2008 UK local government 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