Local Elections took place in Knowsley on Thursday, 2 May, with counting on Friday, 3 May.
One seat on each of the borough’s 15 wards was contested. 12 seats were held by Labour, one held by the Green Party; one held by the Liberal Democrats; one held by an Independent.
So today’s result mean no change to the overall political makeup of Knowsley Council.
The results for the Liverpool City Region Mayor and Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner will be counted on Saturday 4 May and results will be announced on the Liverpool Council website at www.liverpool.gov.uk and Choose my Police and Crime Commissioner website.
Here are the results in full:
Page Moss
John Carine, Green Party: 419
Ruth Shuk Fun Lee, Conservative: 78
Ken McGlashan, Labour & Co-operative Party: 1010
Turnout: 17%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Whitefield
Louise Harbour – Labour & Co-operative Party: 833
Steve Smith – Independent: 1030
Turnout: 23.1%
Result: INDEPENDENT HOLD
Swanside
Jade Escalante-Callejo – Green Party: 259
William George Finnan – Conservatives: 83
Graham Morgan – Labour: 1595
Turnout: 25.8%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
St Michael’s
Joan Lilly – Labour: 1154
James Brian Taylor – Green Party: 230
Turnout: 19.9%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Roby
Megan Dever, Labour: 1383
Carmen Escalante-Callejo, Green Party: 953
Turnout: 30.3%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Shevington
Cathy Connolly – Green Party: 281
Aimee Wright – Labour: 1150
Turnout: 17.6%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Halewood North
Lili Berry, Independent: 511
Alan Flute, Labour: 1300
Turnout: 22.4%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Prescot South
Diane Sedman, Labour: 686
Graham Wickens, Green Party: 1029
Turnout: 23.3%
Result: GREEN HOLD
St Gabriel’s
Crispin Evans – Green Party: 852
Chantelle Lunt – Labour: 923
Turnout: 24.8%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Northwood
Neill Dunne, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 224
Russell Greenway, Green Party: 146
Matthew Rawlinson, Labour: 1004
Turnout: 15.5%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Stockbridge
Lynn O’Keeffe – Labour: 1086
Paul Ryan – Green Party: 221
Turnout: 15.3%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Cherryfield
Sean Donnelly, Labour: 1254
Patrick Francis Gilmore, Green Party: 237
Turnout: 18.8%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Whiston and Cronton
Olusoji Arosanyin – Conservatives: 73
Terry Byron – Labour: 1026
Adam Heatherington – Reform UK: 116
Michael Antony Rutland – Green Party: 761
Turnout: 26%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Prescot North
Tommy Grierson, Labour: 891
Peter Stanley Leadbeater, Conservative: 91
Ian Smith, Liberal Democrats: 971
Turnout: 21.7%
Result: LIB DEM HOLD
Halewood South
Edna Finneran, Labour: 978
Suzanne Harvey, Independent: 955
Turnout: 23.2%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Live blog recap – here’s how the day unfolded…
1.36pm: Here’s our final result of the day.
Results for the Halewood South Ward
Edna Finneran, Labour: 978
Suzanne Harvey, Independent: 955
Turnout: 23.2%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
1.27pm: We now have our penultimate result of the day:
Results for the Prescot North ward
Tommy Grierson, Labour: 891
Peter Stanley Leadbeater, Conservative: 91
Ian Smith, Liberal Democrats: 971
Turnout: 21.7%
Result: LIB DEM HOLD
1.25pm – Another result:
Results for the Whiston and Cronton ward
Olusoji Arosanyin – Conservatives: 73
Terry Byron – Labour: 1026
Adam Heatherington – Reform UK: 116
Michael Antony Rutland – Green Party: Save Our Green Space 761
Turnout: 26%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
1.22pm – Three more results (and three more to go – Whiston & Cronton, Halewood South and Prescot North):
Results for the Northwood ward (Kirkby)
Neill Dunne, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 224
Russell Greenway, Green Party: 146
Matthew Rawlinson, Labour: 1004
Turnout: 15.5%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Results for the Stockbridge ward (Huyton)
Lynn O’Keeffe – Labour: 1086
Paul Ryan – Green Party: 221
Turnout: 15.3%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Results for the Cherryfield Ward (Kirkby)
Sean Donnelly, Labour: 1254
Patrick Francis Gilmore, Green Party: 237
Turnout: 18.8%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
1.15pm. Just six more results to come… so far, no change in political makeup of the council.
