Knowsley Council election, 2002

Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 23.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 59
*Liberal Democrat 7

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 19
gain =
loss =
net = -3
seats % = 86.4
votes % = 60.9
votes = 15,969
plus/minus = +0.6%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +3
seats % = 13.6
votes % = 21.6
votes = 5,665
plus/minus = -2.6%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 7.5
votes = 1,968
plus/minus = -3.8%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.1
votes = 1,347
plus/minus = +1.5%Election Summary
party = Kirkby Labour Alliance Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.7
votes = 957
plus/minus = +3.7%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.8
votes = 203
plus/minus = +0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 93
plus/minus = +0.4%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Weiightman
votes = 454
percentage = 61.1
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ian Williams
votes = 268
percentage = 36.1
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Delyth Arnall
votes = 21
percentage = 2.8
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 25.0
change = +11.8Election box turnout
votes = 743
percentage = 20.9
change = +6.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jayne Aston
votes = 604
percentage = 71.7
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Norman Harris
votes = 192
percentage = 22.8
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Brent
votes = 46
percentage = 5.5
change = -2.3Election box majority
votes = 397
percentage = 48.6
change = +5.3Election box turnout
votes = 842
percentage = 19.6
change = +4.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sarah Smithson
votes = 1,096
percentage = 54.4
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lindsey Moorhead-Taylor
votes = 775
percentage = 38.5
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Robertson
votes = 143
percentage = 7.1
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 421
percentage = 15.9
change = -24.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,014
percentage = 25.7
change = +2.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Moorrhead
votes = 552
percentage = 64.3
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sharon Fricker
votes = 181
percentage = 21.1
change = -11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Whatham
votes = 125
percentage = 14.6
change = +14.6Election box majority
votes = 371
percentage = 43.2
change = +7.6Election box turnout
votes = 858
percentage = 20.1
change = +3.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Swann
votes = 633
percentage = 63.9
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shelly Powell
votes = 193
percentage = 19.5
change = -13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Frederick Gibb
votes = 113
percentage = 11.4
change = +11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric McIntosh
votes = 51
percentage = 5.2
change = +5.2Election box majority
votes = 440
percentage = 44.4
change = +10.4Election box turnout
votes = 990
percentage = 22.7
change = +7.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Harris
votes = 841
percentage = 92.2
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Douglas Christie
votes = 71
percentage = 7.8
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 770
percentage = 84.4
change = +2.6Election box turnout
votes = 912
percentage = 19.8
change = +5.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrica Devlin
votes = 658
percentage = 57.3
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Arnall
votes = 403
percentage = 35.1
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Nield
votes = 87
percentage = 7.6
change = +7.6Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 22.2
change = +10.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,148
percentage = 22.8
change = +5.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Kearns
votes = 627
percentage = 85.7
change = +28.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Davis
votes = 105
percentage = 14.3
change = -21.0Election box majority
votes = 522
percentage = 71.4
change = +49.4Election box turnout
votes = 732
percentage = 18.2
change = +2.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Connor
votes = 606
percentage = 70.5
change = -19.7Election box candidate
party = Kirkby Labour Alliance Party
candidate = George Rowe
votes = 209
percentage = 24.3
change = +24.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Fagan
votes = 45
percentage = 5.2
change = -4.6Election box majority
votes = 397
percentage = 46.2
change = -34.2Election box turnout
votes = 860
percentage = 24.6
change = +8.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Murphy
votes = 720
percentage = 56.1
change = -13.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Edward Robb
votes = 407
percentage = 31.7
change = +31.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Lappin
votes = 129
percentage = 10.1
change = -8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Whatham
votes = 27
percentage = 2.1
change = -9.7Election box majority
votes = 313
percentage = 24.4
change = -27.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,283
percentage = 24.4
change = +10.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Lonergan
votes = 979
percentage = 63.0
change = +3.2Election box candidate
party = Kirkby Labour Alliance Party
candidate = Peter Fisher
votes = 375
percentage = 24.1
change = +24.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Allen
votes = 106
percentage = 6.8
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = James Oakley
votes = 93
percentage = 6.0
change = +6.0Election box majority
votes = 604
percentage = 38.9
change = +8.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,553
percentage = 26.7
change = +8.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jean Waring
votes = 786
percentage = 61.6
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Friar
votes = 489
percentage = 38.4
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 297
percentage = 23.2
change = -1.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,275
percentage = 28.4
change = +6.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Denis Rimmer
votes = 784
percentage = 55.8
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Hayward
votes = 531
percentage = 37.8
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sylvia Christie
votes = 91
percentage = 6.5
change = +6.5Election box majority
votes = 253
percentage = 18.0
change = -6.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,406
percentage = 28.5
change = -3.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Quirk
votes = 605
percentage = 88.2
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Porter
votes = 81
percentage = 11.8
change = -8.1Election box majority
votes = 524
percentage = 76.4
change = +16.2Election box turnout
votes = 686
percentage = 17.1
change = +3.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Quilliam
votes = 1,142
percentage = 54.9
change = +9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Robertson
votes = 691
percentage = 33.2
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cecilia Saleemi
votes = 249
percentage = 12.0
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 451
percentage = 21.7
change = +17.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,082
percentage = 29.4
change = +5.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Hedges
votes = 700
percentage = 53.3
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frederick Fricker
votes = 573
percentage = 43.6
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Robinson
votes = 41
percentage = 3.1
change = -4.8Election box majority
votes = 127
percentage = 9.7
change = -9.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,314
percentage = 29.1
change = +9.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Keith
votes = 775
percentage = 78.2
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jean Rimmer
votes = 216
percentage = 21.8
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 559
percentage = 56.4
change = -3.4Election box turnout
votes = 991
percentage = 23.1
change = +6.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Wright
votes = 1,105
percentage = 72.3
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Waring
votes = 227
percentage = 14.8
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Lee
votes = 197
percentage = 12.9
change = -2.8Election box majority
votes = 878
percentage = 57.5
change = +2.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,529
percentage = 25.5
change = +5.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Grierson
votes = 649
percentage = 58.8
change = -29.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Bennett
votes = 208
percentage = 18.9
change = +18.9Election box candidate
party = Kirkby Labour Alliance Party
candidate = Michael Scully
votes = 200
percentage = 18.1
change = +18.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Allen
votes = 46
percentage = 4.2
change = -7.3Election box majority
votes = 441
percentage = 39.9
change = -37.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,103
percentage = 17.7
change = +7.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Gaffney
votes = 674
percentage = 51.5
change = -19.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marjorie Sommerfield
votes = 635
percentage = 48.5
change = +19.0Election box majority
votes = 39
percentage = 3.0
change = -38.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,309
percentage = 22.7
change = +6.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vincent Cullen
votes = 927
percentage = 65.8
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joan McGarry
votes = 323
percentage = 22.9
change = +10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Salmon
votes = 159
percentage = 11.3
change = +11.3Election box majority
votes = 604
percentage = 42.9
change = -6.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,409
percentage = 23.9
change = +4.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Doris Keats
votes = 923
percentage = 79.4
change = -8.9Election box candidate
party = Kirkby Labour Alliance Party
candidate = John Gallagher
votes = 173
percentage = 14.9
change = +14.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lorna Gough
votes = 67
percentage = 5.8
change = -5.9Election box majority
votes = 750
percentage = 64.5
change = -12.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,163
percentage = 21.3
change = +7.5

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