Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
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Elections to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives as largest single party, but resulted in a new Conservatives—Liberal Democrat coalition.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 25
- Labour 20
- Liberal Democrat 19
Summary of the Wirral local election, 2010[1][2]
Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Before | Stood | Held | Gain | Lost | +/- | After | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative Party | 52,309 | 33.2% | -10.3% | 25 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 27 | ||
Labour Party | 60,232 | 38.3% | +12.7% | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 24 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 37,465 | 23.8% | -1.3% | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 15 | ||
Green Party | 5,623 | 3.6% | -1.3% | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
United Kingdom Independence Party | 5,296 | 3.4% | +1.0% | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
British National Party | 1,339 | 0.85% | +0.25% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Independent Conservative | 0 | 0% | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 0% | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||
Total | 241,052 | 100% | 66 |
Candidates
Bebington ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Charles SHARKEY | 2,482 | 29.5 | ||
Labour | Walter SMITH | 3,822 | 45.4 | ||
UKIP | Hilary Jones | 520 | 6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Catherine Jennings | 1315 | 15.6 | ||
Green | Michael Harper | 186 | 2.2 | ||
Bidston and St. James ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann MCLACHLAN | 2,932 | 63.07 | +8.77% | |
Liberal Democrat | John Michael BRACE | 699 | 15.04 | +2.24% | |
Conservative | John Barrie GILBERT | 502 | 10.8 | -4.2% | |
BNP | John EDWARDS | 251 | 5.3 | -6.0% | |
Green | George Bowler | 111 | 2.3 | -3.7% | |
UKIP | Audrey Fitpatrick | 154 | 3.31 | N/A | |
Birkenhead and Tranmere ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Martin Kenny | 2,409 | 51.83 | -7.77 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter James HEPPINSTALL | 566 | 12.18 | -2.52 | |
Conservative | June Irene COWIN | 380 | 8.18 | -5.72 | |
Green | Pat Cleary | 1095 | 23.56 | +12.16 | |
UKIP | David Charles Martin | 198 | 4.26 | ||
Bromborough ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Steve Niblock | 1,496 | 42.7 | ||
Labour | Irene Williams | 817 | 23.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Gibson | 746 | 21.3 | ||
BNP | David McLennan | 253 | 7.2 | ||
Green | Percy Hogg | 132 | 3.8 | ||
UKIP | Timothy Pass | 53 | 1.5 | ||
Clatterbridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cherry Povall | 2,950 | 55.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Earl | 1,566 | 29.2 | ||
Labour | Valerie Morgan | 591 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Jim McGinley | 130 | 2.4 | ||
UKIP | Roger Jones | 112 | 2.1 | ||
Claughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Davies | 1,695 | 51.0 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 959 | 28.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Roy Wood | 482 | 14.5 | ||
Green | James Brady | 179 | 5.4 | ||
Eastham ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,038 | 71.3 | ||
Conservative | Nick Whieldon | 678 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | Christopher Lawler | 415 | 9.7 | ||
Green | Brian Gibbs | 132 | 3.1 | ||
Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gill Gardiner | 2,329 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | Wendy Clements | 2,254 | 43.1 | ||
Labour | Barbara Moores | 493 | 9.4 | ||
Green | Perle Sheldricks | 145 | 2.8 | ||
Heswall ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Johnson | 3,599 | 73.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bill Jones | 513 | 10.4 | ||
Labour | Audrey Moore | 453 | 9.2 | ||
Green | Matthew Rosseinsky | 219 | 4.5 | ||
UKIP | Mike Magee | 101 | 2.1 | ||
Hoylake and Meols ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 2,762 | 64.7 | ||
Labour | Di Christian | 676 | 15.8 | ||
Green | Colin Hawksworth | 468 | 11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alexander Clark | 355 | 8.3 | ||
Leasowe and Moreton East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Lewis | 2,025 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | Don Prout | 1,373 | 34.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gerald Hainsworth | 222 | 5.6 | ||
Green | Rosemary Bland | 171 | 4.3 | ||
Independent | Glenn Fleetwood | 147 | 3.7 | ||
Liscard ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Keeley | 2,122 | 51.0 | ||
Labour | David Hawkins | 1,369 | 32.9 | ||
UKIP | Robbie Quinn | 304 | 7.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Clein | 195 | 4.7 | ||
Green | Jacqueline Smith | 159 | 3.8 | ||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Blakeley | 2,936 | 70.9 | ||
Labour | Darren Dodd | 674 | 16.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Eric Copestake | 237 | 5.7 | ||
UKIP | Lynda Williams | 145 | 3.5 | ||
Green | James Drew | 137 | 3.3 | ||
New Brighton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Taylor | 1,994 | 47.3 | ||
Labour | Pat Hackett | 1,572 | 37.3 | ||
Green | Rebecca Koncienzcy | 358 | 8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Eric Fenna | 278 | 6.6 | ||
Oxton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Pat Williams | 1,910 | 53.0 | ||
Conservative | Marcus Bleasdale | 748 | 20.8 | ||
Labour | David Barden | 614 | 17.0 | ||
UKIP | Catherine Williams | 179 | 5.0 | ||
Green | Garnette Bowler | 139 | 3.9 | ||
Pensby and Thingwall ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Wilkins | 2,071 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | John Meyer | 1,813 | 38.2 | ||
Labour | John Cunningham | 564 | 11.9 | ||
UKIP | Mike Pepler | 160 | 3.4 | ||
Green | Allen Burton | 135 | 2.8 | ||
Prenton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ann Bridson | 1,836 | 48.3 | ||
Labour | Denise Realey | 905 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | John Gilbert | 792 | 20.8 | ||
Green | Mark Mitchell | 154 | 4.1 | ||
Liberal | Sean Keatley | 96 | 2.5 | ||
Rock Ferry ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Davies | 1,325 | 54.9 | ||
Conservative | Joanne Suffield | 493 | 20.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Heppinstall | 354 | 14.7 | ||
Green | Peter Exley | 228 | 9.4 | ||
Seacombe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Salter | 1,188 | 50.8 | -7.4% | |
Conservative | Ann Lavin | 508 | 21.7 | +3.8% | |
Liberal Democrat | Steve Pitt | 282 | 12.1 | -2.7% | |
UKIP | Christopher Wellstead | 243 | 10.4 | +10.4% | |
Green | Simon Wagner | 107 | 4.6 | -4.3% | |
Upton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Anderson | 1,861 | 41.9 | ||
Labour | Sue Brown | 1,857 | 41.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Beazer | 451 | 10.2 | ||
Green | Lesley Hussenbux | 256 | 5.8 | ||
Wallasey ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Wood | 3,083 | 64.2 | ||
Labour | Anne McArdle | 954 | 19.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Codling | 409 | 8.5 | ||
UKIP | Ian Watson | 180 | 3.7 | ||
Green | Cynthia Stonall | 175 | 3.6 | ||
West Kirby and Thurstaston ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 3,047 | 64.5 | ||
Labour | James Brown | 616 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Cresswell | 571 | 12.1 | ||
Green | Patrick Cleary | 312 | 6.6 | ||
UKIP | Philip Griffiths | 171 | 3.6 | ||
References
- ↑ "Election Result for 6 May 2010". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ "Local Election - 01 May 2008". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
External links
- Wirral Council election, 2008 - nominations
- http://www.wirral.gov.uk/Election/results/2008-05-01/
- http://www.wirral.gov.uk/election/results/2008-05-01/all.html
- http://www.wirral.gov.uk/members/election.asp??ward=All&date=20070503
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