Prescot South (ward)
53°21′25″N 2°52′34″W / 53.357°N 2.876°W Prescot South is a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Ward. The ward was created for the 2016 municipal election when the number of councillors on Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council was reduced from 63 to 45.[1]
The ward is in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency. [2]
Councillors
[edit]| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | David Williams [3] | Labour | |
| 2016–present | Denise Allen [4] | Labour | |
| 2016–present | Steff O'Keeffe [5] | Labour | |
| 2018–present | Kai Taylor [6] | Green | |
Election results
[edit]Elections of the 2010s
[edit]May 2019
[edit]Candidates so far declared:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Joanne Burke | ||||
May 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Kai Taylor | 1,520 | 65.5 | New | |
| Labour | Lynn O’Keeffe | 736 | 31.7 |  31.4
| |
| Conservative | Sheila Webster | 64 | 2.8 | 6.6
| |
| Majority | 784 | 33.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,322 | 32.8 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing |  34.7
|
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May 2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steff O'Keeffe | 1,151 | 63.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Denise Allen | 1,131 | – | – | |
| Labour | David Williams | 1,101 | – | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sophia Smith | 503 | 27.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Shaw | 502 | – | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Wickham | 338 | – | – | |
| Conservative | Sheila Webster | 171 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 648 | 35.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,960 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | N/A | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]• italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
[edit]- ^ "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ "New Knowsley Wards with Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor David Williams". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Allen". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Steff O'Keeffe". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Kai Taylor". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ Taylor, Kai. "Fantastic News, @Joburkegreengal has been selected to fight for the second Prescot South seat on Knowsley Council whilst Ron Gaffney has been selected to contest Whiston & Cronton Ward…". Twitter. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Prescot South". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.