2022 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2022 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
15 out of 45 seats (one third) up for election to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Graham Morgan Kai Taylor
Party Labour Green
Last election 34 seats, 55.3% 5 seats, 23.1%
Seats before 32 5
Seats won 10 2
Seats after 32 6
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 17,424 6,160
Percentage 59.2% 20.9%
Swing Increase 3.9% Decrease 2.2%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader N/A Unknown
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 3 seats, 9.8% 3 seats, 5.9%
Seats before 4 3
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 4 3
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 3,630 1,276
Percentage 12.3% 4.3%
Swing Increase 2.5% Decrease 1.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election


Labour

 Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 15 out of 45 — on Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

In the previous council election in 2021, Labour maintained its longstanding control of the council, holding 34 seats after the election. The Green Party formed the main opposition with five seats, while independent councillors and the Liberal Democrats held three seats each.

Background

History

Result of the council election when these seats were last contested in 2018
Result of the most recent council election in 2021

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Knowsley was a district of the Merseyside metropolitan county.[1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority was created in 2014 and began electing the mayor of the Liverpool City Region from 2017. The body was given strategic powers covering a region that encompassed the former Merseyside metropolitan county with the addition of Halton Borough Council.[2]

Since its formation, Knowsley has continuously been under Labour control. The Liberal Democrats had become the main opposition party by the late 1990s, and continued to win seats on the council until the 2010 election, when Labour won every seat. Labour continued to win every seat in subsequent elections until the 2016 election, when three Liberal Democrats were elected. The first Green Party councillor was elected to the borough in the 2018 election, with the Green Party winning a further two seats in each of the 2019 election and 2021 election to become the council's main opposition. After the 2021 election, Labour held 34 seats, the Greens held five and independent councillors and the Liberal Democrats held three each.[3]

The positions up for election in 2021 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won twelve seats on 66.2% of the vote while the Green Party, independents and Liberal Democrats won one seat each on 12.7%, 7.5% and 6.8% of the vote respectively. The Conservatives received 5.4% of the vote but didn't win any seats.

Electoral process

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elects its councillors in thirds, with one councillor in each of the fifteen wards elected for a four-year term in three years out of every four.[4][5] The 2022 election therefore elected fifteen of the council's forty-five councillors. The election used first-past-the-post voting, with each elector able to vote for one candidate in their ward and the candidate receiving the most votes being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Knowsley aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 34 Labour 32
Green 5 Green 5
Independent 3 Independent 4
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3

Results summary

2022 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 10 Decrease 2 66.7 22 32 71.1 17,424 59.2 +3.9
  Green {{{candidates}}} 2 Increase 1 13.3 4 6 13.3 6,160 20.9 -2.2
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 2 Increase 1 13.3 2 4 8.9 3,630 12.3 +2.5
  Liberal Democrats {{{candidates}}} 1 Steady 6.7 2 3 6.7 1,276 4.3 -1.6
  TUSC {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 553 1.9 +0.7
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 380 1.3 -2.8
  For Britain {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 18 0.1 -0.1

Ward results

Cherryfield

Cherryfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lonergan 1,372 84.9 Increase2.9
TUSC Les Connor 244 15.1 N/A
Majority 1,128 69.8
Turnout 1,616 20.3
Labour hold Swing N/A

Halewood North

Halewood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Powell 1,257 63.5 Decrease3.0
Independent Suzanne Harvey 724 36.5 N/A
Majority 533 26.9
Turnout 1,981 24.2
Labour hold Swing N/A

Halewood South

Halewood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joanne Harvey 1,115 54.7 +13.5
Labour Clare Rose 922 45.3 N/A
Majority 193 9.5
Turnout 2,037 25.3
Independent hold Swing N/A

Northwood

Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Bell 1,206 71.1 Decrease15.4
TUSC Neill Dunne 309 18.2 N/A
Green Matthew Kirwan 182 10.7 N/A
Majority 897 52.9
Turnout 1,697 19.1
Labour hold Swing N/A

Page Moss

Page Moss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Austin 1,145 66.4 N/A
Green John Carine 579 33.6 N/A
Majority 566 32.8
Turnout 1,724 20.1
Labour hold Swing N/A

Prescot North

Prescot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frances Wynn 1,125 50.6 Decrease9.7
Labour Thomas Grierson 965 43.4 N/A
Conservative Aaron Waters 133 6.0 N/A
Majority 160 7.2
Turnout 2,223 25.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

Prescot South

Prescot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Kai Taylor 1,315 58.9 Decrease6.6
Labour Dena Fairclough 841 37.7 N/A
Conservative Carl Cross 75 3.4 N/A
Majority 474 21.2
Turnout 2,231 29.7
Green hold Swing N/A

Roby

Roby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Bannon 1,247 50.2 Decrease5.9
Green Paul Woodruff 1,236 49.8 N/A
Majority 11 0.4
Turnout 2,483 32.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

Shevington

Shevington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tommy Rowe 1,206 64.5 Decrease25.5
Independent Jen Bamber 598 32.0 N/A
Conservative David Davis 49 2.6 N/A
For Britain Christine Dillon 18 1.0 N/A
Majority 608 32.5
Turnout 1,871 23.0
Labour hold Swing N/A

St Gabriels

St Gabriels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Cath Golding 1,033 52.5 N/A
Labour Tracy Agger 935 47.5 N/A
Majority 98 5.0
Turnout 1,968 26.9
Green gain from Labour Swing N/A

St Michaels

St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Ely 1,320 78.2 N/A
Green Thomas Large 218 12.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Madine 151 8.9 N/A
Majority 1,102 65.2
Turnout 1,689 23.7
Labour hold Swing N/A

Stockbridge

Stockbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Baum 1,150 79.6 Increase2.9
Green James Taylor 295 20.4 N/A
Majority 855 59.2
Turnout 1,445 17.4
Labour hold Swing N/A

Swanside

Swanside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Dever 1,667 80.0 Decrease1.3
Green Graham Golding 293 14.1 N/A
Conservative Will Finnan 123 5.9 N/A
Majority 1,374 66.0
Turnout 2,083 27.4
Labour hold Swing N/A

Whiston and Cronton

Whiston and Cronton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Allen 1,164 53.6 N/A
Green Sandra Gaffney 1,009 46.4 N/A
Majority 155 7.1
Turnout 2,173 29.7
Labour hold Swing N/A

Whitefield

Whitefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve Guy 1,193 53.7 N/A
Labour Louise Harbour 1,027 46.3 Decrease44.3
Majority 166 7.5
Turnout 2,220 28.0
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ↑ "Establishment of a Combined Authority for the Liverpool City Region" (PDF). 21 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Thorp, Liam; McKeon, Christopher (7 May 2021). "Knowsley Council 2021 election results as they happen". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2020.
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