Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council is
Candidates
Shevington Ward
Park Ward
Park Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Dobbie |
624 |
62.40 |
-37.60 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John White |
376 |
37.60 |
+37.60 |
Northwood Ward
Whitefiled Ward
Whitefiled Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Gary Aronsson |
72 |
4.92 |
-15.08 |
|
Labour |
Rosamond Smith |
629 |
42.96 |
-37.04 |
|
1st 4 Kirkby |
Jennifer Wharton |
613 |
41.87 |
+41.87 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Wickham |
150 |
10.25 |
+10.25 |
Cherryfield Ward
Cherryfield Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Edward Grannell |
634 |
47.85 |
-52.15 |
|
1st 4 Kirkby |
Ann Murphy |
487 |
36.75 |
+36.75 |
|
Conservative |
James Nolan |
73 |
5.51 |
+5.51 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Donald Pryde |
131 |
9.89 |
+9.89 |
Kirkby Central Ward
Kirkby Central Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
1st 4 Kirkby |
Anthony Barton |
443 |
33.32 |
+33.32 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Fisher |
165 |
12.39 |
+12.39 |
|
Labour |
Jacqueline Harris |
722 |
54.29 |
-45.71 |
Prescot West Ward
Prescot East Ward
Stockbridge Ward
Longview Ward
Page Moss Ward
St Michaels Ward
St Bartholomews Ward
Swanside Ward
Roby Ward
St Gabriels Ward
Halewood North Ward
Halewood North Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Christina Harris |
388 |
28.55 |
-3.55 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shelley Powell |
693 |
50.99 |
+6.99 |
|
BNP |
Antony Ward |
278 |
20.46 |
+4.16 |
Halewood West Ward
Halewood West Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Terence Powell |
405 |
36.39 |
+10.89 |
|
Labour |
Bob Swann |
708 |
63.61 |
-2.59 |
Halewood South Ward
Halewood South Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Henry Birch |
691 |
46.63 |
+5.53 |
|
Labour |
Edna Finneran |
502 |
33.87 |
-7.03 |
|
United Socialist |
Eric McIntosh |
137 |
9.24 |
-3.56 |
|
Conservative |
Joan Read |
88 |
5.94 |
+0.74 |
|
Independent |
Andrew Thompson |
64 |
4.32 |
+4.32 |
Whiston North Ward
Whiston South Ward
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