2000 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 18.0%. The election in Longview ward was postponed until June.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 61
• Liberal Democrat 4

Election result

Knowsley Local Election Result 2000

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18			-2	85.7	60.3	11,388	-9.1%
	Liberal Democrats	3			+2	14.3	24.2	4,567	+13.5%
	Conservative	0			0	0	11.3	2,139	-0.7%
	Independent	0			0	0	3.6	688	-4.1%
	Socialist Labour	0			0	0	0.5	90	+0.3%

Ward results

Cantril Farm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Francis O'Rourke	296	54.4	−0.1
	Independent	Ian Williams	224	41.2	−1.2
	Conservative	Robert Arnall	24	4.4	+1.2
Majority			72	13.2	+1.2
Turnout			544	15.0	−1.8

Cherryfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Smith	435	67.8	−8.2
	Independent	Norman Harris	157	24.5	+0.5
	Conservative	Anthony Upham	50	7.8	+7.8
Majority			278	43.3	−8.7
Turnout			642	15.3	+0.1

Halewood East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Smithson	1,154	65.9	+43.6
	Labour	Keith McGhee	454	25.9	−36.8
	Conservative	Gillian Robertson	142	8.1	−6.9
Majority			700	40.0
Turnout			1,750	23.7	+4.0

Halewood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Nicholson	458	67.8
	Liberal Democrats	Cecelia Saleemi	218	32.2
Majority			240	35.6
Turnout			676	16.6

Halewood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Hogg	459	67.2	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Smithson	224	32.8	+2.6
Majority			235	34.4	−5.2
Turnout			683	15.5	−2.4

Kirkby Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John King	561	90.9	−2.5
	Conservative	Charles Brent	56	9.1	+2.5
Majority			505	81.8	−5.0
Turnout			617	14.2	−3.2

Knowsley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Foulkes	501	56.0	−2.9
	Conservative	Thomas Fagan	393	44.0	+2.9
Majority			108	12.0	−5.8
Turnout			894	17.5	−4.0

Northwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Williams	546	90.2	+23.5
	Conservative	Andrew Pates	59	9.8	+7.2
Majority			487	80.4	+44.4
Turnout			605	16.4	−4.2

Page Moss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maragret Flaherty	534	70.0
	Liberal Democrats	June Porter	139	18.2
	Socialist Labour	Carole Whatham	90	11.8
Majority			395	51.8
Turnout			763	14.4

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Parker	605	59.8	−12.3
	Independent	John Gallagher	297	29.3	+7.5
	Conservative	Geoffrey Allen	110	10.9	+4.7
Majority			308	30.5	−19.8
Turnout			1,012	17.8	−2.7

Prescot East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph McGarry	599	62.1	+18.2
	Labour	Joan Molloy	366	37.9	−15.1
Majority			233	24.2
Turnout			965	21.7	+0.0

Prescot West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Byron	896	62.0	+11.2
	Labour	Derek McEgan	548	38.0	−8.6
Majority			348	24.0	+19.8
Turnout			1,444	31.8	+2.8

Princess

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth McGlashan	467	80.1
	Liberal Democrats	William Sommerfield	116	19.9
Majority			351	60.2
Turnout			583	13.7

Roby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christina O'Hare	766	45.2	−11.0
	Conservative	Gary Robertson	689	40.7	+11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Lappin	229	13.5	+13.5
	Independent	John Webster	10	0.6	−13.7
Majority			77	4.5	−22.2
Turnout			1,694	24.4	−1.6

St Gabriels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian O'Hare	472	55.5	−33.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Davis	312	36.7	+36.7
	Conservative	Susan Ford	67	7.9	−3.4
Majority			160	18.8	−58.6
Turnout			851	19.4	−0.1

St Michaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Curran	578	79.9
	Liberal Democrats	Inagh Smith	145	20.1
Majority			433	59.8
Turnout			723	16.7

Swanside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Maguire	858	70.7	−13.7
	Conservative	Stephen McPartland	190	15.7	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Wynn	166	13.7	+13.7
Majority			668	55.0	−13.8
Turnout			1,214	20.3	−1.5

Tower Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Halpin	529	88.5	−3.9
	Conservative	Thomas Lee	69	11.5	+3.9
Majority			460	77.0	−7.8
Turnout			598	10.7	−1.9

Whiston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Murphy	570	70.5	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Whatham	238	29.5	+8.0
Majority			332	41.0	−16.0
Turnout			808	15.9	−3.8

Whiston South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Howard	736	68.7	−9.0
	Conservative	Mark Salmon	204	19.0	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Lappin	131	12.2	+12.2
Majority			532	49.7	−5.7
Turnout			1,071	19.0	−3.7

Whitefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Keats	649	88.3	+15.9
	Conservative	Lorna Gough	86	11.7	+5.4
Majority			563	76.6	+25.5
Turnout			735	13.8	−0.4