Local Elections 2023

Election of councillors to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council on Thursday 4th May 2024

One of three councillor seats in each of the four wards in Kirkby was up for election, with all 4 of the elected candidates from the Knowsley Labour Party.

Candidates

The candidates for this election were:

Cherryfield

Cherryfield Ward includes Field Lane and most of Southdene.

Jayne Aston – LabourELECTED
Neill Dunne – Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Ryan Riley – Green

Northwood

Northwood Ward includes Northwood, St. Kevin’s Estate, the north-eastern part of Southdene and Kirkby Industrial Estate.

Matthew Kirwan – Green
Marie Stuart – LabourELECTED

Shevington

Shevington Ward includes all of Towerhill, Shevington Park and Melling Mount.

Tony Brennan – LabourELECTED
Ryan Riley – Green

Whitefield

Whitefield Ward includes the Town Centre, Westvale, Kirkby Park and part of Southdene.

Gary Bennett – LabourELECTED
Christine Dillon – Freedom Alliance
John Morgan – Independent

Ward Map

You can view the map of Kirkby ward boundaries for the 2023 local council elections:

Detailed results

This information is reproduced from a combination of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the Electoral Commission.

Cherryfield

Electorate8052
BallotsNo.%
Rejected for want of official mark00.0
Rejected for voting for more candidates than voter is entitled to20.0
Rejected for writing or mark by which voter could be identified10.0
Rejected for unmarked or void for uncertainty60.0
Total rejected ballots90.0
Jayne Aston – Labour – ELECTED113874.1
Ryan Riley – Green24616.0
Neill Dunne – Trade Union and Socialist Coalition1519.8
Total votes cast1535n/a
Total turnout154419.2
No vote cast650880.8

Northwood

Electorate8976
BallotsNo.%
Rejected for want of official mark60.0
Rejected for voting for more candidates than voter is entitled to20.0
Rejected for writing or mark by which voter could be identified00.0
Rejected for unmarked or void for uncertainty120.0
Total rejected ballots200.0
Marie Stuart – Labour – ELECTED121982.5
Matthew Kirwan – Green25917.5
Total votes cast1478n/a
Total turnout149816.7
No vote cast747883.3

Shevington

Electorate8171
BallotsNo.%
Rejected for want of official mark140.0
Rejected for voting for more candidates than voter is entitled to50.0
Rejected for writing or mark by which voter could be identified00.0
Rejected for unmarked or void for uncertainty30.0
Total rejected ballots220.0
Tony Brennan – Labour – ELECTED124286.1
Ryan Riley – Green20113.9
Total votes cast1443n/a
Total turnout146517.9
No vote cast670682.1

Whitefield

Electorate8002
BallotsNo.%
Rejected for want of official mark00.0
Rejected for voting for more candidates than voter is entitled to00.0
Rejected for writing or mark by which voter could be identified00.0
Rejected for unmarked or void for uncertainty40.0
Total rejected ballots40.0
Gary Bennett – Labour – ELECTED106252.5
John Morgan – Independent91645.3
Christine Dillon – Freedom Alliance452.2
Total votes cast2023n/a
Total turnout202725.3
No vote cast597574.7