Prescot North (ward)

Prescot North
Metropolitan Borough ward
for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
County Merseyside
Population 9,519 (2016)[1]
Registered electors 7,365 (2016)
Settlements Prescot (part)
Current ward
Created 2016
First Round
Councillor		 Frances Wynn
(Liberal Democrat)
Second Round
Councillor		 Ian Smith
(Liberal Democrat)
Third Round
Councillor		 Carl Cashman
(Liberal Democrat)
Number of Councillors Three
Created from Prescot West
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituency Knowsley (part)
St Helens South and Whiston (part)
European Parliament constituency North West England

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]

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

Elections of the 2010s

2018

| Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election: 3rd May 2018

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2018 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Frances Wynn 1,373 60.3 Increase9.8
Labour Tony Ely 781 34.3 Increase0.5
Conservative Aaron Waters 124 5.4 Decrease1.4
Majority 592 26.0 Increase9.3
Turnout 30.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing Increase3.5

2016

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5th May 2016 [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrat Carl Cashman 1,254 50.5
Liberal Democrat Ian Smith 1,196 –
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Knowsley". City Population.
  2. ↑ "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "New Knowsley Wards with Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Mike Wynn". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Ian Smith". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. ↑ "Councillor Carl Cashman". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Frances Wynn". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. ↑ "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Prescot North". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
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