Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002

Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.^[1] Overall turnout was 23.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Labour 59
Liberal Democrat 7

Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2002
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19			-3	86.4	60.9	15,969	+0.6%
	Liberal Democrat	3			+3	13.6	21.6	5,665	-2.6%
	Conservative	0			0	0	7.5	1,968	-3.8%
	Independent	0			0	0	5.1	1,347	+1.5%
	Kirkby Labour Alliance Party	0			0	0	3.7	957	+3.7%
	Socialist Labour	0			0	0	0.8	203	+0.3%
	Green	0			0	0	0.4	93	+0.4%

Ward results

Cantril Farm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Weiightman	454	61.1	+6.7
	Independent	Ian Williams	268	36.1	-5.1
	Conservative	Delyth Arnall	21	2.8	-1.6
Majority			186	25.0	+11.8
Turnout			743	20.9	+6.9

Cherryfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jayne Aston	604	71.7	+3.9
	Independent	Norman Harris	192	22.8	-1.7
	Conservative	Charles Brent	46	5.5	-2.3
Majority			397	48.6	+5.3
Turnout			842	19.6	+4.3

Halewood East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Smithson	1,096	54.4	-11.5
	Labour	Lindsey Moorhead-Taylor	775	38.5	+12.6
	Conservative	Gillian Robertson	143	7.1	-1.0
Majority			421	15.9	-24.1
Turnout			2,014	25.7	+2.0

Halewood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Moorrhead	552	64.3	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Sharon Fricker	181	21.1	-11.1
	Socialist Labour	Stephen Whatham	125	14.6	+14.6
Majority			371	43.2	+7.6
Turnout			858	20.1	+3.5

Halewood West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Swann	633	63.9	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Shelly Powell	193	19.5	-13.3
	Independent	Frederick Gibb	113	11.4	+11.4
	Socialist Labour	Eric McIntosh	51	5.2	+5.2
Majority			440	44.4	+10.4
Turnout			990	22.7	+7.2

Kirkby Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Harris	841	92.2	+1.3
	Conservative	Douglas Christie	71	7.8	-1.3
Majority			770	84.4	+2.6
Turnout			912	19.8	+5.6

Knowsley Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrica Devlin	658	57.3	+1.3
	Conservative	Robert Arnall	403	35.1	-8.9
	Liberal Democrat	John Nield	87	7.6	+7.6
Majority			255	22.2	+10.2
Turnout			1,148	22.8	+5.3

Longview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Kearns	627	85.7	+28.4
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Davis	105	14.3	-21.0
Majority			522	71.4	+49.4
Turnout			732	18.2	+2.5

Northwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Connor	606	70.5	-19.7
	Kirkby Labour Alliance Party	George Rowe	209	24.3	+24.3
	Conservative	Thomas Fagan	45	5.2	-4.6
Majority			397	46.2	-34.2
Turnout			860	24.6	+8.2

Page Moss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Murphy	720	56.1	-13.9
	Independent	Edward Robb	407	31.7	+31.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kathleen Lappin	129	10.1	-8.1
	Socialist Labour	Carole Whatham	27	2.1	-9.7
Majority			313	24.4	-27.4
Turnout			1,283	24.4	+10.0

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lonergan	979	63.0	+3.2
	Kirkby Labour Alliance Party	Peter Fisher	375	24.1	+24.1
	Conservative	Geoffrey Allen	106	6.8	-4.1
	Green	James Oakley	93	6.0	+6.0
Majority			604	38.9	+8.4
Turnout			1,553	26.7	+8.9

Prescot East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Waring	786	61.6	-0.5
	Labour	Jacqueline Friar	489	38.4	+0.5
Majority			297	23.2	-1.0
Turnout			1,275	28.4	+6.7

Prescot West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Denis Rimmer	784	55.8	-6.2
	Labour	George Hayward	531	37.8	-0.2
	Conservative	Sylvia Christie	91	6.5	+6.5
Majority			253	18.0	-6.0
Turnout			1,406	28.5	-3.3

Princess
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Quirk	605	88.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrat	June Porter	81	11.8	-8.1
Majority			524	76.4	+16.2
Turnout			686	17.1	+3.4

Roby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Quilliam	1,142	54.9	+9.7
	Conservative	Gary Robertson	691	33.2	-7.5
	Liberal Democrat	Cecilia Saleemi	249	12.0	-1.5
Majority			451	21.7	+17.2
Turnout			2,082	29.4	+5.0

St Gabriels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Hedges	700	53.3	-2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Frederick Fricker	573	43.6	+6.9
	Conservative	Ronald Robinson	41	3.1	-4.8
Majority			127	9.7	-9.1
Turnout			1,314	29.1	+9.7

St Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Keith	775	78.2	-1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Rimmer	216	21.8	+1.7
Majority			559	56.4	-3.4
Turnout			991	23.1	+6.4

Swanside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Wright	1,105	72.3	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	John Waring	227	14.8	+1.1
	Conservative	Thomas Lee	197	12.9	-2.8
Majority			878	57.5	+2.5
Turnout			1,529	25.5	+5.2

Tower Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Grierson	649	58.8	-29.7
	Independent	John Bennett	208	18.9	+18.9
	Kirkby Labour Alliance Party	Michael Scully	200	18.1	+18.1
	Conservative	Gillian Allen	46	4.2	-7.3
Majority			441	39.9	-37.1
Turnout			1,103	17.7	+7.0

Whiston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Gaffney	674	51.5	-19.0
	Liberal Democrat	Marjorie Sommerfield	635	48.5	+19.0
Majority			39	3.0	-38.0
Turnout			1,309	22.7	+6.8

Whiston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent Cullen	927	65.8	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Joan McGarry	323	22.9	+10.7
	Independent	Mark Salmon	159	11.3	+11.3
Majority			604	42.9	-6.8
Turnout			1,409	23.9	+4.9

Whitefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doris Keats	923	79.4	-8.9
	Kirkby Labour Alliance Party	John Gallagher	173	14.9	+14.9
	Conservative	Lorna Gough	67	5.8	-5.9
Majority			750	64.5	-12.1
Turnout			1,163	21.3	+7.5

References

↑ "Knowsley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

Council elections in Merseyside

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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