See main article: 2018 United Kingdom local elections.
| Election Name: | 2018 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | Merseyside |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2019 |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 of 45 seats (One Third) to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Turnout: | 25.0% (0.9%) |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | Andy Moorhead |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after Election |
| After Election: | Graham Morgan |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Image1: | Lab |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 42 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats After1: | 40 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,007 |
| Percentage1: | 66.2% |
| Image5: | LD |
| Leader Since5: | |
| Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,958 |
| Percentage5: | 6.8% |
| Party2: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Seats Before2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,553 |
| Percentage2: | 12.4% |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,151 |
| Percentage4: | 7.5% |
The 2018 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the borough council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2 | ||
| 3 | |||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 42 | 3 | |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2016.
• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate