Prescot South (ward)

Prescot South 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. [1]

The ward is in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency. [2]

Councillors
TermCouncillorParty
2016–2018David Williams [3]Labour
2016–presentDenise Allen [4]Labour
2016–presentSteff O'Keeffe [5]Labour
2018–presentKai Taylor [6]Green

Election results

May 2019

Candidates so far declared:

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2019: Prescot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Joanne Burke

[7]

May 2018
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Prescot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Party - Save Our Green Space Kai Taylor 1,520 65.5 New
Labour Lynn O’Keeffe 736 31.7 31.4
Conservative Sheila Webster 64 2.8 6.6
Majority 784 33.8 N/A
Turnout 2,322 32.8
Green gain from Labour Swing 34.7

[8]

May 2016
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2016: Prescot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steff O'Keeffe 1,151 63.1 N/A
Labour Denise Allen 1,131 – –
Labour David Williams 1,101 – –
Liberal Democrats Sophia Smith 503 27.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Shaw 502 – –
Liberal Democrats John Wickham 338 – –
Conservative Sheila Webster 171 9.4 N/A
Majority 648 35.5 N/A
Registered electors 6,960
Rejected ballots 9 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

[9]

Notes

• italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References
  1. "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
  2. "New Knowsley Wards with Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  3. "Councillor David Williams". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. "Councillor Denise Allen". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. "Councillor Steff O'Keeffe". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. "Councillor Kai Taylor". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. Taylor, Kai. "Fantastic News, @Joburkegreengal has been selected to fight for the second Prescot South seat on Knowsley Council whilst Ron Gaffney has been selected to contest Whiston & Cronton Ward…". Twitter. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. "Election results for Prescot South". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
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