53°21′25″N 2°52′34″W / 53.357°N 2.876°W / 53.357; -2.876 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.
The ward is in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.
Councillors
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | David Williams | Labour | |
| 2016–present | Denise Allen | Labour | |
| 2016–present | Steff O'Keeffe | Labour | |
| 2018–present | Kai Taylor | Green | |
Election results
Elections of the 2010s
May 2019
Candidates so far declared:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Joanne Burke | ||||
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 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
|
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May 2016
| 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) | |||||
Notes
• italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- "The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015". Legislation.gov.uk.
- "New Knowsley Wards with Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor David Williams". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor Denise Allen". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor Steff O'Keeffe". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor Kai Taylor". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- 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.
- "Borough Elections Results - May 2018" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Election results for Prescot South". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.