2021 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2021 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Composition 2021
Map of the results

The 2021 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election.

Results summary

2021 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 12 Decrease 3 70.6 22 34 75.6 17,578 55.3 -3.1
  Green {{{candidates}}} 2 Increase 2 11.8 3 5 11.1 7,359 23.1 +2.2
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 2 Increase 1 11.8 1 3 6.7 3,120 9.8 +2.3
  Liberal Democrats {{{candidates}}} 1 Steady 5.9 2 3 6.7 1,875 5.9 +0.1
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,289 4.1 -2.4
  TUSC {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 379 1.2 New
  For Britain {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 73 0.2 New
  Workers Party {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 65 0.2 New
  SDP {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 61 0.2 New

Ward results

Vote totals and turnout figures for each ward were published by Knowsley Council in a combined results document.[2]

Cherryfield

Cherryfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Harris 1,271 76.7 Increase10.3
Green Michael Dooley 386 23.3 N/A
Majority 885 53.4
Turnout 20.3
Labour hold Swing N/A

Halewood North

Halewood North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Flute 1,058 50.8 Decrease19.0
Independent Suzanne Harvey 437 21.0 N/A
Conservative Jack Boyd 254 12.2 N/A
Green Thomas Large 232 11.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Sommerfield 101 4.9 N/A
Majority 621 29.8
Turnout 25.2
Labour hold Swing N/A

Halewood South

Halewood South (2 seats due to by-election)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edna Finneran 987 46.3 Decrease14.5
Independent Joanne Harvey 879 41.2 N/A
Labour Iain Hamilton 848 39.8 N/A
Independent Vicky Berry 793 37.2 N/A
Conservative Graham Tubey 218 10.2 N/A
Workers Party Clare Stranack 65 3.0 N/A
Turnout 26.2
Labour hold Swing N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A

The additional Halewood South vacancy arose after the death of independent councillor Allan Harvey in December 2019; the resulting by-election was combined with the seat's already-scheduled (COVID-19-delayed) 2021 poll.[5]

Northwood

Northwood[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie Connor 1,278 78.0 Increase13.9
TUSC Les Connor 238 14.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Les Rigby 122 7.4 N/A
Majority 1,040 63.5
Turnout 18.6
Labour hold Swing N/A

Page Moss

Page Moss[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ken McGlashan 1,000 58.1 Decrease17.2
Green John Carine 609 35.4 N/A
Conservative Ken Wilson 111 6.5 N/A
Majority 391 22.7
Turnout 20.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing N/A

Prescot North

Prescot North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carl Cashman 1,448 60.8 Increase5.9
Labour Tony Ely 763 32.0 N/A
Conservative Aaron Waters 171 7.2 N/A
Majority 685 28.8
Turnout 27.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

Prescot South

Prescot South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Pat Cook 1,182 61.1 N/A
Labour Denise Allen 751 38.9 N/A
Majority 431 22.3
Turnout 26.0
Green gain from Labour Swing N/A

Roby

Roby[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Harvey 1,188 47.4 Decrease11.8
Green Kirk Sandringham 1,028 41.0 N/A
Conservative Gary Robertson 291 11.6 N/A
Majority 160 6.4
Turnout 32.6
Labour hold Swing N/A

Shevington

Shevington[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aimee Wright 1,224 76.7 N/A
TUSC Neill Dunne 141 8.8 N/A
Conservative Julie Ranson 120 7.5 N/A
Green Graham Golding 110 6.9 N/A
Majority 1,083 67.9
Turnout 19.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

St Gabriels

St Gabriels (2 seats due to vacancy)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Walsh 804 44.5 Decrease21.1
Green Cath Golding 793 43.9 N/A
Labour Steff O'Keeffee 790 43.7 N/A
Green Julie Parker 582 32.2 N/A
SDP Patricia Jameson 61 3.4 N/A
Turnout 24.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Green gain from Labour Swing N/A

The additional St Gabriels vacancy was in the seat most recently won by Labour's Dot Johnson in 2018;[6] the reason for the vacancy has not been established from available sources.

St Michaels

St Michaels[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Lilly 1,174 75.8 Increase2.6
Green Graham Wickens 233 15.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dean Boyle 141 9.1 N/A
Majority 941 60.8
Turnout 21.8
Labour hold Swing N/A

Stockbridge

Stockbridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn O'Keeffe 1,048 77.9 N/A
Green Paul Ryan 297 22.1 N/A
Majority 751 55.8
Turnout 16.3
Labour hold Swing N/A

Swanside

Swanside[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Morgan 1,452 60.1 Decrease20.4
Green Paul Woodruff 962 39.9 N/A
Majority 490 20.3
Turnout 31.6
Labour hold Swing N/A

Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Byron 966 44.8 Decrease24.2
Green Sandra Gaffney 945 43.9 N/A
Conservative Gary McCormick 244 11.3 N/A
Majority 21 1.0
Turnout 28.9
Labour hold Swing N/A

Whitefield

Whitefield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve Smith 1,011 47.6 N/A
Labour Sean Donnelly 975 45.9 Decrease9.0
For Britain Christine Dillon 73 3.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Krelle 63 3.0 N/A
Majority 36 1.7
Turnout 26.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A

Changes 2021–2022

  • March 2022: Cllr John Morgan (Whitefield, Labour) resigned from the Labour Party to sit as an Independent, having already been suspended by the party.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections – Thursday 6 May 2021". Knowsley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Borough Council Elections – 6 May 2021". Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 McKeon, Christopher (7 May 2021). "Drama, recounts and upsets in Labour's Merseyside stronghold". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Allan Harvey". Halewood Town Council. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Allan Harvey". Halewood Town Council. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Knowsley Election Results 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Rand, Lisa (17 March 2022). "Kirkby Labour councillor quits party". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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