# 2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. Following a boundary review, the number of seats was reduced from 63 to 45, with all of these new seats being up for election at the same time. This was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Seats | ± |
| | Labour | 42 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 |

## Election Results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2015.
Number of seats reduced by 18.
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Net | Net % | % of total | % | № | Net % |
| | Labour | 45 | 42 | 21 | 6.7 | 93.3 | 60.6 | 18,445 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 2,201 | 3.8 |
| | Independent | 5 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2,153 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative | 10 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 6.8 | 2,069 | 1.2 |
| | First For Kirby | 3 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 6.4 | 1,935 | 0.2 |
| | Green | 4 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1,386 | 2.4 |
| | UKIP | 7 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,258 | 0.2 |
| | TUSC | 5 | 0 | | | 0.0 | 3.3 | 990 | 1.7 |

### Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
* 63
* Labour
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 42 | 3 |
| Labour | Liberal Democrat |

## Ward results
### Cherryfield

Cherryfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Harris | 1244 | 28.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jayne Elizabeth Aston | 1242 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Mark Lonergan | 1110 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | First For Kirby | Jenny Bamber | 638 | 14.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Adam William Butler | 123 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 14.0 | N/A |
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### Halewood North

Halewood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan John Flute | 1319 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Shelley Powell | 1312 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Terry Powell | 1231 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Phil Williamson | 353 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bob Swann | 320 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Matthew Paul Smith | 274 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 20.1 | N/A |
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### Halewood South

Halewood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edna Finneran | 1339 | 23.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tina Harris | 1333 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gary Eric See | 1191 | 20.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Allan Harvey | 558 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Bren Tyrrell | 442 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Paula Marjorie Thomas | 324 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Andy Tomo | 330 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Graham Tubey | 215 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 | 13.7 | N/A |
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### Northwood

Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Connor | 1189 | 32.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Marie Ellen Stuart | 1103 | 30.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mike Murphy | 779 | 21.2 | N/A |
| | First For Kirby | Philip McKuhen | 606 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 15.8 | N/A |
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### Page Moss

Page Moss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ken McGlashan | 1208 | 32.1 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Veronica McNeill | 1123 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Andy Moorhead | 1051 | 27.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Kirk Anthony Sandringham | 385 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 21.8 | N/A |
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### Prescot North

Prescot North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Cashman | 1254 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 1196 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Wynn | 1105 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lynn O'Keeffe | 839 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mike Kearns | 816 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bill Weightman | 702 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Steve Whatham | 222 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Peter Allan Avery | 170 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 6.6 | N/A |
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### Prescot South

Prescot South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steff O'Keeffe | 1151 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Denise Allen | 1131 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dave Williams | 1101 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Terence Shaw | 503 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophia April Smith | 503 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Loftus Wickham | 338 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sheila Mary Webster | 171 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 648 | 13.1 | N/A |
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### Roby

Roby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maggie Harvey | 1364 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Pam Spall | 1316 | 21.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sarah Joanne Spall | 1207 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Ray Cleary | 507 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Gary John Robertson | 436 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tyrone Noon | 359 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Sam Robertson | 359 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Peter Mackarel | 343 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Johnny Webster | 212 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 14.0 | N/A |
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### Shevington

Shevington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Mooney | 1060 | 30.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tony Brennan | 1055 | 30.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ray Halpin | 1047 | 30.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Neill Thomas John Dunne | 326 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 21.1 | N/A |
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### St Gabriel's

St Gabriel's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Walsh | 1260 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Brian Michael O'Hare | 1207 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Christina Maria O'Hare | 1101 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Fred Fricker | 472 | 9.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Sharon Marie Fricker | 401 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Neil Lawrence Miney | 354 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tony Read | 122 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 16.0 | N/A |
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### St Michael's

St Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Elizabeth Lilly | 1200 | 30.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Vickie Lamb | 1185 | 30.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Kay Moorhead | 1156 | 29.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | John David Price | 279 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ron Ford | 134 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 23.2 | N/A |
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### Stockbridge

Stockbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margi O'Mara | 1069 | 30.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Jason Donnelly | 1017 | 29.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dennis John Baum | 986 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Paul Gary Woods | 437 | 12.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 18.0 | N/A |
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### Swanside

Swanside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham James Morgan | 1681 | 31.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Chris Bannon | 1606 | 30.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Colin Dever | 1444 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Kenneth Robert Marshall | 305 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ray Newland | 230 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1376 | 26.1 | N/A |
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### Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Byron | 1433 | 26.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tony Newman | 1343 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gillian Flatley | 1303 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave O'Hara | 444 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Clare Smith | 343 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Elizabeth Sommerfield | 311 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Carl Robert Cross | 271 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 989 | 18.2 | N/A |
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### Whitfield

Whitefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Phillip Donnelly | 1089 | 25.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Norman Frederick Keats | 1063 | 24.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ros Smith | 886 | 20.3 | N/A |
| | First For Kirby | Geraldine Veronica Robertson | 691 | 15.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Brian Johns | 626 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 9.1 | N/A |
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## Changes between 2016 and 2018
### St Michael's by-election July 2017

St Michael's by-election: 20th July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Kearns | 716 | 86.6 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Boyle | 58 | 7.0 | New |
| | Green | Kirk Anthony Sandringham | 53 | 6.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 79.6 | 2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Page Moss by-election March 2018

Page Moss by-election: 29th March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Del Arnall | 657 | 78.2 | 11.6 |
| | Green | Kirk Sandringham | 74 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | Fred Fricker | 68 | 8.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Aaron Waters | 41 | 4.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 69.4 | 10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |