# 2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
## Summary

The 2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Seats | ± |
| | Labour | 37 | -3 |
| | Green | 3 | +2 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 3 | ±0 |
| | Independent | 2 | +1 |
| Source: The Guardian ||||

## Results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2018.
2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 11 | 3 | 73.3 | 26 | 37 | 82.2 | 15,877 | 58.4 | –7.8 |
| | Green | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 | 5,665 | 20.9 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 1,589 | 5.8 | –1.0 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 2,040 | 7.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,754 | 6.5 | +1.1 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 242 | 0.9 | +0.4 |

## Ward results
### Cherryfield

Cherryfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Aston | 1,089 | 71.0 | −11.0 |
| | Green | Michael Dooley | 375 | 24.5 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Ken Wilson | 69 | 4.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 46.6 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,550 | 18.9 | −1.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.0 | |

### Halewood North

Halewood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shelley Powell | 1,071 | 54.4 | −12.1 |
| | Independent | Eric McIntosh | 771 | 39.2 | +18.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Thomas | 127 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 15.2 | −30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 23.9 | −2.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -15.2 | |

### Halewood South

Halewood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Barbara Dunn | 1,267 | 53.9 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Gary See | 1,007 | 42.8 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Adam Galloway | 77 | 3.3 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 11.1 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 29.2 | −2.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | +4.8 | |

### Northwood

Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Stuart | 1,154 | 76.0 | −10.5 |
| | Green | Russell Greenway | 296 | 19.5 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Turner | 69 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 56.5 | −16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 18.3 | −1.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 | |

### Page Moss

Page Moss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Del Arnall | 1,027 | 69.2 | −10.9 |
| | Green | John Carine | 382 | 25.7 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Copplestone | 76 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 43.4 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,497 | 18.8 | +0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |

### Prescot North

Prescot North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 1,364 | 59.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Ely | 790 | 34.7 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Gary McCormick | 123 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 25.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,322 | 30.0 | −0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | 1.9 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.4 | |

### Prescot South

Prescot South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Joanne Burke | 1,424 | 67.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Denise Allen | 615 | 29.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Gary Robertson | 65 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 38.5 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,116 | 29.4 | −3.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Roby

Roby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hughie Malone | 1,103 | 47.9 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Kirk Sandringham | 1,002 | 43.5 | +21.5 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Smart | 196 | 8.5 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 4.4 | −29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,330 | 31.0 | −0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 1.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -14.9 | |

### Shevington

Shevington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Brennan | 1,139 | 77.2 | −12.8 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Neil Dunne | 242 | 16.4 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | John Aspinall | 95 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 897 | 60.8 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,495 | 19.2 | −1.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |

### St Gabriels

St Gabriels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Crispin Evans | 1,345 | 86.8 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Antony Read | 205 | 13.2 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Michaels

St Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Kearns | 1,069 | 76.1 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Seed | 225 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Fletcher | 111 | 7.9 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stockbridge

Stockbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Donnelly | 997 | 74.5 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Paul Ryan | 270 | 20.2 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Tubey | 72 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Swanside

Swanside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Bannon | 1,208 | 56.9 | −24.4 |
| | Green | Paul Woodruff | 835 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jack Boyd | 80 | 3.8 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 17.6 | −54.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,143 | 28.3 | +0.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -27.2 | |

### Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ron Gaffney | 1,082 | 51.6 | +22.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Newman | 863 | 41.2 | −14.3 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Waters | 150 | 7.2 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 28.4 | −0.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 1.1 | +0.8 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | +18.4 | |

### Whitefield

Whitefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 1,400 | 85.4 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Darren Melling | 240 | 14.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 56 | 0.03 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |