Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council is

Labour 50
Liberal Democrat 13

Candidates

Shevington Ward

Shevington Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Halpin
	Liberal Democrat	Edwin Kolodynski
	Conservative	Edward Vose

Park Ward

Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Dobbie	624	62.40	-37.60
	Liberal Democrat	John White	376	37.60	+37.60

Northwood Ward

Northwood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Connor
	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Wynn

Whitefiled Ward

Whitefiled Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Gary Aronsson	72	4.92	-15.08
	Labour	Rosamond Smith	629	42.96	-37.04
	1st 4 Kirkby	Jennifer Wharton	613	41.87	+41.87
	Liberal Democrat	John Wickham	150	10.25	+10.25

Cherryfield Ward

Cherryfield Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Grannell	634	47.85	-52.15
	1st 4 Kirkby	Ann Murphy	487	36.75	+36.75
	Conservative	James Nolan	73	5.51	+5.51
	Liberal Democrat	Donald Pryde	131	9.89	+9.89

Kirkby Central Ward

Kirkby Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	1st 4 Kirkby	Anthony Barton	443	33.32	+33.32
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Fisher	165	12.39	+12.39
	Labour	Jacqueline Harris	722	54.29	-45.71

Prescot West Ward

Prescot West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Birchall
	Green	Peter Cranie
	Conservative	Antony Read
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Smith

Prescot East Ward

Prescot East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Friar
	Conservative	Suzanne Parry
	Liberal Democrat	William Sommerfield

Stockbridge Ward

Stockbridge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Nield
	Labour	William Weightman

Longview Ward

Longview Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Harvey
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Woods

Page Moss Ward

Page Moss Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Leslie Rigby
	Labour	Thomas Russell

St Michaels Ward

St Michaels Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Moorhead
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Roberts

St Bartholomews Ward

St Bartholomews Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Moorhead
	Liberal Democrat	Allison Mountaine

Swanside Ward

Swanside Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Gerald Donnelly
	Labour	Ronald Round
	Conservative	Sheila Webster

Roby Ward

Roby Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Bannon
	Liberal Democrat	Stephanie Smith
	Conservative	Robert Webster

St Gabriels Ward

St Gabriels Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Ford
	Labour	Brian O'Hare
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Walsh

Halewood North Ward

Halewood North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christina Harris	388	28.55	-3.55
	Liberal Democrat	Shelley Powell	693	50.99	+6.99
	BNP	Antony Ward	278	20.46	+4.16

Halewood West Ward

Halewood West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Terence Powell	405	36.39	+10.89
	Labour	Bob Swann	708	63.61	-2.59

Halewood South Ward

Halewood South Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Henry Birch	691	46.63	+5.53
	Labour	Edna Finneran	502	33.87	-7.03
	United Socialist	Eric McIntosh	137	9.24	-3.56
	Conservative	Joan Read	88	5.94	+0.74
	Independent	Andrew Thompson	64	4.32	+4.32

Whiston North Ward

Whiston North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Gaffney
	Conservative	Louise Parry
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Yates

Whiston South Ward

Whiston South Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine Donovan
	Liberal Democrat	Yvonne Southern

External links

Knowsley borough elections 2008

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

Liverpool City Council	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 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

Sefton 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

St Helens 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

Wirral 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

Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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