Prescot North is a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Ward. The ward was created for the 2016 municipal election when the number of councillors on Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council was reduced from 63 to 45.[2]

Prescot North
Metropolitan Borough ward
for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
CountyMerseyside
Population9,519 (2016)[1]
Registered electors7,365 (2016)
SettlementsPrescot (part)
Current ward
Created2016
First Round
Councillor
Frances Wynn
(Liberal Democrat)
Second Round
Councillor
Ian Smith
(Liberal Democrat)
Third Round
Councillor
Carl Cashman
(Liberal Democrat)
Number of CouncillorsThree
Created fromPrescot West
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituencyKnowsley (part)
St Helens South and Whiston (part)

The ward covers both parts of the Knowsley constituency and the neighbouring St Helens South and Whiston constituency.[3]

Councillors

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Election Timeline

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2016 Mike Wynn (LD) Ian Smith (LD) Carl Cashman (LD)
2018 Frances Wynn (LD) Ian Smith (LD) Carl Cashman (LD)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Councillor Details

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Term Councillor Party Notes
2016–2018 Mike Wynn [4] Liberal Democrat
2016–present Ian Smith [5] Liberal Democrat
2016–present Carl Cashman [6] Liberal Democrat Leader of the Liberal Democrat group, 2016 to present
2018–present Frances Wynn [7] Liberal Democrat

Election results

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Elections of the 2010s

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2018

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Prescot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frances Wynn 1,373 60.3  9.8
Labour Tony Ely 781 34.3  0.5
Conservative Aaron Waters 124 5.4  1.4
Majority 592 26.0  9.3
Turnout 30.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  3.5

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2016

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5th May 2016: Prescot North
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Carl Cashman 1,254 50.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith 1,196
Liberal Democrats Mike Wynn 1,105
Labour Lynn O'Keeffe 839 33.8
Labour Mike Kearns 816
Labour Bill Weightman 702
TUSC Steve Whatham 222 8.9
Conservative Robert Avery 170 6.8
Majority 415 16.7
Registered electors 7,365
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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Notes

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italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References

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  1. ^ "Knowsley". City Population.
  2. ^ "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "New Knowsley Wards with Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. ^ "Councillor Mike Wynn". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. ^ "Councillor Ian Smith". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. ^ "Councillor Carl Cashman". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. ^ "Councillor Frances Wynn". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. ^ "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. ^ "Election results for Prescot North". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.