Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

Wirral Council election, 2010
6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)

23, one third of the councillor seats and a byelection of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Jeff Green Steve Foulkes Simon Holbrook
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat West Kirby & Thurstaston Claughton Prenton
Last election 43.5% 25.6% 22.5%
Seats won 8 12 3
Seat change +2 +4 -4
Popular vote 52,309 60,232 37,465
Percentage 32.2% 37.1% 23.1%
Swing -11.3% 11.5% 0.6%
Total seats 27 24 15

Council leader before election

Steve Foulkes
Labour

Elected Council leader

Jeff Green
Conservative

2010 local election results in Wirral

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 ConservativesLiberal Democrat coalition.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. "Election Result for 6 May 2010". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  2. "Local Election - 01 May 2008". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

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