2006 UK local government election
Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 51
- Liberal Democrat 12
Election result
Knowsley Local Election Result 2006 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 77.3 | 56.9 | 12,817 | -0.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 22.7 | 33.6 | 7,579 | -0.7% |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1,201 | +2.5% |
| United Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 592 | +2.6% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 188 | +0.3% |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 149 | -1.1% |
Three Labour councillors were uncontested.
Ward results
Cherryfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Lonergan | 760 | 73.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John White | 276 | 26.6 | |
Majority | 484 | 46.8 | |
Turnout | 1,036 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Halewood North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Smithson | 812 | 68.8 | |
| Labour | Edna Finneran | 369 | 31.2 | |
Majority | 443 | 37.6 | |
Turnout | 1,181 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Halewood South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Birch | 576 | 40.6 | |
| Labour | Roy Nicholson | 533 | 37.6 | |
| United Socialist | Andrew Thompson | 310 | 21.8 | |
Majority | 43 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 1,419 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Halewood West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Fearns | 794 | 73.8 | |
| United Socialist | Eric McIntosh | 282 | 26.2 | |
Majority | 512 | 47.6 | |
Turnout | 1,076 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kirkby Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marie Stuart | uncontested | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Northwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Murphy | 587 | 63.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Williams | 342 | 36.8 | |
Majority | 245 | 26.4 | |
Turnout | 929 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Page Moss Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Laurence Nolan | 765 | 83.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Rigby | 156 | 16.9 | |
Majority | 609 | 66.2 | |
Turnout | 921 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Greer | 634 | 66.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Rossiter | 314 | 33.1 | |
Majority | 320 | 33.8 | |
Turnout | 948 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Prescot East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph McGarry | 747 | 57.4 | |
| Labour | David Friar | 555 | 42.6 | |
Majority | 192 | 14.8 | |
Turnout | 1,302 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Prescot West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Wynn | 867 | 57.4 | |
| Labour | Robert Whiley | 494 | 32.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Stephen Whatham | 149 | 9.9 | |
Majority | 373 | 24.7 | |
Turnout | 1,510 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Roby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christina O'Hare | 988 | 53.7 | |
| Conservative | Gary Robertson | 851 | 46.3 | |
Majority | 137 | 7.4 | |
Turnout | 1,839 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shevington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Malcolm Sharp | uncontested | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Bartholomews (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Harvey | 819 | | |
| Labour | Anthony Cunningham | 789 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Swainbank | 365 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mahmood Surti | 236 | | |
Turnout | 2,209 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Gabriels Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Frederick Fricker | 737 | 56.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Peers | 579 | 44.0 | |
Majority | 158 | 12.0 | |
Turnout | 1,316 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St Michaels Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Keith | 882 | 61.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Anderson | 557 | 38.7 | |
Majority | 325 | 22.6 | |
Turnout | 1,439 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stockbridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Foulkes | uncontested | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swanside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Graham Wright | 1,098 | 75.8 | |
| Conservative | Gillian Robertson | 350 | 24.2 | |
Majority | 748 | 51.6 | |
Turnout | 1,448 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whiston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Pauline Kelly | 660 | 51.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Lappin | 621 | 48.5 | |
Majority | 39 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 1,281 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Whiston South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony Newman | 719 | 51.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Southern | 685 | 48.8 | |
Majority | 34 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,404 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitefield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Doris Keats | 792 | 62.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher | 288 | 22.7 | |
| BNP | Gary Aronsson | 188 | 14.8 | |
Majority | 504 | 39.8 | |
Turnout | 1,268 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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