |||
| Kirkby Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | William Brennan | 734 | 93.4 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Brent | 52 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 682 | 86.8 | |||
| Turnout | 786 | 17.4 | |||
| Knowsley Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Anthony Scoggins | 630 | 58.9 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Fagan | 439 | 41.1 | ||
| Majority | 191 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,069 | 21.5 | |||
| Longview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Diane Reid | uncontested | |||
| Northwood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Hagan | 512 | 66.7 | ||
| Independent | Robert O'Connor | 236 | 30.7 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Pates | 20 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 276 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 768 | 20.6 | |||
| Page Moss | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Thomas Russell | uncontested | |||
| Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert Crummie | 854 | 72.1 | ||
| Independent | John White | 258 | 21.8 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Allen | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | 596 | 50.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,185 | 20.5 | |||
| Prescot East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Friar | 516 | 53.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Denis Rimmer | 428 | 43.9 | ||
| Conservative | Maria Salman-Roozen | 30 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 88 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 974 | 21.7 | |||
| Prescot West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 651 | 50.8 | ||
| Labour | Derek McEgan | 598 | 46.6 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Carole Whatham | 33 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 53 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,282 | 29.0 | |||
| Princess | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Laurence Nolan | uncontested | |||
| Roby | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Graham Morgan | 1,013 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Gary Robertson | 533 | 29.5 | ||
| Independent | John Webster | 258 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 480 | 26.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,804 | 26.0 | |||
| St Gabriels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | James Keight | 768 | 88.7 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Ford | 98 | 11.3 | ||
| Majority | 670 | 77.4 | |||
| Turnout | 866 | 19.5 | |||
| St Michaels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Edward Baker | uncontested | |||
| Swanside | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ronald Round | 1,102 | 84.4 | ||
| Conservative | Ronald Robinson | 204 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 898 | 68.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,306 | 21.8 | |||
| Tower Hill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Thomas Rossiter | 648 | 92.4 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Lee | 53 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 595 | 84.8 | |||
| Turnout | 701 | 12.6 | |||
| Whiston North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Sandria Gaffney | 776 | 78.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Whatham | 213 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 563 | 57.0 | |||
| Turnout | 989 | 19.7 | |||
| Whiston South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Anthony Newman | 981 | 77.7 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Salmon | 281 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 700 | 55.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,262 | 22.7 | |||
| Whitefield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ann Clarke | 561 | 72.4 | ||
| Independent | John Gallagher | 165 | 21.3 | ||
| Conservative | Lorna Gough | 49 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 396 | 51.1 | |||
| Turnout | 775 | 14.2 | |||
| Preceded by Knowsley Council election 1998 |
Knowsley local elections | Succeeded by Knowsley Council election 2000 |
