Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 31 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–present

Council elections

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)^[3]
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014

By-election results

Prescot East By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		494	51.8
	Labour		412	43.2
	Conservative		47	4.9
Majority			82	8.6
Turnout			953	20.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

St Gabriels By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		462	87.3	-7.7
	Conservative		68	12.4	+12.4
	Local Watchdog		18	3.3	+3.3
Majority			394	71.9
Turnout			548
	Labour hold		Swing

Longview By-Election 22 June 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		372	57.3
	Liberal Democrat		229	35.3
	Socialist Labour		31	4.8
	Conservative		17	2.6
Majority			143	22.0
Turnout			649	15.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Prescot West By-Election 4 January 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Wynn	428	54.7	-7.3
	Labour		271	34.6	-3.4
	Conservative		84	10.7	+10.7
Majority			157	20.1
Turnout			783	17.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Whiston South By-Election 22 September 2005^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine Donovan	555	53.3	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Yvonne Southern	383	36.8	-7.6
	Conservative	Gary Robertson	103	9.9	+9.9
Majority			172	16.5
Turnout			1,041	18.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Halewood South By-Election 26 November 2009^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Harvey	607	46.0	+12.1
	Liberal Democrat	Tommy Morretta	486	36.8	-9.8
	BNP	Tony Ward	113	8.6	+8.6
	United Socialist	Eric McIntosh	52	3.9	-5.3
	Conservative	Carl Cross	32	2.4	-3.5
	Independent	Andy Thompson	30	2.3	-2.0
Majority			121	9.2
Turnout			1,320	23.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Prescot East by-election 4 April 2013^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steff O’Keeffe	515	57.9	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	Carl Cashman	328	36.9	+3.9
	Conservative	Adam William Butler	47	5.3	+2.0
Majority			187
Turnout				15.72	890
	Labour hold		Swing

Percentage change is since May 2012

Prescot West by-election 4 April 2013^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynn O'Keeffe	441	43.8	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Smith	403	40.1	+2.1
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Stephen Whatham	86	8.5	-1.2
	Conservative	Robert Avery	62	6.2	+0.4
	Green	Robert Mbanu	14	1.4	+1.4
Majority			38
Turnout			1006	19.46
	Labour hold		Swing

St Michael's by-election 4 April 2013^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vickie Lamb	676	85.7	-7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Currie	69	8.7	+1.6
	Conservative	David Dunne	44	5.6	+5.6
Majority			607
Turnout			789	15.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Percentage change is since May 2012

References

↑ "About your council". Knowsley Council. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Knowsley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Knowsley council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Labour hold ex-mayor's ward seat". Liverpool Echo. 2005-09-24. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Halewood South By-election". Knowsley Council. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Knowsley MBC, Prescot East By-election". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
↑ "Knowsley MBC, Prescot West By-election". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
↑ "Knowsley MBC, St Michael's By-election". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

By-election results

External links

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council elections in Merseyside

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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