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]

Party in control	Years
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	2002 - 2012
Labour	2012 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2008 results map

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

References

↑ "Councillors, democracy and elections". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Wirral". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Wirral council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Kate calls Labour foul on soccer". The Wirral Globe. 1997-03-26. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Labour hangs on to a tiny majority". The Wirral Globe. 2000-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Local Election". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Conservatives win Moreton by-election". The Wirral Globe. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Election Result for Leasowe and Moreton East ward on 17 January 2013". Wirral MBC. January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
↑ "Election Result for Heswall ward on 17 January 2013". Wirral MBC. January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
↑ "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 28 February 2013". Wirral MBC. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

By-election results

External links

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

Council elections in Merseyside

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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