← Knowsley (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort
Knowsley 2023
Local elections held 4 May 2023.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 17,236 | 59.0% | 9 | 56.3% | 10 | 62.5% | -1 |
| Green Party | 6,786 | 23.2% | 4 | 25.0% | 4 | 25.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 2,315 | 7.9% | 1 | 6.3% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,182 | 7.5% | 2 | 12.5% | 1 | 6.3% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 454 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 151 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| FFS-FA | 45 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 26 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 29,195 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and immediately before it (2022). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2023 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Halewood South · 1 seat · won at 48.7% · −1.3 pts below quota
- Roby · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · −1.0 pts below quota
- Whiston and Cronton · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
- Whitefield · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
- St Gabriels · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
- Page Moss · 1 seat · won at 66.7% · above quota
- Prescot North · 2 seats · won at 50.1% · above quota
- Halewood North · 1 seat · won at 68.6% · above quota
- Prescot South · 1 seat · won at 69.1% · above quota
- Cherryfield · 1 seat · won at 74.1% · above quota
- St Michaels · 1 seat · won at 78.2% · above quota
- Stockbridge · 1 seat · won at 79.6% · above quota
- Swanside · 1 seat · won at 81.2% · above quota
- Northwood · 1 seat · won at 82.5% · above quota
- Shevington · 1 seat · won at 86.1% · above quota
Race results
Halewood South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,921
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunn, B. | Independent | 935 | 48.7% | −1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rose, C. | Labour Party | 892 | 46.4% | — | |
| 3 | Letts, P. | Conservative Party | 94 | 4.9% | — |
Roby · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,613
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodruff, P. | Green Party | 1,280 | 49.0% | −1.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Malone, H. | Labour Party | 1,246 | 47.7% | — | |
| 3 | Waters, A. | Conservative Party | 87 | 3.3% | — |
Whiston and Cronton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,873
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaffney, R. | Green Party | 976 | 52.1% | +2.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sedman, D. | Labour Party | 897 | 47.9% | — |
Whitefield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,023
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bennett, G. | Labour Party | 1,062 | 52.5% | +2.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Morgan, J. | Independent | 916 | 45.3% | — | |
| 3 | Dillon, C. | FFS-FA | 45 | 2.2% | — |
St Gabriels · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,883
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golding, G. | Green Party | 1,032 | 54.8% | +4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Schumacher, J. | Labour Party | 825 | 43.8% | — | |
| 3 | Jameson, P. | Social Democratic Party | 26 | 1.4% | — |
Page Moss · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,590
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnall, D. | Labour Party | 1,060 | 66.7% | +16.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carine, J. | Green Party | 530 | 33.3% | — |
Prescot North · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 50.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,103
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burke, M. | Liberal Democrats | 1,128 | 26.8% | 53.7% | +20.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Smith, I. | Liberal Democrats | 1,054 | 25.1% | 50.1% | +16.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Grierson, T. | Labour Party | 1,008 | 24.0% | 47.9% | — | |
| 4 | See, G. | Labour Party | 898 | 21.4% | 42.7% | — | |
| 5 | Leadbeater, P. | Conservative Party | 117 | 2.8% | 5.6% | — |
Halewood North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,972
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powell, S. | Labour Party | 1,352 | 68.6% | +18.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Harvey, S. | Independent | 464 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Jones, D. | Conservative Party | 156 | 7.9% | — |
Prescot South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,876
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burke, J. | Green Party | 1,296 | 69.1% | +19.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Owens, R. | Labour Party | 580 | 30.9% | — |
Cherryfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,535
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston, J. | Labour Party | 1,138 | 74.1% | +24.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Riley, R. | Green Party | 246 | 16.0% | — | |
| 3 | Dunne, N. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 151 | 9.8% | — |
St Michaels · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 78.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,488
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kearns, M. | Labour Party | 1,164 | 78.2% | +28.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Taylor, J. | Green Party | 324 | 21.8% | — |
Stockbridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 79.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,316
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnelly, J. | Labour Party | 1,047 | 79.6% | +29.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ryan, P. | Green Party | 269 | 20.4% | — |
Swanside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 81.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +31.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,979
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bannon, C. | Labour Party | 1,606 | 81.2% | +31.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wickens, G. | Green Party | 373 | 18.8% | — |
Northwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 82.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,478
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart, M. | Labour Party | 1,219 | 82.5% | +32.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kirwan, M. | Green Party | 259 | 17.5% | — |
Shevington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 86.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +36.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,443
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brennan, T. | Labour Party | 1,242 | 86.1% | +36.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Greenway, R. | Green Party | 201 | 13.9% | — |