2008 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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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
editShevington Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Halpin | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Edwin Kolodynski | ||||
Conservative | Edward Vose |
Park Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Dobbie | 624 | 62.40 | −37.60 | |
Liberal Democrats | John White | 376 | 37.60 | +37.60 |
Northwood Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Connor | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Wynn |
Whitefiled Ward
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Birchall | ||||
Green | Peter Cranie | ||||
Conservative | Antony Read | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith |
Prescot East Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Friar | ||||
Conservative | Suzanne Parry | ||||
Liberal Democrats | William Sommerfield |
Stockbridge Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Nield | ||||
Labour | William Weightman |
Longview Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Harvey | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Woods |
Page Moss Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Rigby | ||||
Labour | Thomas Russell |
St Michaels Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Moorhead | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Roberts |
St Bartholomews Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Moorhead | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Allison Mountaine |
Swanside Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Donnelly | ||||
Labour | Ronald Round | ||||
Conservative | Sheila Webster |
Roby Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Bannon | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Smith | ||||
Conservative | Robert Webster |
St Gabriels Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Ford | ||||
Labour | Brian O'Hare | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Walsh |
Halewood North Ward
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Terence Powell | 405 | 36.39 | +10.89 | |
Labour | Bob Swann | 708 | 63.61 | −2.59 |
Halewood South Ward
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Gaffney | ||||
Conservative | Louise Parry | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Yates |
Whiston South Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorraine Donovan | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Southern |