2000 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 18.0%. The election in Longview ward was postponed until June.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 61
- Liberal Democrat 4
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 18 | -2 | 85.7 | 60.3 | 11,388 | -9.1% | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | +2 | 14.3 | 24.2 | 4,567 | +13.5% | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 2,139 | -0.7% | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 688 | -4.1% | |||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 90 | +0.3% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Francis O'Rourke | 296 | 54.4 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Ian Williams | 224 | 41.2 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Arnall | 24 | 4.4 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 72 | 13.2 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 544 | 15.0 | −1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Smith | 435 | 67.8 | −8.2 | |
Independent | Norman Harris | 157 | 24.5 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Anthony Upham | 50 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 278 | 43.3 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 642 | 15.3 | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Smithson | 1,154 | 65.9 | +43.6 | |
Labour | Keith McGhee | 454 | 25.9 | −36.8 | |
Conservative | Gillian Robertson | 142 | 8.1 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 700 | 40.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,750 | 23.7 | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Nicholson | 458 | 67.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cecelia Saleemi | 218 | 32.2 | ||
Majority | 240 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 676 | 16.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman Hogg | 459 | 67.2 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Smithson | 224 | 32.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 235 | 34.4 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 683 | 15.5 | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John King | 561 | 90.9 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Charles Brent | 56 | 9.1 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 505 | 81.8 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 617 | 14.2 | −3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Foulkes | 501 | 56.0 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Fagan | 393 | 44.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 108 | 12.0 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 894 | 17.5 | −4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Williams | 546 | 90.2 | +23.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Pates | 59 | 9.8 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 487 | 80.4 | +44.4 | ||
Turnout | 605 | 16.4 | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maragret Flaherty | 534 | 70.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | June Porter | 139 | 18.2 | ||
Socialist Labour | Carole Whatham | 90 | 11.8 | ||
Majority | 395 | 51.8 | |||
Turnout | 763 | 14.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Parker | 605 | 59.8 | −12.3 | |
Independent | John Gallagher | 297 | 29.3 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Allen | 110 | 10.9 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 308 | 30.5 | −19.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,012 | 17.8 | −2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joseph McGarry | 599 | 62.1 | +18.2 | |
Labour | Joan Molloy | 366 | 37.9 | −15.1 | |
Majority | 233 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 965 | 21.7 | +0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eric Byron | 896 | 62.0 | +11.2 | |
Labour | Derek McEgan | 548 | 38.0 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 348 | 24.0 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,444 | 31.8 | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth McGlashan | 467 | 80.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Sommerfield | 116 | 19.9 | ||
Majority | 351 | 60.2 | |||
Turnout | 583 | 13.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christina O'Hare | 766 | 45.2 | −11.0 | |
Conservative | Gary Robertson | 689 | 40.7 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Lappin | 229 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Independent | John Webster | 10 | 0.6 | −13.7 | |
Majority | 77 | 4.5 | −22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,694 | 24.4 | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian O'Hare | 472 | 55.5 | −33.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Davis | 312 | 36.7 | +36.7 | |
Conservative | Susan Ford | 67 | 7.9 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 160 | 18.8 | −58.6 | ||
Turnout | 851 | 19.4 | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Curran | 578 | 79.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Inagh Smith | 145 | 20.1 | ||
Majority | 433 | 59.8 | |||
Turnout | 723 | 16.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Maguire | 858 | 70.7 | −13.7 | |
Conservative | Stephen McPartland | 190 | 15.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wynn | 166 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 668 | 55.0 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,214 | 20.3 | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Halpin | 529 | 88.5 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Lee | 69 | 11.5 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 460 | 77.0 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 598 | 10.7 | −1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Murphy | 570 | 70.5 | −8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Whatham | 238 | 29.5 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 332 | 41.0 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 808 | 15.9 | −3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Howard | 736 | 68.7 | −9.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Salmon | 204 | 19.0 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Lappin | 131 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Majority | 532 | 49.7 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,071 | 19.0 | −3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman Keats | 649 | 88.3 | +15.9 | |
Conservative | Lorna Gough | 86 | 11.7 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 563 | 76.6 | +25.5 | ||
Turnout | 735 | 13.8 | −0.4 |
References
edit- ^ "Knowsley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.