Wirral Council election 2006

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Elections to Wirral Council were held on 4th May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 35.2%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Wirral Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 8 1 1 0 36.4 27.5 23,487 -3.1%
  Conservative 7 2 2 0 31.8 37.3 31,839 +1.6%
  Liberal Democrats 7 1 0 +1 31.8 27.1 23,066 -3.4%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 5,389 +3.9%
  UK Independence 0 0 1 -1 0 1.0 879 +1.0%
  Wirral Independent Network 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 318 -0.2%
  British National 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 282 +0.2%

[edit] Ward results

Bebington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter Smith 1,730 35.4
Conservative Leslie Thomas 1,599 32.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Jackson 898 18.4
UK Independence Hilary Jones 446 9.1
Green Michael Harper 218 4.5
Majority 131 2.7
Turnout 4,891 41.2 -8.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bidston and St.James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann McLachlan 1,307 63.7
Conservative Barbara Sinclair 293 14.3
Liberal Democrats Roy Wood 292 14.2
Green George Bowler 161 7.8
Majority 1,014 49.4
Turnout 2,053 20.5 -6.7
Labour hold Swing
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Kenny 1,119 53.2
Wirral Independent Network Andrew Dow 318 15.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Brighouse 303 14.4
Conservative June Cowin 193 9.2
Green Catherine Page 170 8.1
Majority 801 38.1
Turnout 2,103 20.9 -6.1
Labour hold Swing
Bromborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor 1,827 53.3
Labour Audrey Moore 924 27.0
Conservative Jonathan Mackie 487 14.2
Green Ann Jones 190 5.5
Majority 903 26.3
Turnout 3,428 32.0 -9.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Clatterbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Teggin 2,354 45.3
Conservative Irene Povall 1,978 38.0
Labour Andrew Page 702 13.5
Green Khalid Hussenbux 168 3.2
Majority 376 7.3
Turnout 5,202 44.1 -8.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Claughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Roberts 1,590 49.3
Conservative Peter Hartley 879 27.3
Liberal Democrats Anna Blumenthal 531 16.5
Green Joyce Hogg 223 6.9
Majority 711 22.0
Turnout 3,223 28.3 -12.1
Labour hold Swing
Eastham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Harney 2,924 68.4
Conservative Barbara Green 637 14.9
Labour Christopher Lawler 559 13.1
Green Brian Gibbs 155 3.6
Majority 2,287 53.5
Turnout 4,275 38.7 -9.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Quinn 2,690 48.9
Conservative Kenneth Young 2,032 36.9
Labour Barbara Moores 591 10.7
Green Anne Rosseinsky 193 3.5
Majority 658 12.0
Turnout 5,506 47.5 -5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Heswall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Rowlands 3,412 69.6
Liberal Democrats William Jones 600 12.2
Labour Philip Waterfield 544 11.1
Green Ian Barclay 348 7.1
Majority 2,812 57.4
Turnout 4,904 44.5 -10.8
Conservative hold Swing
Hoylake and Meols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Kirwan 2,509 59.0
Labour Stuart Wade 765 18.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Quinn 605 14.2
Green Hara Willow 377 8.9
Majority 1,744 41.0
Turnout 4,256 40.2 -9.8
Conservative gain from UK Independence Swing
Leasowe and Moreton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iris Coates 1,426 45.6
Conservative Vida Wilson 1,050 33.6
Liberal Democrats Gerald Hainsworth 406 13.0
Green Rosemary Bland 243 7.8
Majority 376 12.0
Turnout 3,125 28.6 -8.4
Labour hold Swing
Liscard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leah Fraser 2,047 49.9
Labour Christine Jones 1,396 34.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Uriel 286 7.0
Green Lucinda Richardson 209 5.1
UK Independence Philip Griffiths 166 4.0
Majority 651 15.9
Turnout 4,104 36.4 -2.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Mountney 2,154 57.0
Labour Darren Dodd 973 25.7
Liberal Democrats Eric Copestake 401 10.6
Green James Drew 251 6.6
Majority 1,181 21.3
Turnout 3,779 34.7 -8.9
Conservative hold Swing
New Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Duffy 1,622 41.8
Labour Elizabeth McArdle 1,236 31.8
Green Cynthia Stonall 546 14.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Byrne 479 12.3
Majority 386 10.0
Turnout 3,883 35.3 -6.1
Conservative hold Swing
Oxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Southwood 2,067 55.4
Labour David Barden 646 17.3
Conservative Tina McDonnell 565 15.1
UK Independence Michael Pepler 267 7.2
Green Garnette Bowler 185 5.0
Majority 1,421 38.1
Turnout 3,730 33.4 -9.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pensby and Thingwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Redfern 1,843 40.4
Conservative Oliver Adam 1,710 37.5
Labour John Cunningham 754 16.5
Green Allen Burton 256 5.6
Majority 133 2.9
Turnout 4,563 42.6 -7.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Prenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Doyle 1,558 41.5
Labour Denise Realey 1,215 32.3
Conservative Susan Percy 753 20.0
Green Mark Mitchell 232 6.2
Majority 343 9.2
Turnout 3,758 34.2 -10.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Rock Ferry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Moira McLaughlin 1,405 58.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Heppinstall 405 16.7
Conservative Joanne Suffield 404 16.7
Green Anna Stamp 207 8.6
Majority 1,000 41.3
Turnout 2,421 23.8 -6.7
Labour hold Swing
Seacombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Jones 1,341 58.2
Conservative Robert Sherlock 413 17.9
Liberal Democrats Terence Pitt 344 14.9
Green Beverley Kells 205 8.9
Majority 928 40.3
Turnout 2,303 22.2 -7.3
Labour hold Swing
Upton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John George 1,716 39.1
Conservative Julie Kirwan 1,424 32.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Earl 991 22.6
Green Lesley Hussenbux 262 6.0
Majority 292 6.7
Turnout 4,393 36.2 -4.4
Labour hold Swing
Wallasey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Rennie 2,907 59.1
Labour James Crabtree 957 19.5
Liberal Democrats John Uriel 546 11.1
British National John Edwards 282 5.7
Green Perle Sheldricks 228 4.6
Majority 1,950 39.6
Turnout 4,920 41.1 -7.2
Conservative hold Swing
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffrey Green 2,771 62.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Beazer 716 16.1
Labour James Brown 591 13.3
Green Patrick Cleary 362 8.2
Majority 2,055 46.3
Turnout 4,440 42.9 -11.7
Conservative hold Swing

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Preceded by
Wirral Council election 2004
Wirral local elections Succeeded by
Wirral Council election 2007