2003 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election December 2013 April 2026 Elections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/146.stm Local elections 2009-12-16 BBC News Online Overall turnout was 20.7%. After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 55 Liberal Democrat 11 Election result Knowsley local election result 2003 Labour Party (UK) 18 -2 78.3 62.9 13,362 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 +2 21.7 28.0 5,936 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 5.5 1,169 -2.0 Independent politician 0 0 0.0 1.4 288 -3.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 1.1 243 +0.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 0.7 154 -0.1 British National Party 0 0 0.0 0.4 83 +0.4 2 Labour councillors were uncontested. Ward results Cantril Farm Labour Party (UK) Anthony Cunningham uncontested Cherryfield Labour Party (UK) Edward Grannell 786 90.4 +18.7 British National Party Gary Aronsson 83 9.6 +9.6 703 80.8 +32.2 869 20.5 +0.9 Halewood East Liberal Democrats (UK) Shelly Powell 810 52.4 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) William Cartin 597 38.6 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Robertson 138 8.9 +1.8 213 13.8 -2.1 1,545 19.8 -5.9 Halewood South Labour Party (UK) Thomas Lyons 476 67.2 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Fricker 232 32.8 +11.7 244 34.4 -8.8 708 16.9 -3.2 Halewood West Labour Party (UK) Thomas Fearns 564 77.7 +13.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cecelia Saleemi 162 22.3 +2.8 402 55.4 +10.0 726 17.0 -5.7 Kirkby Central Labour Party (UK) William Brennan 577 80.7 -11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Scully 138 19.3 +19.3 439 61.4 -23.0 715 16.0 -3.8 Knowsley Park Labour Party (UK) Anthony Scoggins 488 51.6 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Arnall 236 25.0 -10.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Stephen Whatham 154 16.3 +16.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Davis 67 7.1 -0.5 252 26.6 +4.4 945 19.2 -3.6 Longview Labour Party (UK) Diane Reid 456 82.5 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Rigby 97 17.5 +3.2 359 65.0 -6.4 553 14.3 -3.9 Northwood Labour Party (UK) Mark Hagan uncontested Page Moss Labour Party (UK) Thomas Russell 624 64.9 +8.8 Independent politician Edward Robb 288 29.9 -1.8 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Leidstrom 50 5.2 +5.2 336 35.0 +10.6 962 18.5 -5.9 Park Labour Party (UK) Robert Crummie 811 62.6 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Fisher 347 26.8 +26.8 Green Party of England and Wales James Oakley 137 10.6 +4.6 464 35.8 -3.1 1,295 22.6 -4.1 Prescot East Liberal Democrats (UK) John McGarry 511 58.1 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) David Friar 368 41.9 +3.5 143 16.2 -7.0 879 19.8 -8.6 Prescot West (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Smith 725 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marjorie Sommerfield 689 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Dolan 439 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Friar 392 2,245 24.6 -3.9 Princess Labour Party (UK) Laurence Nolan 472 87.4 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Nield 68 12.6 +0.8 404 74.8 -1.6 540 14.2 -2.9 Roby Labour Party (UK) Graham Morgan 1,242 66.1 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Robertson 636 33.9 +0.7 606 32.2 +10.5 1,878 26.5 -2.9 St Gabriels Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Fricker 633 50.6 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) James Keight 617 49.4 -3.9 16 1.2 1,250 28.4 -0.7 St Michaels Labour Party (UK) Edward Baker 749 81.7 +3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Porter 168 18.3 -3.5 581 63.4 +7.0 917 21.7 -1.6 Swanside Labour Party (UK) Ronald Round 1,059 76.4 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Lappin 169 12.2 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Webster 159 11.5 -1.4 890 64.2 +6.7 1,387 23.4 -2.1 Tower Hill Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Sharp 612 73.2 +14.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Rossiter 168 20.1 +20.1 Green Party of England and Wales Patrica Oakley 56 6.7 +6.7 444 53.1 +13.2 836 13.0 -4.7 Whiston North Labour Party (UK) Sandra Gaffney 581 62.0 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Sommerfield 356 38.0 -10.5 225 24.0 +1.3 937 18.1 -4.6 Whiston South Labour Party (UK) Anthony Newman 745 65.4 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lee Fricker 395 34.6 +11.7 350 30.8 -12.1 1,140 26.9 +3.0 Whitefield Labour Party (UK) Ann Clarke 707 77.9 -1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Gallagher 201 22.1 +22.1 506 55.8 -8.7 908 16.9 -4.4 References 2003 Category:2003 English local elections Category:2000s in Merseyside