The 2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. Following a boundary review, the number of seats was reduced from 63 to 45, with all of these new seats being up for election at the same time. This was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats ± Labour 42 21Liberal Democrats 3 3
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2015.
Number of seats reduced by 18.
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2016PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNetNet %% of total%№Net % Labour4542216.793.3 60.618,44514.5 Liberal Democrat9336.76.77.22,2013.8 Independent500.07.12,1535.8 Conservative1000.06.82,0691.2 First For Kirby300.06.41,9350.2 Green400.04.61,3862.4 UKIP700.04.11,2580.2 TUSC500.03.39901.7
Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 63 Labour
After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 42 3 Labour Liberal Democrat
Ward results
Cherryfield
Halewood North
Halewood South
Northwood
Page Moss
Prescot North
Prescot South
Roby
Shevington
St Gabriel's
St Michael's
Stockbridge
Swanside
Whiston and Cronton
Whitfield
Changes between 2016 and 2018
St Michael's by-election July 2017
Page Moss by-election March 2018
References