2008 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Appearance
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:
- Labour 50
- Liberal Democrat 13
Candidates
Shevington Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Halpin | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Edwin Kolodynski | ||||
Conservative | Edward Vose |
Park Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Dobbie | 624 | 62.40 | −37.60 | |
Liberal Democrats | John White | 376 | 37.60 | +37.60 |
Northwood Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Connor | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Wynn |
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 Democrats | John Wickham | 150 | 10.25 | +10.25 |
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 Democrats | Donald Pryde | 131 | 9.89 | +9.89 |
Kirkby Central Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 4 Kirkby | Anthony Barton | 443 | 33.32 | +33.32 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher | 165 | 12.39 | +12.39 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Harris | 722 | 54.29 | −45.71 |
Prescot West Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Birchall | ||||
Green | Peter Cranie | ||||
Conservative | Antony Read | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith |
Prescot East Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Friar | ||||
Conservative | Suzanne Parry | ||||
Liberal Democrats | William Sommerfield |
Stockbridge Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Nield | ||||
Labour | William Weightman |
Longview Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Harvey | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Woods |
Page Moss Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Rigby | ||||
Labour | Thomas Russell |
St Michaels Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Moorhead | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Roberts |
St Bartholomews Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Moorhead | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Allison Mountaine |
Swanside Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Donnelly | ||||
Labour | Ronald Round | ||||
Conservative | Sheila Webster |
Roby Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Bannon | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Smith | ||||
Conservative | Robert Webster |
St Gabriels Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Ford | ||||
Labour | Brian O'Hare | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Walsh |
Halewood North Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christina Harris | 388 | 28.55 | −3.55 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shelley Powell | 693 | 50.99 | +6.99 | |
BNP | Antony Ward | 278 | 20.46 | +4.16 |
Halewood West Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Terence Powell | 405 | 36.39 | +10.89 | |
Labour | Bob Swann | 708 | 63.61 | −2.59 |
Halewood South Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Gaffney | ||||
Conservative | Louise Parry | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Yates |
Whiston South Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorraine Donovan | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Southern |