Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May, 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
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.
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 |
|
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