2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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15 of 45 seats (One Third) to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	23.7% (1.3%)[2]
First party Second party   Party Labour Green Last election 12 seats, 66.2% 1 seat, 12.4% Seats before 40 1 Seats won 11 2 Seats after 37 3 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 15,877 5,665 Percentage 58.4% 20.9% Swing 7.8% 8.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 1 seat, 7.5% 1 seat, 6.8% Seats before 1 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 2 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,040 1,589 Percentage 7.5% 5.8% Swing 1.0%
Council control before election {{{before_election}}} Labour Subsequent council control Labour

The 2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[3] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	37	-3
	Green	3	+2
	Liberal Democrat	3	±0
	Independent	2	+1
Source: The Guardian[4]

Overall result compared with 2018.

2019 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	3	73.3	26	37	82.2	15,877	58.4	–7.8
	Green	2	2	13.3	1	3	6.7	5,665	20.9	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.7	2	3	6.7	1,589	5.8	–1.0
	Independent	1	1	6.7	1	2	4.4	2,040	7.5	±0.0
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,754	6.5	+1.1
	Socialist Alternative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	242	0.9	+0.4

Cherryfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jayne Aston	1,089	71.0	−11.0
	Green	Michael Dooley	375	24.5	+12.9
	Conservative	Ken Wilson	69	4.5	−1.9
Majority			714	46.6	−23.8
Turnout			1,550	18.9	−1.4
Rejected ballots			17	1.1	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.0

Halewood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shelley Powell	1,071	54.4	−12.1
	Independent	Eric McIntosh	771	39.2	+18.3
	Conservative	Mark Thomas	127	6.4	N/A
Majority			300	15.2	−30.3
Turnout			1,984	23.9	−2.1
Rejected ballots			15	0.8	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.2

Halewood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Barbara Dunn	1,267	53.9	+6.6
	Labour	Gary See	1,007	42.8	−3.0
	Conservative	Adam Galloway	77	3.3	−3.6
Majority			260	11.1	+9.5
Turnout			2,360	29.2	−2.9
Rejected ballots			9	0.4	+0.1
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	+4.8

Northwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marie Stuart	1,154	76.0	−10.5
	Green	Russell Greenway	296	19.5	+6.0
	Conservative	Pamela Turner	69	4.5	N/A
Majority			858	56.5	−16.5
Turnout			1,539	18.3	−1.6
Rejected ballots			20	1.3	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.3

Page Moss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Del Arnall	1,027	69.2	−10.9
	Green	John Carine	382	25.7	+5.8
	Conservative	Andrew Copplestone	76	5.1	N/A
Majority			645	43.4	−16.7
Turnout			1,497	18.8	+0.1
Rejected ballots			12	0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

Prescot North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Smith	1,364	59.9	−0.4
	Labour	Tony Ely	790	34.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Gary McCormick	123	5.4
Majority			574	25.2	−0.8
Turnout			2,322	30.0	−0.1
Rejected ballots			45	1.9	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.4

Prescot South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Joanne Burke	1,424	67.7	+2.2
	Labour	Denise Allen	615	29.2	−2.5
	Conservative	Gary Robertson	65	3.1	+0.3
Majority			809	38.5	+4.7
Turnout			2,116	29.4	−3.4
Rejected ballots			12	0.6	+0.5
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	+2.4

Roby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hughie Malone	1,103	47.9	−8.2
	Green	Kirk Sandringham	1,002	43.5	+21.5
	Conservative	Victoria Smart	196	8.5	−8.8
Majority			101	4.4	−29.7
Turnout			2,330	31.0	−0.1
Rejected ballots			29	1.2	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.9

Shevington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Brennan	1,139	77.2	−12.8
	Socialist Alternative	Neil Dunne	242	16.4	+6.4
	Conservative	John Aspinall	95	6.4	N/A
Majority			897	60.8	−19.2
Turnout			1,495	19.2	−1.5
Rejected ballots			19	1.3	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.6

St Gabriels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Crispin Evans	1,345	86.8	+10.1
	Conservative	Antony Read	205	13.2	+6.0
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
	Labour hold		Swing

St Michaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Kearns	1,069	76.1	−8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Seed	225	16.0	N/A
	Conservative	James Fletcher	111	7.9	±0.0
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
	Labour hold		Swing

Stockbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Donnelly	997	74.5	−2.2
	Green	Paul Ryan	270	20.2	+8.0
	Conservative	Graham Tubey	72	5.4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
Rejected ballots
	Labour hold		Swing

Swanside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Bannon	1,208	56.9	−24.4
	Green	Paul Woodruff	835	39.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jack Boyd	80	3.8	−5.5
Majority			373	17.6	−54.3
Turnout			2,143	28.3	+0.7
Rejected ballots			20	0.9	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-27.2

Whiston and Cronton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ron Gaffney	1,082	51.6	+22.4
	Labour	Tony Newman	863	41.2	−14.3
	Conservative	Aaron Waters	150	7.2	−3.8
Majority			219	10.4	N/A
Turnout			2,119	28.4	−0.7
Rejected ballots			24	1.1	+0.8
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	+18.4

Whitefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Morgan	1,400	85.4	−5.2
	Conservative	Darren Melling	240	14.6	N/A
Turnout			1,656
Rejected ballots			56	0.03
	Labour hold		Swing

"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.