2010 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Map of the 2010 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2010 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect a third of the members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, the council of Knowsley in England.[1] This was on the same day as the other local elections as well as the 2010 United Kingdom general election. The previous council election took place in 2008 and the following election was held in 2011. In the election, the council stayed under Labour Party control. Two weeks before election day, two Liberal Democrat councillors defected to Labour.[2]

Results

Party Previous Seats +/- 2008
Labour 48 Increase5 53
Liberal Democrat 15 Decrease5 10

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBC NEWS | Election 2010 | Knowsley council". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Waddington, Marc (25 April 2010). "Election 2010: Two Knowsley Lib Dems defect to Labour". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2026.