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

[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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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