The 2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained its majority on the council.
The Green Party made two further gains from Labour to secure their status as the official opposition in the borough. Paul Woodruff took the seat from Labour’s Hugh Malone in Roby ward and Graham Golding secured a second gain for the Greens in St Gabriel’s ward. The Green Party also held their council seats in Whiston and Cronton ward and the Prescot South ward. The only other change was in Whitefield ward, with Labour’s Gary Bennett regaining the Kirkby seat from John Morgan, who had resigned from the Labour Party to sit as an Independent. Election result
Ward results Vote totals and turnout figures for each ward were published by Knowsley Council in its election results archive and in a combined results document. Cherryfield
Halewood North
Halewood South
Northwood
Page Moss
Prescot North
The additional Prescot North vacancy was the seat formerly held by Carl Cashman, who moved to Liverpool and was elected to Liverpool City Council for Church ward on the same day.
Prescot South
Roby
Shevington
St Gabriels
St Michaels
Stockbridge
Swanside
Whiston and Cronton
Whitefield
Changes 2023–2024
By-elections
Whitefield
The Whitefield by-election was triggered by the disqualification of independent councillor Steve Guy after he failed to attend council meetings for six months.
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