Prescot North (ward)

Prescot North is a Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Ward. The ward was created for the 2016 municipal election when the number of councillors on Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council was reduced from 63 to 45.[2]

Prescot North
Metropolitan Borough ward
for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
CountyMerseyside
Population9,519 (2016)[1]
Registered electors7,365 (2016)
SettlementsPrescot (part)
Current ward
Created2016
First Round
Councillor
Frances Wynn
(Liberal Democrat)
Second Round
Councillor
Ian Smith
(Liberal Democrat)
Third Round
Councillor
Carl Cashman
(Liberal Democrat)
Number of CouncillorsThree
Created fromPrescot West
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituencyKnowsley (part)
St Helens South and Whiston (part)

The ward covers both parts of the Knowsley constituency and the neighboring St Helens South and Whiston constituency. [3]

Councillors

Election Timeline

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2016 Mike Wynn (LD) Ian Smith (LD) Carl Cashman (LD)
2018 Frances Wynn (LD) Ian Smith (LD) Carl Cashman (LD)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Councillor Details

TermCouncillorPartyNotes
2016–2018Mike Wynn [4]Liberal Democrat
2016–presentIan Smith [5]Liberal Democrat
2016–presentCarl Cashman [6]Liberal DemocratLeader of the Liberal Democrat group, 2016 to present
2018–presentFrances Wynn [7]Liberal Democrat

Election results

2018

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Prescot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frances Wynn 1,373 60.3 9.8
Labour Tony Ely 781 34.3 0.5
Conservative Aaron Waters 124 5.4 1.4
Majority 592 26.0 9.3
Turnout 30.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3.5

[8]

2016

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5th May 2016: Prescot North
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Carl Cashman 1,254 50.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith 1,196
Liberal Democrats Mike Wynn 1,105
Labour Lynn O'Keeffe 839 33.8
Labour Mike Kearns 816
Labour Bill Weightman 702
TUSC Steve Whatham 222 8.9
Conservative Robert Avery 170 6.8
Majority 415 16.7
Registered electors 7,365
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

[9]

Notes

italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References

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