Wirral local elections
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One third of Wirral Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1975
Conservative 1975 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1991
Labour 1991 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2002
No overall control 2000 -
[edit] Council elections
[edit] By-election results
| Wallasey By-Election 13 March 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,781 | 47.3 | |||
| Labour | 1,490 | 39.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 443 | 11.7 | |||
| Majority | 291 | 7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,714 | 32.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Seacombe By-Election 22 June 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,454 | 55.4 | -8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Robinson | 814 | 31.0 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Jones | 331 | 12.6 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks | 26 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 640 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,625 | 24.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Prenton By-Election 6 February 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 1,764 | 63.3 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Ian McKellar | 634 | 22.7 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Gerard Allen | 389 | 14.0 | -10.8 | |
| Majority | 1,130 | 40.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,787 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
