2008 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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 Democrats	Edwin Kolodynski
	Conservative	Edward Vose

Park Ward

Park Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Dobbie	624	62.40	−37.60
	Liberal Democrats	John White	376	37.60	+37.60

Northwood Ward

Northwood Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Connor
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	Ian Smith

Prescot East Ward

Prescot East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Friar
	Conservative	Suzanne Parry
	Liberal Democrats	William Sommerfield

Stockbridge Ward

Stockbridge Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Nield
	Labour	William Weightman

Longview Ward

Longview Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Harvey
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Woods

Page Moss Ward

Page Moss Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Rigby
	Labour	Thomas Russell

St Michaels Ward

St Michaels Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Moorhead
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Roberts

St Bartholomews Ward

St Bartholomews Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Moorhead
	Liberal Democrats	Allison Mountaine

Swanside Ward

Swanside Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Donnelly
	Labour	Ronald Round
	Conservative	Sheila Webster

Roby Ward

Roby Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Bannon
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Smith
	Conservative	Robert Webster

St Gabriels Ward

St Gabriels Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Ford
	Labour	Brian O'Hare
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Walsh

Halewood North Ward

Halewood North Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christina Harris	388	28.55	−3.55
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	Steven Yates

Whiston South Ward

Whiston South Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine Donovan
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Southern

External links

• Knowsley borough elections 2008