1.13pm – One more result just announced:
Results for the St Gabriel’s ward (Huyton)
Crispin Evans – Green Party: 852
Chantelle Lunt – Labour: 923
Turnout: 24.8%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
1.09pm – Four more results just declared:
Results for the Roby ward (Huyton)
Megan Dever, Labour: 1383
Carmen Escalante-Callejo, Green Party: 953
Turnout: 30.3%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Results for the Shevington ward (Kirkby)
Cathy Connolly – Green Party: 281
Aimee Wright – Labour: 1150
Turnout: 17.6%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Results for the Halewood North Ward
Lili Berry, Independent: 511
Alan Flute, Labour: 1300
Turnout: 22.4%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Results for the Prescot South ward:
Diane Sedman, Labour: 686
Graham Wickens, Green Party: 1029
Turnout: 23.3%
Result: GREEN HOLD
1.01pm – more results:
Results for the St Michael’s ward (Huyton)
Joan Lilly – Labour: 1154
James Brian Taylor – Green Party: 230
Turnout: 19.9%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
12.55pm We have our first results in the Knowsley Local Elections – as follows:
Results for the Page Moss ward (Huyton)
John Carine, Green Party: 419
Ruth Shuk Fun Lee, Conservative: 78
Ken McGlashan, Labour & Co-operative Party: 1010
Turnout: 17%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
Results for the Whitefield ward (Kirkby)
Louise Harbour – Labour & Co-operative Party: 833
Steve Smith – Independent: 1030
Turnout: 23.1%
Result: INDEPENDENT HOLD
Results for the Swanside ward (Huyton)
Jade Escalante-Callejo – Green Party: 259
William George Finnan – Conservatives: 83
Graham Morgan – Labour: 1595
Turnout: 25.8%
Result: LABOUR HOLD
12.48pm: It looks like the first declarations are not far away…
12.31am: Here are the turnouts by ward:
- Cherryfield: 18.8%
- Halewood North: 22.4%
- Halewood South: 23.2%
- Northwood: 15.5%
- Page Moss: 17%
- Prescot North: 21.7%
- Prescot South: 23.3%
- Roby: 30.3%
- Shevington: 17.6%
- St Gabriel’s: 24.8%
- St Michael’s: 19.9%
- Stockbridge: 15.3%
- Swanside: 25.8%
- Whiston and Cronton: 26%
- Whitefield: 23.1%
12.21pm. We now have turnout figures for the Knowsley Local Elections. Overall, the turnout was 21.48%. (15.35% turnout at the polling stations and 56.67% from postal votes).
12.18pm: Counting is now underway here at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park. 15 seats – one in each ward in Knowsley, are up for grabs.
11.51am – Verification is now complete, and counters are being given a 15 minute break before counting proper begins.
9.31am – verification of votes is now underway here at KLCP.
What’s happening today?
Counting in the 2024 Knowsley Local Elections take place this morning (Friday, 3 May 2024).
We will be bringing you live updates from the count, which is happening at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park.
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Watch the count live on YouTube
You can watch the morning’s proceedings from the count venue on the council’s dedicated YouTube channels – links below.
Main Announcements (where results will be declared)
When will City Region Mayor and PCC votes be counted?
The results for the Liverpool City Region Mayor and Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner will be counted on Saturday 4 May and results will be announced on the Liverpool Council website at www.liverpool.gov.uk and Choose my Police and Crime Commissioner website.