The 2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] Following a boundary review, the number of seats was reduced from 63 to 45, with all of these new seats being up for election at the same time. [2] This was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 42 | 21 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 |
Overall result compared with 2015.
Number of seats reduced by 18.
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2016 | |||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||
Stood | Elected | Net | Net % | % of total | % | № | Net % | ||
Labour | 45 | 42 | 21 | 6.7 | 93.3 | 60.6 | 18,445 | 14.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 2,201 | 3.8 | |
Independent | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2,153 | 5.8 | |||
Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 2,069 | 1.2 | |||
First For Kirby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 1,935 | 0.2 | |||
Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1,386 | 2.4 | |||
UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,258 | 0.2 | |||
TUSC | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 990 | 1.7 | |||
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
63 |
Labour |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
42 | 3 |
Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Harris | 1244 | 28.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Jayne Elizabeth Aston | 1242 | 28.5 | N/A | |
Labour | David Mark Lonergan | 1110 | 25.5 | N/A | |
First For Kirby | Jenny Bamber | 638 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Adam William Butler | 123 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 606 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan John Flute | 1319 | 27.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Shelley Powell | 1312 | 27.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Terry Powell | 1231 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Green | Phil Williamson | 353 | 7.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Bob Swann | 320 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Matthew Paul Smith | 274 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 966 | 20.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edna Finneran | 1339 | 23.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Tina Harris | 1333 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Gary Eric See | 1191 | 20.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Allan Harvey | 558 | 9.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Bren Tyrrell | 442 | 7.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Paula Marjorie Thomas | 324 | 5.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Andy Tomo | 330 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Graham Tubey | 215 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 781 | 13.7 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Connor | 1189 | 32.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Marie Ellen Stuart | 1103 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Mike Murphy | 779 | 21.2 | N/A | |
First For Kirby | Philip McKuhen | 606 | 16.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 583 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ken McGlashan | 1208 | 32.1 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | Veronica McNeill | 1123 | 29.8 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | Andy Moorhead | 1051 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Green | Kirk Anthony Sandringham | 385 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 823 | 21.8 | N/A | ||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Carl Cashman | 1254 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 1196 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Wynn | 1105 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Lynn O'Keeffe | 839 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Mike Kearns | 816 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Bill Weightman | 702 | 11.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Steve Whatham | 222 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Peter Allan Avery | 170 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 416 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steff O'Keeffe | 1151 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Denise Allen | 1131 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Dave Williams | 1101 | 22.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Terence Shaw | 503 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sophia April Smith | 503 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Loftus Wickham | 338 | 7.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sheila Mary Webster | 171 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 648 | 13.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maggie Harvey | 1364 | 22.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Pam Spall | 1316 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Sarah Joanne Spall | 1207 | 19.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Ray Cleary | 507 | 7.1 | N/A | |
UKIP | Gary John Robertson | 436 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tyrone Noon | 359 | 5.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Sam Robertson | 359 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Green | Martin Peter Mackarel | 343 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Johnny Webster | 212 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 857 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Mooney | 1060 | 30.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Tony Brennan | 1055 | 30.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Ray Halpin | 1047 | 30.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Neill Thomas John Dunne | 326 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 734 | 21.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Walsh | 1260 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Brian Michael O'Hare | 1207 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Christina Maria O'Hare | 1101 | 22.4 | N/A | |
UKIP | Fred Fricker | 472 | 9.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Sharon Marie Fricker | 401 | 8.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Neil Lawrence Miney | 354 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tony Read | 122 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 788 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Elizabeth Lilly | 1200 | 30.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Vickie Lamb | 1185 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Kay Moorhead | 1156 | 29.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | John David Price | 279 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ron Ford | 134 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 921 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margi O'Mara | 1069 | 30.5 | N/A | |
Labour | John Jason Donnelly | 1017 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Dennis John Baum | 986 | 28.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Gary Woods | 437 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 632 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham James Morgan | 1681 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Chris Bannon | 1606 | 30.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Colin Dever | 1444 | 27.4 | N/A | |
Green | Paul Kenneth Robert Marshall | 305 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ray Newland | 230 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1376 | 26.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Byron | 1433 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Tony Newman | 1343 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Gillian Flatley | 1303 | 23.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave O'Hara | 444 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Samantha Clare Smith | 343 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Elizabeth Sommerfield | 311 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Carl Robert Cross | 271 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 989 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Phillip Donnelly | 1089 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Norman Frederick Keats | 1063 | 24.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Ros Smith | 886 | 20.3 | N/A | |
First For Kirby | Geraldine Veronica Robertson | 691 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Brian Johns | 626 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 398 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Kearns | 716 | 86.6 | 3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dean Boyle | 58 | 7.0 | New | |
Green | Kirk Anthony Sandringham | 53 | 6.4 | New | |
Majority | 658 | 79.6 | 2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Del Arnall | 657 | 78.2 | 11.6 | |
Green | Kirk Sandringham | 74 | 8.8 | 1.4 | |
UKIP | Fred Fricker | 68 | 8.1 | New | |
Conservative | Aaron Waters | 41 | 4.9 | New | |
Majority | 583 | 69.4 | 10.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |||
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