Knowsley Council election, 2002

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Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 23.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 19 -3 86.4 60.9 15,969 +0.6%
  Liberal Democrat 3 +3 13.6 21.6 5,665 -2.6%
  Conservative 0 0 0 7.5 1,968 -3.8%
  Independent 0 0 0 5.1 1,347 +1.5%
  Kirkby Labour Alliance Party 0 0 0 3.7 957 +3.7%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0.8 203 +0.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0.4 93 +0.4%

[edit] Ward results

Cantril Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Weiightman 454 61.1 +6.7
Independent Ian Williams 268 36.1 -5.1
Conservative Delyth Arnall 21 2.8 -1.6
Majority 186 25.0 +11.8
Turnout 743 20.9 +6.9
Cherryfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Aston 604 71.7 +3.9
Independent Norman Harris 192 22.8 -1.7
Conservative Charles Brent 46 5.5 -2.3
Majority 397 48.6 +5.3
Turnout 842 19.6 +4.3
Halewood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sarah Smithson 1,096 54.4 -11.5
Labour Lindsey Moorhead-Taylor 775 38.5 +12.6
Conservative Gillian Robertson 143 7.1 -1.0
Majority 421 15.9 -24.1
Turnout 2,014 25.7 +2.0
Halewood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Moorrhead 552 64.3 -3.5
Liberal Democrat Sharon Fricker 181 21.1 -11.1
Socialist Labour Stephen Whatham 125 14.6 +14.6
Majority 371 43.2 +7.6
Turnout 858 20.1 +3.5
Halewood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Swann 633 63.9 -3.3
Liberal Democrat Shelly Powell 193 19.5 -13.3
Independent Frederick Gibb 113 11.4 +11.4
Socialist Labour Eric McIntosh 51 5.2 +5.2
Majority 440 44.4 +10.4
Turnout 990 22.7 +7.2
Kirkby Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Harris 841 92.2 +1.3
Conservative Douglas Christie 71 7.8 -1.3
Majority 770 84.4 +2.6
Turnout 912 19.8 +5.6
Knowsley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrica Devlin 658 57.3 +1.3
Conservative Robert Arnall 403 35.1 -8.9
Liberal Democrat John Nield 87 7.6 +7.6
Majority 255 22.2 +10.2
Turnout 1,148 22.8 +5.3
Longview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Kearns 627 85.7 +28.4
Liberal Democrat Alan Davis 105 14.3 -21.0
Majority 522 71.4 +49.4
Turnout 732 18.2 +2.5
Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Connor 606 70.5 -19.7
Kirkby Labour Alliance Party George Rowe 209 24.3 +24.3
Conservative Thomas Fagan 45 5.2 -4.6
Majority 397 46.2 -34.2
Turnout 860 24.6 +8.2
Page Moss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Murphy 720 56.1 -13.9
Independent Edward Robb 407 31.7 +31.7
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Lappin 129 10.1 -8.1
Socialist Labour Carole Whatham 27 2.1 -9.7
Majority 313 24.4 -27.4
Turnout 1,283 24.4 +10.0
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lonergan 979 63.0 +3.2
Kirkby Labour Alliance Party Peter Fisher 375 24.1 +24.1
Conservative Geoffrey Allen 106 6.8 -4.1
Green James Oakley 93 6.0 +6.0
Majority 604 38.9 +8.4
Turnout 1,553 26.7 +8.9
Prescot East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jean Waring 786 61.6 -0.5
Labour Jacqueline Friar 489 38.4 +0.5
Majority 297 23.2 -1.0
Turnout 1,275 28.4 +6.7
Prescot West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Denis Rimmer 784 55.8 -6.2
Labour George Hayward 531 37.8 -0.2
Conservative Sylvia Christie 91 6.5 +6.5
Majority 253 18.0 -6.0
Turnout 1,406 28.5 -3.3
Princess
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Quirk 605 88.2 +8.1
Liberal Democrat June Porter 81 11.8 -8.1
Majority 524 76.4 +16.2
Turnout 686 17.1 +3.4
Roby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Quilliam 1,142 54.9 +9.7
Conservative Gary Robertson 691 33.2 -7.5
Liberal Democrat Cecilia Saleemi 249 12.0 -1.5
Majority 451 21.7 +17.2
Turnout 2,082 29.4 +5.0
St Gabriels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Hedges 700 53.3 -2.2
Liberal Democrat Frederick Fricker 573 43.6 +6.9
Conservative Ronald Robinson 41 3.1 -4.8
Majority 127 9.7 -9.1
Turnout 1,314 29.1 +9.7
St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Keith 775 78.2 -1.7
Liberal Democrat Jean Rimmer 216 21.8 +1.7
Majority 559 56.4 -3.4
Turnout 991 23.1 +6.4
Swanside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Wright 1,105 72.3 +1.6
Liberal Democrat John Waring 227 14.8 +1.1
Conservative Thomas Lee 197 12.9 -2.8
Majority 878 57.5 +2.5
Turnout 1,529 25.5 +5.2
Tower Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Grierson 649 58.8 -29.7
Independent John Bennett 208 18.9 +18.9
Kirkby Labour Alliance Party Michael Scully 200 18.1 +18.1
Conservative Gillian Allen 46 4.2 -7.3
Majority 441 39.9 -37.1
Turnout 1,103 17.7 +7.0
Whiston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Gaffney 674 51.5 -19.0
Liberal Democrat Marjorie Sommerfield 635 48.5 +19.0
Majority 39 3.0 -38.0
Turnout 1,309 22.7 +6.8
Whiston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vincent Cullen 927 65.8 -2.9
Liberal Democrat Joan McGarry 323 22.9 +10.7
Independent Mark Salmon 159 11.3 +11.3
Majority 604 42.9 -6.8
Turnout 1,409 23.9 +4.9
Whitefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doris Keats 923 79.4 -8.9
Kirkby Labour Alliance Party John Gallagher 173 14.9 +14.9
Conservative Lorna Gough 67 5.8 -5.9
Majority 750 64.5 -12.1
Turnout 1,163 21.3 +7.5


Preceded by
Knowsley Council election, 2000		 Knowsley local elections Succeeded by
Knowsley Council election, 2003