People in Knowsley will be casting their votes in a crucial round of local elections on Thursday.
Residents of the borough will be asked to decide who they want to be representing them on Knowsley Council. One third (15) of the council's 45 seats will be up for grabs.
Voting will take place in Knowsley between 7am and 10pm on Thursday May 5. The count of the voting will take place the following day (Friday), with declarations expected from midday onwards.
While Labour are expected to retain a strong grip of power on the council, there could be some surprises as last year's elections proved, when Labour's deputy leader Sean Donnelly lost what was deemed a safe seat in Kirkby to former firefighter and little known independent candidate Steve Smith.
Read more: Local elections 2022: Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens go to the polls
The Greens will also be hopeful of taking a seat in Whiston and Cronton, where they were just 20 votes shy last year and will also have their sights on potential Labour scalps in Swanside and Roby. Also keep an eye on the efforts of independent Jen Bamber in the Shevington ward.
Here is a full list of the candidates Knowsley residents can vote for in each ward for Knowsley's local elections.
Cherryfield Ward
- Les Connor (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
- David Mark Lonergan (Labour)
Halewood North
- Suzanne Carole Harvey (Independent)
- Terry Powell (Labour)
Halewood South
- Joanne Christine Harvey (Independent)
- Clare Louise Rose (Labour)
Northwood
- Harry Langford Bell (Labour)
- Neil John Dunne (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
- Matthew David Kirwan (Green Party)
Page Moss
- Robert Austin (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- John Douglas Carine (Green Party)
Prescot North
- Thomas Grierson (Labour)
- Aaron Waters (Conservative)
- Frances Elizabeth Wynn (Lib Dem)
Prescot South
- Carl Robert Cross (Conservative)
- Dena Elizabeth Fairclough (Labour)
- Kai Anthony Taylor (Green Party)
Roby
- Kevin Paul Bannon (Labour)
- Paul Woodruff (Green Party)
- Jen Bamber (Independent)
- David Paul Davis (Conservative)
- Christine Joanne Marie Dillon (For Britain)
- Tommy Rowe (Labour)
St Gabriels
- Tracy Diane Agger (Labour)
- Cath Golding (Green Party)
St Michaels
- Tony Ely (Labour)
- Thomas Gerard Large (Green Party)
- James Lim Madine (Lib Dem)
Stockbridge
- Dennis John Baum (Labour)
- James Brian Taylor (Green Party)
Swanside
- Colin Dever (Labour)
- Will Finnan (Conservative)
- Graham Charles Golding (Green Party)
Whiston and Cronton
- Denise Allen (Labour)
- Sandra Elaine Gaffney (Green Party)
Whitefield Ward
- Steve Guy (Independent)
- Louise Margent Harbour (Labour and Co-operative Party)
