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 12

Election 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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