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Knowsley 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

15 ward races

16 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

87.5% 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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 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	11,790	31.5%	4	25.0%	5	31.3%	-1
Reform UK	11,529	30.8%	4	25.0%	5	31.3%	-1
Green Party	8,012	21.4%	3	18.8%	4	25.0%	-1
Independent	4,261	11.4%	4	25.0%	2	12.5%	+2
Liberal Democrats	1,059	2.8%	1	6.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	409	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Conservative Party	374	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	37,434	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

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

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

Halewood North · 1 seat · won at 28.4% · −21.6 pts below quota
Cherryfield · 1 seat · won at 30.9% · −19.1 pts below quota
Roby · 2 seats · won at 17.7% · −15.7 pts below quota
Prescot North · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · −13.8 pts below quota
Whiston and Cronton · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
Page Moss · 1 seat · won at 37.6% · −12.4 pts below quota
Shevington · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Stockbridge · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
Northwood · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
St Gabriels · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · −6.2 pts below quota
Whitefield · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · −5.2 pts below quota
Halewood South · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
St Michaels · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · −2.9 pts below quota
Prescot South · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Swanside · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota

Race results

Halewood North · single-seat

Marginal winner 28.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.6 pts Valid ballots 2,689

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Brian Beddows	Reform UK	765	28.4%	−21.6 pts	Elected
2	Terry Powell	Labour Party	708	26.3%	—
3	Kian Houltram	Green Party	562	20.9%	—
4	David Hooton	Independent	553	20.6%	—
5	Mark Salmon	Conservative Party	101	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,689 · EC ward code local.knowsley.halewood-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cherryfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.1 pts Valid ballots 2,032

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Hitchmough	Independent	628	30.9%	−19.1 pts	Elected
2	Josie Annesley	Reform UK	605	29.8%	—
3	Louise Harbour	Labour Party	572	28.1%	—
4	Ebony Higham	Green Party	227	11.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,032 · EC ward code local.knowsley.cherryfield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Roby · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −15.7 pts Valid ballots 5,428

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Bannon	Labour Party	1,237	22.8%	−10.5 pts	Elected
2	Gary See	Labour Party	959	17.7%	−15.7 pts	Elected
3	Ste Murray	Green Party	833	15.3%	—
4	Sue Cockerill	Reform UK	814	15.0%	—
5	Gary Robertson	Reform UK	804	14.8%	—
6	Alan McKenzie	Green Party	781	14.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 5,428 · EC ward code local.knowsley.roby.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Prescot North · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.8 pts Valid ballots 2,922

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Frances Wynn	Liberal Democrats	1,059	36.2%	−13.8 pts	Elected
2	Tony Cummins	Reform UK	980	33.5%	—
3	Tommy Grierson	Labour Party	770	26.4%	—
4	Peter Stanley Leadbeater	Conservative Party	113	3.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,922 · EC ward code local.knowsley.prescot-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whiston and Cronton · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.7 pts Valid ballots 2,537

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Gilbertson	Reform UK	920	36.3%	−13.7 pts	Elected
2	Sandra Gaffney	Green Party	865	34.1%	—
3	Denise Allen	Labour Party	752	29.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,537 · EC ward code local.knowsley.whiston-cronton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Page Moss · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.4 pts Valid ballots 1,870

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ria Rembadi	Green Party	703	37.6%	−12.4 pts	Elected
2	Robert Austin	Labour Party	593	31.7%	—
3	Jacob Maguire	Reform UK	574	30.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,870 · EC ward code local.knowsley.page-moss.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Shevington · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 2,259

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Guy	Independent	870	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Tommy Rowe	Labour Party	610	27.0%	—
3	Claire Louise Morton	Reform UK	568	25.1%	—
4	Lee Verdun Clark	Green Party	211	9.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,259 · EC ward code local.knowsley.shevington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stockbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.9 pts Valid ballots 2,050

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Josh Culley	Reform UK	802	39.1%	−10.9 pts	Elected
2	Lauren Buckley	Green Party	596	29.1%	—
3	Dennis Baum	Labour Party	574	28.0%	—
4	Olusoji Obayemi Arosanyin	Conservative Party	78	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,050 · EC ward code local.knowsley.stockbridge.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Northwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.8 pts Valid ballots 2,112

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alexander Hitchmough	Reform UK	849	40.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
2	Marie Roughley	Labour Party	583	27.6%	—
3	Neill Dunne	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	409	19.4%	—
4	Matthew David Kirwan	Green Party	271	12.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,112 · EC ward code local.knowsley.northwood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Gabriels · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.2 pts Valid ballots 2,186

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Cath Golding	Green Party	958	43.8%	−6.2 pts	Elected
2	Alan James Cockerill	Reform UK	693	31.7%	—
3	Vanessa Boateng	Labour Party	535	24.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,186 · EC ward code local.knowsley.st-gabriels.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whitefield · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.2 pts Valid ballots 2,247

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Brian Johns	Independent	1,006	44.8%	−5.2 pts	Elected
2	Robert Owens	Labour Party	650	28.9%	—
3	Claude Chonzi	Reform UK	591	26.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,247 · EC ward code local.knowsley.whitefield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Halewood South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.2 pts Valid ballots 2,571

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Joanne Harvey	Independent	1,204	46.8%	−3.2 pts	Elected
2	Peter Bradley	Labour Party	750	29.2%	—
3	Paula Johnson	Reform UK	617	24.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,571 · EC ward code local.knowsley.halewood-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Michaels · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.9 pts Valid ballots 1,832

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Matt Costello	Labour Party	862	47.1%	−2.9 pts	Elected
2	Cameron McClymont	Reform UK	611	33.4%	—
3	Crispin Evans	Green Party	359	19.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,832 · EC ward code local.knowsley.st-michaels.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Prescot South · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.5 pts Valid ballots 2,400

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kai Taylor	Green Party	1,212	50.5%	+0.5 pts	Elected
2	Mark John Phillips	Reform UK	658	27.4%	—
3	Diane Sedman	Labour Party	448	18.7%	—
4	Martins Otaniyen Iserhienrhien	Conservative Party	82	3.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,400 · EC ward code local.knowsley.prescot-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Swanside · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.6 pts Valid ballots 2,299

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Colin Dever	Labour Party	1,187	51.6%	+1.6 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Dunne	Reform UK	678	29.5%	—
3	Ant Canavan	Green Party	434	18.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,299 · EC ward code local.knowsley.swanside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index