Knowsley Council election 2000

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Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 4th May, 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 18.0%. The election in Longview ward was postponed until June.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2000
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 18 -2 85.7 60.3 11,388 -9.1%
  Liberal Democrats 3 +2 14.3 24.2 4,567 +13.5%
  Conservative 0 0 0 11.3 2,139 -0.7%
  Independent 0 0 0 3.6 688 -4.1%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0.5 90 +0.3%

[edit] Ward results

Cantril Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis O'Rourke 296 54.4 -0.1
Independent Ian Williams 224 41.2 -1.2
Conservative Robert Arnall 24 4.4 +1.2
Majority 72 13.2 +1.2
Turnout 544 15.0 -1.8
Cherryfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Smith 435 67.8 -8.2
Independent Norman Harris 157 24.5 +0.5
Conservative Anthony Upham 50 7.8 +7.8
Majority 278 43.3 -8.7
Turnout 642 15.3 +0.1
Halewood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Smithson 1,154 65.9 +43.6
Labour Keith McGhee 454 25.9 -36.8
Conservative Gillian Robertson 142 8.1 -6.9
Majority 700 40.0
Turnout 1,750 23.7 +4.0
Halewood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Nicholson 458 67.8
Liberal Democrats Cecelia Saleemi 218 32.2
Majority 240 35.6
Turnout 676 16.6
Halewood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Hogg 459 67.2 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Smithson 224 32.8 +2.6
Majority 235 34.4 -5.2
Turnout 683 15.5 -2.4
Kirkby Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John King 561 90.9 -2.5
Conservative Charles Brent 56 9.1 +2.5
Majority 505 81.8 -5.0
Turnout 617 14.2 -3.2
Knowsley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Foulkes 501 56.0 -2.9
Conservative Thomas Fagan 393 44.0 +2.9
Majority 108 12.0 -5.8
Turnout 894 17.5 -4.0
Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Williams 546 90.2 +23.5
Conservative Andrew Pates 59 9.8 +7.2
Majority 487 80.4 +44.4
Turnout 605 16.4 -4.2
Page Moss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maragret Flaherty 534 70.0
Liberal Democrats June Porter 139 18.2
Socialist Labour Carole Whatham 90 11.8
Majority 395 51.8
Turnout 763 14.4
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Parker 605 59.8 -12.3
Independent John Gallagher 297 29.3 +7.5
Conservative Geoffrey Allen 110 10.9 +4.7
Majority 308 30.5 -19.8
Turnout 1,012 17.8 -2.7
Prescot East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph McGarry 599 62.1 +18.2
Labour Joan Molloy 366 37.9 -15.1
Majority 233 24.2
Turnout 965 21.7 +0.0
Prescot West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Byron 896 62.0 +11.2
Labour Derek McEgan 548 38.0 -8.6
Majority 348 24.0 +19.8
Turnout 1,444 31.8 +2.8
Princess
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth McGlashan 467 80.1
Liberal Democrats William Sommerfield 116 19.9
Majority 351 60.2
Turnout 583 13.7
Roby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christina O'Hare 766 45.2 -11.0
Conservative Gary Robertson 689 40.7 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Lappin 229 13.5 +13.5
Independent John Webster 10 0.6 -13.7
Majority 77 4.5 -22.2
Turnout 1,694 24.4 -1.6
St Gabriels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian O'Hare 472 55.5 -33.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Davis 312 36.7 +36.7
Conservative Susan Ford 67 7.9 -3.4
Majority 160 18.8 -58.6
Turnout 851 19.4 -0.1
St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Curran 578 79.9
Liberal Democrats Inagh Smith 145 20.1
Majority 433 59.8
Turnout 723 16.7
Swanside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Maguire 858 70.7 -13.7
Conservative Stephen McPartland 190 15.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats John Wynn 166 13.7 +13.7
Majority 668 55.0 -13.8
Turnout 1,214 20.3 -1.5
Tower Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Halpin 529 88.5 -3.9
Conservative Thomas Lee 69 11.5 +3.9
Majority 460 77.0 -7.8
Turnout 598 10.7 -1.9
Whiston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Murphy 570 70.5 -8.0
Liberal Democrats Ann Whatham 238 29.5 +8.0
Majority 332 41.0 -16.0
Turnout 808 15.9 -3.8
Whiston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Howard 736 68.7 -9.0
Conservative Mark Salmon 204 19.0 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Lappin 131 12.2 +12.2
Majority 532 49.7 -5.7
Turnout 1,071 19.0 -3.7
Whitefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Keats 649 88.3 +15.9
Conservative Lorna Gough 86 11.7 +5.4
Majority 563 76.6 +25.5
Turnout 735 13.8 -0.4


Preceded by
Knowsley Council election 1999
Knowsley local elections Succeeded by
Knowsley Council election 2002