2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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16 out of 45 seats to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Graham Morgan[1] 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 2023 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England.^[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained its majority on the council.

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.