2007 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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:

Election result

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Knowsley Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 18 0 1 -1 78.3 57.2 13,575 +0.3%
  Liberal Democrats 5 1 0 +1 21.7 30.7 7,300 -2.9%
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 7.4 1,757 +2.1%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 448 +1.1%
  United Socialist 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 283 -1.4%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 231 +1.0%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 154 -0.1%

5 Labour candidates were uncontested.

Ward results

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Cherryfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Aston uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Halewood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Smithson 590 44.0 −24.8
Labour Tina Harris 431 32.1 +0.9
BNP Tony Ward 218 16.3 +16.3
Conservative Karen Turner 102 7.6 +7.6
Majority 159 11.9 −25.7
Turnout 1,341
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Halewood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Smith 613 41.1 +0.5
Labour Edna Finneran 610 40.9 +3.3
United Socialist Andy Tomo 191 12.8 −9.0
Conservative Jean Read 77 5.2 +5.2
Majority 3 0.2 −2.8
Turnout 1,491
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Halewood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Hogg 733 66.2 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Donegan 283 25.5 +25.5
United Socialist Eric McIntosh 92 8.3 −17.9
Majority 450 40.7 −6.9
Turnout 1,108
Labour hold Swing
Kirkby Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Brennan uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Longview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Reid 702 58.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Woods 495 41.4
Majority 207 17.2
Turnout 1,197
Labour hold Swing
Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Garland uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Page Moss (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken McGlashan 783
Labour Veronica McNeill 716
Liberal Democrats Mark Wiggins 186
Liberal Democrats Les Rigby 153
Turnout 1,838
Labour hold Swing
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Dobbie uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Prescot East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joan McGarry 657 49.5 −7.9
Labour Dave Friar 565 42.6 +0.0
Conservative Robin Webster 105 7.9 +7.9
Majority 102 6.9 −7.9
Turnout 1,327
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Prescot West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Sommerfield 777 45.6 −11.8
Labour Phil Foukes 574 33.7 +1.0
Conservative Tony Read 200 11.7 +11.7
Socialist Labour Steve Whatham 154 9.0 −0.9
Majority 203 11.9 −12.8
Turnout 1,705
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Roby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Morgan 1,260 58.6 +4.9
Conservative Gary Robertson 889 41.4 −4.9
Majority 371 17.2 +9.8
Turnout 2,149
Labour hold Swing
Shevington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Grierson 647 68.9
Liberal Democrats John White 209 22.3
Conservative Geoffrey Allen 83 8.8
Majority 438 46.6
Turnout 939
Labour hold Swing
St Bartholomews (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Cunningham 871
Labour Andy Moorhead 848
Liberal Democrats Mal Swainbank 465
Liberal Democrats Pete Gresty 463
Turnout 2,647
Labour hold Swing
St Gabriels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Currie 616 46.4 −9.6
Labour Diane Oakford 587 44.2 +0.2
Conservative Susan Ford 126 9.5 +9.5
Majority 29 2.2 −9.8
Turnout 1,329
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Lilly 920 64.3 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Gary Anderson 510 35.7 −3.0
Majority 410 28.6 +6.0
Turnout 1,430
Labour hold Swing
Stockbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Baum 721 75.7
Independent Pop Muldoon 231 24.3
Majority 490 51.4
Turnout 952
Labour hold Swing
Swanside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Maguire uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Whiston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Gaffney 776 53.0 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Gerry Donnelly 514 35.1 −13.4
Conservative Louise Parry 175 11.9 +11.9
Majority 262 17.9 +14.9
Turnout 1,465
Labour hold Swing
Whiston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vince Cullen 913 54.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Southern 769 45.7 −3.1
Majority 144 8.6 +6.2
Turnout 1,682
Labour hold Swing
Whitefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Keats 918 80.0 +17.5
BNP Gary Aronsson 230 20.0 +5.2
Majority 688 60.0 +20.2
Turnout 1,148
Labour hold Swing
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