Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
Wallasey By-Election 13 March 1997[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Lesley Rennie |
1,781 |
47.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Elizabeth McArdle |
1,490 |
39.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Uriel |
443 |
11.7 |
|
|
Green |
George Bowler |
54 |
1.4 |
|
Majority |
291 |
7.8 |
|
Turnout |
3,768 |
32.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Seacombe By-Election 22 June 2000[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Denis Knowles |
1,454 |
55.4 |
-8.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
24.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Moreton West and Saughall Massie By-Election 26 November 2009[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Steve Williams |
2,255 |
70.1 |
-1.0 |
|
Labour |
Andrew Hollingworth |
615 |
19.1 |
+2.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Steve Pitt |
134 |
4.2 |
-1.6 |
|
Independent |
Alec McFadden |
121 |
3.8 |
+3.8 |
|
Green |
Jim McGinley |
92 |
2.9 |
-0.5 |
Majority |
1,640 |
51.0 |
-3.8 |
Turnout |
3,217 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Leasowe and Moreton East By-Election 17 January 2013[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ian LEWIS |
1,620 |
50.47 |
+7.2 |
|
Labour |
Pauline Ann DANIELS |
1,355 |
42.21 |
-8.8 |
|
UKIP |
Susan Jane WHITHAM |
148 |
4.61 |
+1.1 |
|
Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts |
Mark HALLIGAN |
31 |
1.0 |
+1.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Daniel CLEIN |
28 |
0.87 |
+0.87 |
|
Green |
Jim MCGINLEY |
28 |
0.87 |
-1.3 |
Majority |
265 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
30.7 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Heswall By-Election 17 January 2013[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kathryn Anne HODSON |
1,254 |
58.8 |
-3.9 |
|
UKIP |
David Anthony SCOTT |
460 |
21.6 |
+12.2 |
|
Labour |
Mike HOLLIDAY |
289 |
13.6 |
-4.2 |
|
Green |
Barbara Florence BURTON |
110 |
5.2 |
-0.8 |
|
Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts |
Greg NORTH |
19 |
|
|
Majority |
794 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
19.7 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pensby and Thingwall By-Election 28 February 2013[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Phillip BRIGHTMORE |
1411 |
38.5 |
+5.7 |
|
Conservative |
Sheila Lesley CLARKE |
868 |
23.7 |
-4.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Damien William CUMMINS |
834 |
22.7 |
-2.4 |
|
UKIP |
Jan DAVISON |
426 |
11.6 |
+2.4 |
|
Green |
Allen John BURTON |
74 |
2.0 |
-2.4 |
|
English Democrats |
Neil KENNY |
53 |
1.4 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
543 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
35 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
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