# 2003 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 20.7%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 55
* Liberal Democrat 11

## Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 18 | -2 | 78.3 | 62.9 | 13,362 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | +2 | 21.7 | 28.0 | 5,936 | +6.4 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 1,169 | -2.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 288 | -3.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 243 | +0.7 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 154 | -0.1 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 83 | +0.4 |
2 Labour councillors were uncontested.

## Ward results

Cantril Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Cunningham | uncontested | | |
Cherryfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Grannell | 786 | 90.4 | +18.7 |
| | BNP | Gary Aronsson | 83 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | 80.8 | +32.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 20.5 | +0.9 |
Halewood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shelly Powell | 810 | 52.4 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | William Cartin | 597 | 38.6 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Robertson | 138 | 8.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 13.8 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,545 | 19.8 | −5.9 |
Halewood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Lyons | 476 | 67.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Fricker | 232 | 32.8 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 34.4 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 708 | 16.9 | −3.2 |
Halewood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Fearns | 564 | 77.7 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecelia Saleemi | 162 | 22.3 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 55.4 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 726 | 17.0 | −5.7 |
Kirkby Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Brennan | 577 | 80.7 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Scully | 138 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 61.4 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 715 | 16.0 | −3.8 |
Knowsley Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Scoggins | 488 | 51.6 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Arnall | 236 | 25.0 | −10.1 |
| | Socialist Labour | Stephen Whatham | 154 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Davis | 67 | 7.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 26.6 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 945 | 19.2 | −3.6 |
Longview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Reid | 456 | 82.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Rigby | 97 | 17.5 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 65.0 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 553 | 14.3 | −3.9 |
Northwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Hagan | uncontested | | |
Page Moss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Russell | 624 | 64.9 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Edward Robb | 288 | 29.9 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Catherine Leidstrom | 50 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 35.0 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 18.5 | −5.9 |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Crummie | 811 | 62.6 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher | 347 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| | Green | James Oakley | 137 | 10.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 35.8 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 22.6 | −4.1 |
Prescot East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McGarry | 511 | 58.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | David Friar | 368 | 41.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 16.2 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 879 | 19.8 | −8.6 |
Prescot West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 725 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Sommerfield | 689 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Dolan | 439 | | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Friar | 392 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 24.6 | −3.9 |
Princess :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Nolan | 472 | 87.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Nield | 68 | 12.6 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 74.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 540 | 14.2 | −2.9 |
Roby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Morgan | 1,242 | 66.1 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Robertson | 636 | 33.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 32.2 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 26.5 | −2.9 |
St Gabriels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Fricker | 633 | 50.6 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | James Keight | 617 | 49.4 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,250 | 28.4 | −0.7 |
St Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Baker | 749 | 81.7 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Porter | 168 | 18.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 63.4 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 917 | 21.7 | −1.6 |
Swanside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Round | 1,059 | 76.4 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Lappin | 169 | 12.2 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Webster | 159 | 11.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 64.2 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 | 23.4 | −2.1 |
Tower Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Sharp | 612 | 73.2 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Rossiter | 168 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| | Green | Patrica Oakley | 56 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 53.1 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836 | 13.0 | −4.7 |
Whiston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Gaffney | 581 | 62.0 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Sommerfield | 356 | 38.0 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 24.0 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 937 | 18.1 | −4.6 |
Whiston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Newman | 745 | 65.4 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Fricker | 395 | 34.6 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 30.8 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | 26.9 | +3.0 |
Whitefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Clarke | 707 | 77.9 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gallagher | 201 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 55.8 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | 16.9 | −4.4 |