2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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.

2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
16 out of 45 seats to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Graham Morgan Kai Taylor
Party Labour Green
Last election 32 seats, 59.2% 6 seats, 20.9%
Seats before 32 5
Seats won 9 4
Seats after 31 7
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 17,236 6,787
Percentage 59.0% 23.2%
Swing 0.2% 2.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 4 seats, 12.3% 3 seats, 4.3%
Seats before 5 2
Seats won 1 2
Seats after 4 3
Seat change 1
Popular vote 2,319 2,182
Percentage 7.9% 7.5%
Swing 4.4% 3.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Graham Morgan
Labour

 Leader after election

Graham Morgan
Labour


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.

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