Knowsley Council election, 2003

Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 1st May, 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 20.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 55
*Liberal Democrat 11

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 18
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 78.3
votes % = 62.9
votes = 13,362
plus/minus = +2.0Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 21.7
votes % = 28.0
votes = 5,936
plus/minus = +6.4Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.5
votes = 1,169
plus/minus = -2.0Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.4
votes = 288
plus/minus = -3.7Election Summary Party
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.1
votes = 243
plus/minus = +0.7Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 154
plus/minus = -0.1Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 83
plus/minus = +0.4

2 Labour councillors were uncontested.

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Cunningham
votes = uncontested
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Grannell
votes = 786
percentage = 90.4
change = +18.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Gary Aronsson
votes = 83
percentage = 9.6
change = +9.6Election box majority
votes = 703
percentage = 80.8
change = +32.2Election box turnout
votes = 869
percentage = 20.5
change = +0.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shelly Powell
votes = 810
percentage = 52.4
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Cartin
votes = 597
percentage = 38.6
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Robertson
votes = 138
percentage = 8.9
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 213
percentage = 13.8
change = -2.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,545
percentage = 19.8
change = -5.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Lyons
votes = 476
percentage = 67.2
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sharon Fricker
votes = 232
percentage = 32.8
change = +11.7Election box majority
votes = 244
percentage = 34.4
change = -8.8Election box turnout
votes = 708
percentage = 16.9
change = -3.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Fearns
votes = 564
percentage = 77.7
change = +13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cecelia Saleemi
votes = 162
percentage = 22.3
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 402
percentage = 55.4
change = +10.0Election box turnout
votes = 726
percentage = 17.0
change = -5.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Brennan
votes = 577
percentage = 80.7
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Scully
votes = 138
percentage = 19.3
change = +19.3Election box majority
votes = 439
percentage = 61.4
change = -23.0Election box turnout
votes = 715
percentage = 16.0
change = -3.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Scoggins
votes = 488
percentage = 51.6
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Arnall
votes = 236
percentage = 25.0
change = -10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Whatham
votes = 154
percentage = 16.3
change = +16.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Davis
votes = 67
percentage = 7.1
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 252
percentage = 26.6
change = +4.4Election box turnout
votes = 945
percentage = 19.2
change = -3.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diane Reid
votes = 456
percentage = 82.5
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leslie Rigby
votes = 97
percentage = 17.5
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 359
percentage = 65.0
change = -6.4Election box turnout
votes = 553
percentage = 14.3
change = -3.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Hagan
votes = uncontested
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Russell
votes = 624
percentage = 64.9
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Edward Robb
votes = 288
percentage = 29.9
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Catherine Leidstrom
votes = 50
percentage = 5.2
change = +5.2Election box majority
votes = 336
percentage = 35.0
change = +10.6Election box turnout
votes = 962
percentage = 18.5
change = -5.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Crummie
votes = 811
percentage = 62.6
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Fisher
votes = 347
percentage = 26.8
change = +26.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = James Oakley
votes = 137
percentage = 10.6
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 464
percentage = 35.8
change = -3.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,295
percentage = 22.6
change = -4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John McGarry
votes = 511
percentage = 58.1
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Friar
votes = 368
percentage = 41.9
change = +3.5Election box majority
votes = 143
percentage = 16.2
change = -7.0Election box turnout
votes = 879
percentage = 19.8
change = -8.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Smith
votes = 725
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marjorie Sommerfield
votes = 689
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Dolan
votes = 439
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Friar
votes = 392
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,245
percentage = 24.6
change = -3.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Laurence Nolan
votes = 472
percentage = 87.4
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Nield
votes = 68
percentage = 12.6
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 404
percentage = 74.8
change = -1.6Election box turnout
votes = 540
percentage = 14.2
change = -2.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Morgan
votes = 1,242
percentage = 66.1
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Robertson
votes = 636
percentage = 33.9
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 606
percentage = 32.2
change = +10.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,878
percentage = 26.5
change = -2.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frederick Fricker
votes = 633
percentage = 50.6
change = +7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Knight
votes = 617
percentage = 49.4
change = -3.9Election box majority
votes = 16
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,250
percentage = 28.4
change = -0.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Baker
votes = 749
percentage = 81.7
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Porter
votes = 168
percentage = 18.3
change = -3.5Election box majority
votes = 581
percentage = 63.4
change = +7.0Election box turnout
votes = 917
percentage = 21.7
change = -1.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Round
votes = 1,059
percentage = 76.4
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Lappin
votes = 169
percentage = 12.2
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Webster
votes = 159
percentage = 11.5
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 890
percentage = 64.2
change = +6.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,387
percentage = 23.4
change = -2.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Sharp
votes = 612
percentage = 73.2
change = +14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Rossiter
votes = 168
percentage = 20.1
change = +20.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Patrica Oakley
votes = 56
percentage = 6.7
change = +6.7Election box majority
votes = 444
percentage = 53.1
change = +13.2Election box turnout
votes = 836
percentage = 13.0
change = -4.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sandra Gaffney
votes = 581
percentage = 62.0
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Sommerfield
votes = 356
percentage = 38.0
change = -10.5Election box majority
votes = 225
percentage = 24.0
change = +1.3Election box turnout
votes = 937
percentage = 18.1
change = -4.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Newman
votes = 745
percentage = 65.4
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lee Fricker
votes = 395
percentage = 34.6
change = +11.7Election box majority
votes = 350
percentage = 30.8
change = -12.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,140
percentage = 26.9
change = +3.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Clarke
votes = 707
percentage = 77.9
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Gallagher
votes = 201
percentage = 22.1
change = +22.1Election box majority
votes = 506
percentage = 55.8
change = -8.7Election box turnout
votes = 908
percentage = 16.9
change = -4.4

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