Election of a councillor to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council on Thursday 21st March 2024
One councillor seat in Whitefield ward in Kirkby was up for election, with the 1 elected candidates being independent.
Candidates
The candidates for this election were:
Whitefield
Whitefield Ward includes the Town Centre, Westvale, Kirkby Park and part of Southdene.
Brian Johns – Independent – ELECTED
Robert Adrian Owens – Labour Party
Ward Map
You can view the map of Kirkby ward boundaries for the 2024 local council elections:
Detailed results
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council has not released information on rejected votes or specific numbers for turnout for this election.
Whitefield
| Electorate (estimated) | 8008 | |
| Ballots | No. | % |
| Rejected for want of official mark | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rejected for voting for more candidates than voter is entitled to | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rejected for writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rejected for unmarked or void for uncertainty | 2 | 0.1 |
| Total rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 |
| Steve Smith – Independent – ELECTED | 659 | 54.0 |
| Louise Harbour – Labour Party | 558 | 45.7 |
| Total votes cast | 1217 | n/a |
| Total turnout | 1220 | 15.2 |
| No vote cast (estimated) | 6788 | 84.8 |