Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council is:
- Labour 50
- Liberal Democrat 13
Candidates edit
Shevington Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Halpin | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Edwin Kolodynski | ||||
Conservative | Edward Vose |
Park Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Dobbie | 624 | 62.40 | -37.60 | |
Liberal Democrats | John White | 376 | 37.60 | +37.60 |
Northwood Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Connor | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Wynn |
Whitefiled Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Gary Aronsson | 72 | 4.92 | -15.08 | |
Labour | Rosamond Smith | 629 | 42.96 | -37.04 | |
1st 4 Kirkby | Jennifer Wharton | 613 | 41.87 | +41.87 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wickham | 150 | 10.25 | +10.25 |
Cherryfield Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Grannell | 634 | 47.85 | -52.15 | |
1st 4 Kirkby | Ann Murphy | 487 | 36.75 | +36.75 | |
Conservative | James Nolan | 73 | 5.51 | +5.51 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donald Pryde | 131 | 9.89 | +9.89 |
Kirkby Central Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 4 Kirkby | Anthony Barton | 443 | 33.32 | +33.32 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher | 165 | 12.39 | +12.39 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Harris | 722 | 54.29 | -45.71 |
Prescot West Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Birchall | ||||
Green | Peter Cranie | ||||
Conservative | Antony Read | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith |
Prescot East Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Friar | ||||
Conservative | Suzanne Parry | ||||
Liberal Democrats | William Sommerfield |
Stockbridge Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Nield | ||||
Labour | William Weightman |
Longview Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Harvey | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Woods |
Page Moss Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Rigby | ||||
Labour | Thomas Russell |
St Michaels Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Moorhead | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Roberts |
St Bartholomews Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Moorhead | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Allison Mountaine |
Swanside Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Donnelly | ||||
Labour | Ronald Round | ||||
Conservative | Sheila Webster |
Roby Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Bannon | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Smith | ||||
Conservative | Robert Webster |
St Gabriels Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Ford | ||||
Labour | Brian O'Hare | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Walsh |
Halewood North Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christina Harris | 388 | 28.55 | -3.55 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shelley Powell | 693 | 50.99 | +6.99 | |
BNP | Antony Ward | 278 | 20.46 | +4.16 |
Halewood West Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Terence Powell | 405 | 36.39 | +10.89 | |
Labour | Bob Swann | 708 | 63.61 | -2.59 |
Halewood South Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Henry Birch | 691 | 46.63 | +5.53 | |
Labour | Edna Finneran | 502 | 33.87 | -7.03 | |
United Socialist | Eric McIntosh | 137 | 9.24 | -3.56 | |
Conservative | Joan Read | 88 | 5.94 | +0.74 | |
Independent | Andrew Thompson | 64 | 4.32 | +4.32 |
Whiston North Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Gaffney | ||||
Conservative | Louise Parry | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Yates |
Whiston South Ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorraine Donovan | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Southern |