Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
Elections to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.68%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Wirral Local Election Result 2006 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
25 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
37.8 |
27.1 |
25,399 |
-0.4% |
|
Conservative |
21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
31.8 |
36.3 |
34,081 |
-0.9% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
20 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
30 |
25.2 |
22,259 |
-1.8% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.1 |
4,809 |
-1.2% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1,475 |
+1.5% |
|
Wirral Independent Network |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
311 |
-0.1% |
Ward results
Bidston and St.James |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Harry SMITH |
1,384 |
59.7 |
-4 |
|
Independent |
George Thomas |
311 |
13.4 |
NA |
|
Conservative |
Fiona Kirsty MARSH |
292 |
12.6 |
-1.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Michael BRACE |
215 |
9.3 |
-4.9 |
|
Green |
George Bowler |
116 |
5 |
-2.2 |
Majority |
1,073 |
46.2% |
-3.2% |
Turnout |
2,318 |
22.4 |
2.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Phillip Leslie DAVIES |
1,399 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Brighouse |
333 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
June Cowin |
255 |
|
|
|
Green |
Catherine Page |
254 |
|
|
Majority |
1,066 |
21.7% |
|
Turnout |
2,103 |
20.9 |
-6.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bromborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Clatterbridge |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Claughton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Denise Roberts |
1,590 |
49.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Hartley |
879 |
27.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat |
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 Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Greasby, Frankby and Irby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Heswall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Rowlands |
3,412 |
69.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat |
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 UKIP |
Swing |
|
|
Leasowe and Moreton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Iris Coates |
1,426 |
45.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Vida Wilson |
1,050 |
33.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat |
Susan Uriel |
286 |
7.0 |
|
|
Green |
Lucinda Richardson |
209 |
5.1 |
|
|
UKIP |
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 Democrat |
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 Democrat |
Matthew Byrne |
479 |
12.3 |
|
Majority |
386 |
10.0 |
|
Turnout |
3,883 |
35.3 |
-6.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Oxton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paula Southwood |
2,067 |
55.4 |
|
|
Labour |
David Barden |
646 |
17.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Tina McDonnell |
565 |
15.1 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Pepler |
267 |
7.2 |
|
|
Green |
Garnette Bowler |
185 |
5.0 |
|
Majority |
1,421 |
38.1 |
|
Turnout |
3,730 |
33.4 |
-9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pensby and Thingwall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Prenton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Rock Ferry |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Moira McLaughlin |
1,405 |
58.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat |
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 Democrat |
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 Democrat |
John Uriel |
546 |
11.1 |
|
|
BNP |
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 Democrat |
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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