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Knowsley 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

15 ward races

16 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

25.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, 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 and Unionist 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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Prescot North · 2 seats · won at 25.1% · +8.3 pts below quota
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 & 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
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

Prescot North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,205

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burke, M.	Liberal Democrats	1,128	26.8%	Elected
2	Smith, I.	Liberal Democrats	1,054	25.1%	Elected
3	Grierson, T.	Labour Party	1,008	24.0%
4	See, G.	Labour Party	898	21.4%
5	Leadbeater, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	117	2.8%

Electorate 8,770 · Ballots cast 4,205 · Back to ward index

Halewood South · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,921

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dunn, B.	Independent	935	48.7%	Elected
2	Rose, C.	Labour Party	892	46.4%
3	Letts, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	94	4.9%

Electorate 8,158 · Ballots cast 1,921 · Back to ward index

Roby · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,613

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Woodruff, P.	Green Party	1,280	49.0%	Elected
2	Malone, H.	Labour Party	1,246	47.7%
3	Waters, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	87	3.3%

Electorate 7,749 · Ballots cast 2,613 · Back to ward index

Whiston & Cronton · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 1,873

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gaffney, R.	Green Party	976	52.1%	Elected
2	Sedman, D.	Labour Party	897	47.9%

Electorate 7,480 · Ballots cast 1,873 · Back to ward index

Whitefield · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 2,023

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bennett, G.	Labour Party	1,062	52.5%	Elected
2	Morgan, J.	Independent	916	45.3%
3	Dillon, C.	FFS-FA	45	2.2%

Electorate 8,018 · Ballots cast 2,023 · Back to ward index

St Gabriels · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 1,883

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Golding, G.	Green Party	1,032	54.8%	Elected
2	Schumacher, J.	Labour Party	825	43.8%
3	Jameson, P.	Social Democratic Party	26	1.4%

Electorate 7,290 · Ballots cast 1,883 · Back to ward index

Page Moss · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.7 pts Valid ballots 1,590

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Arnall, D.	Labour Party	1,060	66.7%	Elected
2	Carine, J.	Green Party	530	33.3%

Electorate 8,858 · Ballots cast 1,590 · Back to ward index

Halewood North · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.6 pts Valid ballots 1,972

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Powell, S.	Labour Party	1,352	68.6%	Elected
2	Harvey, S.	Independent	464	23.5%
3	Jones, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	156	7.9%

Electorate 8,249 · Ballots cast 1,972 · Back to ward index

Prescot South · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.1 pts Valid ballots 1,876

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burke, J.	Green Party	1,296	69.1%	Elected
2	Owens, R.	Labour Party	580	30.9%

Electorate 7,459 · Ballots cast 1,876 · Back to ward index

Cherryfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.1 pts Valid ballots 1,535

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Aston, J.	Labour Party	1,138	74.1%	Elected
2	Riley, R.	Green Party	246	16.0%
3	Dunne, N.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	151	9.8%

Electorate 8,063 · Ballots cast 1,535 · Back to ward index

St Michaels · single-seat

Marginal winner 78.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −28.2 pts Valid ballots 1,488

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kearns, M.	Labour Party	1,164	78.2%	Elected
2	Taylor, J.	Green Party	324	21.8%

Electorate 7,120 · Ballots cast 1,488 · Back to ward index

Stockbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 79.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −29.6 pts Valid ballots 1,316

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Donnelly, J.	Labour Party	1,047	79.6%	Elected
2	Ryan, P.	Green Party	269	20.4%

Electorate 8,537 · Ballots cast 1,316 · Back to ward index

Swanside · single-seat

Marginal winner 81.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −31.2 pts Valid ballots 1,979

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bannon, C.	Labour Party	1,606	81.2%	Elected
2	Wickens, G.	Green Party	373	18.8%

Electorate 7,629 · Ballots cast 1,979 · Back to ward index

Northwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 82.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −32.5 pts Valid ballots 1,478

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stuart, M.	Labour Party	1,219	82.5%	Elected
2	Kirwan, M.	Green Party	259	17.5%

Electorate 8,992 · Ballots cast 1,478 · Back to ward index

Shevington · single-seat

Marginal winner 86.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −36.1 pts Valid ballots 1,443

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brennan, T.	Labour Party	1,242	86.1%	Elected
2	Greenway, R.	Green Party	201	13.9%

Electorate 8,183 · Ballots cast 1,443 · Back to ward index