Knowsley Council election, 2000

Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 4th May, 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 18.0%. The election in Longview ward was postponed until June.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 61
*Liberal Democrat 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 18
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 85.7
votes % = 60.3
votes = 11,388
plus/minus = -9.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 14.3
votes % = 24.2
votes = 4,567
plus/minus = +13.5%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 11.3
votes = 2,139
plus/minus = -0.7%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.6
votes = 688
plus/minus = -4.1%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 90
plus/minus = +0.3%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Francis O'Rourke
votes = 296
percentage = 54.4
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ian Williams
votes = 224
percentage = 41.2
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Arnall
votes = 24
percentage = 4.4
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 72
percentage = 13.2
change = +1.2Election box turnout
votes = 544
percentage = 15.0
change = -1.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel Smith
votes = 435
percentage = 67.8
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Norman Harris
votes = 157
percentage = 24.5
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Upham
votes = 50
percentage = 7.8
change = +7.8Election box majority
votes = 278
percentage = 43.3
change = -8.7Election box turnout
votes = 642
percentage = 15.3
change = +0.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Smithson
votes = 1,154
percentage = 65.9
change = +43.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith McGhee
votes = 454
percentage = 25.9
change = -36.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Robertson
votes = 142
percentage = 8.1
change = -6.9Election box majority
votes = 700
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,750
percentage = 23.7
change = +4.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Nicholson
votes = 458
percentage = 67.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cecelia Saleemi
votes = 218
percentage = 32.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 240
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 676
percentage = 16.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Hogg
votes = 459
percentage = 67.2
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sarah Smithson
votes = 224
percentage = 32.8
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 235
percentage = 34.4
change = -5.2Election box turnout
votes = 683
percentage = 15.5
change = -2.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John King
votes = 561
percentage = 90.9
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Brent
votes = 56
percentage = 9.1
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 505
percentage = 81.8
change = -5.0Election box turnout
votes = 617
percentage = 14.2
change = -3.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Foulkes
votes = 501
percentage = 56.0
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Fagan
votes = 393
percentage = 44.0
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 108
percentage = 12.0
change = -5.8Election box turnout
votes = 894
percentage = 17.5
change = -4.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Williams
votes = 546
percentage = 90.2
change = +23.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Pates
votes = 59
percentage = 9.8
change = +7.2Election box majority
votes = 487
percentage = 80.4
change = +44.4Election box turnout
votes = 605
percentage = 16.4
change = -4.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maragret Flaherty
votes = 534
percentage = 70.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Porter
votes = 139
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Whatham
votes = 90
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 395
percentage = 51.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 763
percentage = 14.4
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ernest Parker
votes = 605
percentage = 59.8
change = -12.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Gallagher
votes = 297
percentage = 29.3
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Allen
votes = 110
percentage = 10.9
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 308
percentage = 30.5
change = -19.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,012
percentage = 17.8
change = -2.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joseph McGarry
votes = 599
percentage = 62.1
change = +18.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Molloy
votes = 366
percentage = 37.9
change = -15.1Election box majority
votes = 233
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 965
percentage = 21.7
change = +0.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eric Byron
votes = 896
percentage = 62.0
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek McEgan
votes = 548
percentage = 38.0
change = -8.6Election box majority
votes = 348
percentage = 24.0
change = +19.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,444
percentage = 31.8
change = +2.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth McGlashan
votes = 467
percentage = 80.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Sommerfield
votes = 116
percentage = 19.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 351
percentage = 60.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 583
percentage = 13.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christina O'Hare
votes = 766
percentage = 45.2
change = -11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Robertson
votes = 689
percentage = 40.7
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Lappin
votes = 229
percentage = 13.5
change = +13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Webster
votes = 10
percentage = 0.6
change = -13.7Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 4.5
change = -22.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,694
percentage = 24.4
change = -1.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian O'Hare
votes = 472
percentage = 55.5
change = -33.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Davis
votes = 312
percentage = 36.7
change = +36.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Ford
votes = 67
percentage = 7.9
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 160
percentage = 18.8
change = -58.6Election box turnout
votes = 851
percentage = 19.4
change = -0.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frederick Curran
votes = 578
percentage = 79.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Inagh Smith
votes = 145
percentage = 20.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 433
percentage = 59.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 723
percentage = 16.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Maguire
votes = 858
percentage = 70.7
change = -13.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen McPartland
votes = 190
percentage = 15.7
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Wynn
votes = 166
percentage = 13.7
change = +13.7Election box majority
votes = 668
percentage = 55.0
change = -13.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,214
percentage = 20.3
change = -1.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Halpin
votes = 529
percentage = 88.5
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Lee
votes = 69
percentage = 11.5
change = +3.9Election box majority
votes = 460
percentage = 77.0
change = -7.8Election box turnout
votes = 598
percentage = 10.7
change = -1.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Murphy
votes = 570
percentage = 70.5
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ann Whatham
votes = 238
percentage = 29.5
change = +8.0Election box majority
votes = 332
percentage = 41.0
change = -16.0Election box turnout
votes = 808
percentage = 15.9
change = -3.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Howard
votes = 736
percentage = 68.7
change = -9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Salmon
votes = 204
percentage = 19.0
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Lappin
votes = 131
percentage = 12.2
change = +12.2Election box majority
votes = 532
percentage = 49.7
change = -5.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,071
percentage = 19.0
change = -3.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Keats
votes = 649
percentage = 88.3
change = +15.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lorna Gough
votes = 86
percentage = 11.7
change = +5.4Election box majority
votes = 563
percentage = 76.6
change = +25.5Election box turnout
votes = 735
percentage = 13.8
change = -0.4

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