Knowsley local elections
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One third of Knowsley
Metropolitan Borough
Council in Merseyside
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillor
s have been elected from 31 wards
.
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres...
Metropolitan Borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
Council in Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 31 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - present |
Council elections
- Knowsley Council election, 1998
- Knowsley Council election, 1999
- Knowsley Council election, 2000
- Knowsley Council election, 2002
- Knowsley Council election, 2003
- Knowsley Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)
- Knowsley Council election, 2006
- Knowsley Council election, 2007Knowsley Council election, 2007Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 50*Liberal Democrat 13-Election result:...
- Knowsley Council election, 2008Knowsley Council election, 2008Elections to Knowsley Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.Prior to the election, the composition of the council is*Labour 50*Liberal Democrat 13...
- Knowsley Council election, 2010