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

Labour 61
Liberal Democrat 4

[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