# 2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained its majority on the council.
The Green Party made two further gains from Labour to secure their status as the official opposition in the borough. Paul Woodruff took the seat from Labour’s Hugh Malone in Roby ward and Graham Golding secured a second gain for the Greens in St Gabriel’s ward. The Green Party also held their council seats in Whiston and Cronton ward and the Prescot South ward. The only other change was in Whitefield ward, with Labour’s Gary Bennett regaining the Kirkby seat from John Morgan, who had resigned from the Labour Party to sit as an Independent.

## Election result

2023 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 | 9 | 1 | 56.3 | 22 | 31 | 68.9 | 17,236 | 59.0 | –0.2 |
| | Green | 4 | 2 | 25.0 | 3 | 7 | 15.6 | 6,787 | 23.2 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 3 | 4 | 8.9 | 2,319 | 7.9 | –4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 | 2,182 | 7.5 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 454 | 1.6 | -+0.3 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 151 | 0.5 | –1.4 |
| | Freedom Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Cherryfield

Cherryfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Aston* | 1,138 | 74.1 | –10.8 |
| | Green | Ryan Riley | 246 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Neill Dunne | 151 | 9.8 | –5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 892 | 58.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 19.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Halewood North

Halewood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shelley Powell* | 1,352 | 68.6 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Suzanne Harvey | 464 | 23.5 | –13.0 |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 156 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 888 | 45.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Halewood South

Halewood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Barbara Dunn* | 935 | 48.7 | –6.0 |
| | Labour | Clare Rose | 892 | 46.4 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Letts | 94 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | 23.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Northwood

Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Stuart* | 1,219 | 82.5 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Matthew Kirwan | 259 | 17.5 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 960 | 65.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | 16.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Page Moss

Page Moss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Del Arnall* | 1,060 | 66.7 | +0.3 |
| | Green | John Carine | 530 | 33.3 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 33.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,590 | 18.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Prescot North

Prescot North (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Burke | 1,128 | 53.7 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith* | 1,054 | 50.1 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Tommy Grierson | 1,008 | 47.9 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Gary See | 898 | 42.7 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Leadbeater | 117 | 5.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Prescot South

Prescot South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Joanne Burke* | 1,297 | 69.1 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Owens | 580 | 30.9 | –6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 38.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.4 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Roby

Roby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Paul Woodruff | 1,280 | 49.0 | –0.8 |
| | Labour | Hugh Malone* | 1,246 | 47.7 | –2.5 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Waters | 87 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,613 | 33.8 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Shevington

Shevington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Brennan* | 1,242 | 86.1 | +21.6 |
| | Green | Russell Greenway | 201 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | 72.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Gabriels

St Gabriels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Graham Golding | 1,032 | 54.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Jo Schumacher | 825 | 43.8 | –3.7 |
| | SDP | Patricia Jameson | 26 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,883 | 25.9 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 3.0 | |

### St Michaels

St Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Kearns* | 1,164 | 78.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | James Taylor | 324 | 21.8 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 56.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 21.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Stockbridge

Stockbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Donnelly* | 1,047 | 79.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | Paul Ryan | 269 | 20.4 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 778 | 59.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | 15.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Swanside

Swanside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Bannon* | 1,606 | 81.2 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Graham Wickens | 373 | 18.8 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,233 | 62.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,979 | 26.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ron Gaffney* | 976 | 52.1 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Diane Sedman | 897 | 47.9 | –5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 25.2 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Whitefield

Whitefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Bennett | 1,062 | 52.5 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | John Morgan* | 916 | 45.3 | –8.4 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Christine Dillon | 45 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 7.3 | |