- Knowsley Council election, 2006
Elections to Knowsley Council were held on
4th May ,2006 . One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 51
*Liberal Democrat 12Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 17
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 77.3
votes % = 56.9
votes = 12,817
plus/minus = -3.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 2
loss = 1
net = +1
seats % = 22.7
votes % = 33.6
votes = 7,579
plus/minus = +0.2%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.3
votes = 1,201
plus/minus = +2.3%Election Summary Party
party = United Socialist Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.6
votes = 592
plus/minus = +2.6%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.8
votes = 188
plus/minus = +0.6%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 149
plus/minus = -0.5%Three Labour councillors were uncontested.
Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Lonergan
votes = 760
percentage = 73.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John White
votes = 276
percentage = 26.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 484
percentage = 46.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,036
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Smithson
votes = 812
percentage = 68.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edna Finneran
votes = 369
percentage = 31.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 443
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,181
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Birch
votes = 576
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Nicholson
votes = 533
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Socialist Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Thompson
votes = 310
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 43
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,419
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Fearns
votes = 794
percentage = 73.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Socialist Party (UK)
candidate = Eric McIntosh
votes = 282
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 512
percentage = 47.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,076
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marie Stuart
votes = uncontested
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Murphy
votes = 587
percentage = 63.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patrick Williams
votes = 342
percentage = 36.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 245
percentage = 26.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 929
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Laurence Nolan
votes = 765
percentage = 83.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leslie Rigby
votes = 156
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 609
percentage = 66.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 921
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Greer
votes = 634
percentage = 66.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Rossiter
votes = 314
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 320
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 948
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joseph McGarry
votes = 747
percentage = 57.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Friar
votes = 555
percentage = 42.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 192
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,302
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Wynn
votes = 867
percentage = 57.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Whiley
votes = 494
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Whatham
votes = 149
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 373
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,510
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christina O'Hare
votes = 988
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Robertson
votes = 851
percentage = 46.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 137
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,839
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Sharp
votes = uncontested
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Harvey
votes = 819
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Cunningham
votes = 789
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Swainbank
votes = 365
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mahmood Surti
votes = 236
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,209
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frederick Fricker
votes = 737
percentage = 56.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Peers
votes = 579
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 158
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,316
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Keith
votes = 882
percentage = 61.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gary Anderson
votes = 557
percentage = 38.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 325
percentage = 22.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,439
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Foulkes
votes = uncontested
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Wright
votes = 1,098
percentage = 75.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Robertson
votes = 350
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 748
percentage = 51.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,448
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pauline Kelly
votes = 660
percentage = 51.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Lappin
votes = 621
percentage = 48.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 39
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,281
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Newman
votes = 719
percentage = 51.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Yvonne Southern
votes = 685
percentage = 48.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 34
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,404
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Doris Keats
votes = 792
percentage = 62.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Fisher
votes = 288
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Gary Aronsson
votes = 188
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 504
percentage = 39.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,268
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/your_council/elections/borough_elect_result.html Results on council site]
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