Main article: 2014 United Kingdom local elections
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23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 38 | 1 | |
Conservative | 21 | 1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 6 | ||
Green | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 0 | 1 |
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2012.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54.5 | 38.6 | 33,145 | 6.0 | ||||||
Conservative | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31.8 | 28.0 | 24,105 | 2.6 | ||||||
UKIP | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 14,793 | 9.8 | |||||||
Green | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 6,835 | 2.1 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6,728 | 3.1 | |||||||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 239 | 0.1 | ||||||
TUSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 91 | 0.1 |
Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
37 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
Lab | Con | LD | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
Lab | Con | LD | G |
Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2012.
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Smith | 2,165 | 48.7 | 5.1 | |
Conservative | Des Drury | 1,013 | 22.8 | 8.8 | |
UKIP | Hilary Jones | 873 | 19.6 | 11.5 | |
Green | Anthony Smith | 289 | 6.5 | 2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Faulkner | 110 | 2.5 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 1,152 | 25.9 | 3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,956 | ||||
Turnout | 37.3 | 3.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 |
Bidston and St James
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann McLachlan | 1,701 | 64.6 | 13.6 | |
UKIP | Cathy Williams | 540 | 20.5 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Dormant | 190 | 7.2 | 0.2 | |
Green | Colin Dignam-Gill | 106 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Wood | 53 | 2.0 | 0.9 | |
TUSC | Greg North | 43 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,161 | 44.1 | 27.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,932 | ||||
Turnout | 26.6 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.6 |
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Pat Cleary | 1,658 | 47.6 | 6.6 | |
Labour | Brian Kenny | 1,421 | 40.8 | 8.9 | |
UKIP | Laurence Sharpe-Stevens | 334 | 9.6 | 6.3 | |
Conservative | June Cowin | 69 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 237 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,882 | ||||
Turnout | 35.4 | 4.2 | |||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | 7.8 |
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irene Williams | 1,709 | 49.9 | 14.9 | |
UKIP | Sue Colquhoun | 772 | 22.6 | 14.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Taylor | 469 | 13.7 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Golby | 247 | 7.2 | 1.2 | |
Green | Percy Hogg | 225 | 6.6 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 937 | 27.3 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 1,152 | 25.9 | 3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,312 | ||||
Turnout | 30.4 | 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.2 |
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Smith | 1,911 | 40.6 | 6.4 | |
Labour | Jenny Holliday | 1,491 | 31.6 | 2.8 | |
UKIP | Roger Jones | 802 | 17.0 | 9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Donnelly | 266 | 5.6 | 1.5 | |
Green | Colin Thompson | 241 | 5.1 | 1.4 | |
Majority | 420 | 9.0 | 3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,684 | ||||
Turnout | 40.5 | 0.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Roberts | 1,912 | 53.3 | 12.3 | |
UKIP | Philip Griffiths | 760 | 21.2 | 12.8 | |
Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 522 | 14.5 | 1.4 | |
Green | Paul Cartlidge | 222 | 6.2 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Teggin | 172 | 4.8 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 1,152 | 32.1 | 17.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,184 | ||||
Turnout | 32.2 | 0.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 |
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Carubia | 1,558 | 39.5 | 10.8 | |
Labour | Mike Thompson | 1,180 | 29.9 | 6.1 | |
UKIP | Ryan Bingham | 592 | 15.0 | 9.9 | |
Conservative | Keith Jack | 469 | 11.9 | 4.5 | |
Green | Oliver Downing | 147 | 3.7 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 378 | 9.6 | 4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,889 | ||||
Turnout | 36.4 | 2.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.4 |
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Clements | 2,193 | 38.6 | 1.3 | |
Conservative | Tom Anderson | 1,687 | – | – | |
Labour | Julie McManus | 1,186 | 20.9 | 2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,076 | 19.0 | 7.1 | |
Labour | Lee Rushworth | 838 | – | – | |
Liberal Democrats | John Creswell | 749 | – | – | |
UKIP | Derek Snowden | 809 | 14.3 | 5.7 | |
Green | Rachel Markey | 208 | 7.3 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 17.7 | 6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,501 | ||||
Turnout | 43.0 | 0.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | – |
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Les Rowlands | 2,398 | 55.7 | 7.0 | |
UKIP | David Scott | 773 | 17.9 | 8.5 | |
Labour | Mike Holliday | 668 | 15.5 | 2.3 | |
Green | Barbara Burton | 277 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell | 191 | 4.4 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 1,625 | 37.8 | 0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,894 | ||||
Turnout | 39.7 | 0.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 |
Hoylake and Meols
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eddie Boult | 1,912 | 46.7 | 6.9 | |
Labour | Pat Glasman | 1,075 | 26.2 | 0.3 | |
UKIP | George Robinson | 531 | 13.0 | 6.1 | |
Green | Yvonne McGinley | 423 | 10.3 | 1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joseph McDowell | 155 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 837 | 20.5 | 6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,403 | ||||
Turnout | 39.5 | 0.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 |
Leasowe and Moreton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Treena Johnson | 1,819 | 45.5 | 5.5 | |
Conservative | Ian Lewis | 1,633 | 40.8 | 2.5 | |
UKIP | Frank Whitham | 433 | 10.8 | 7.3 | |
Green | David Dubost | 116 | 2.9 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 186 | 4.7 | 3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,691 | ||||
Turnout | 37.5 | 1.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.5 |
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Daniel | 1,619 | 46.9 | 3.0 | |
UKIP | Lynda Williams | 815 | 23.6 | 13.0 | |
Conservative | Ann Lavin | 649 | 18.8 | 14.6 | |
Green | Craig Reynolds | 273 | 7.9 | 1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clein | 94 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 804 | 23.3 | 6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,120 | ||||
Turnout | 31.2 | 3.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bruce Berry | 1,817 | 43.9 | 13.5 | |
Labour | Karl Greaney | 1,484 | 35.9 | 1.3 | |
UKIP | Susan Whitham | 678 | 16.4 | 10.8 | |
Green | Perle Sheldricks | 160 | 3.9 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 333 | 8.0 | 14.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,885 | ||||
Turnout | 38.1 | 0.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 |
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Spriggs | 1,658 | 42.3 | 10.5 | |
Conservative | Tony Pritchard | 1,348 | 34.4 | 5.9 | |
UKIP | John Brown | 492 | 12.6 | 2.5 | |
Green | John Howe | 418 | 10.7 | 2.2 | |
Majority | 310 | 7.9 | 16.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,823 | ||||
Turnout | 36.3 | 2.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 |
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 1,620 | 38.3 | 7.5 | |
Labour | Angela Davies | 1,483 | 35.1 | 4.7 | |
UKIP | David Martin | 563 | 13.3 | 7.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Hartley | 310 | 7.3 | 2.1 | |
Green | Liz Heydon | 250 | 5.9 | 2.5 | |
Majority | 137 | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,281 | ||||
Turnout | 37.5 | 2.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.4 |
Pensby and Thingwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Reecejones | 1,334 | 32.6 | 0.2 | |
Conservative | Denis Knowles | 1,172 | 28.7 | 0.3 | |
UKIP | Jan Davison | 916 | 22.4 | 13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 390 | 9.5 | 15.7 | |
Green | Allen Burton | 274 | 6.7 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 162 | 4.0 | 0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,520 | ||||
Turnout | 39.0 | 2.1 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 0.2 |
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Realey | 1,731 | 47.0 | 6.9 | |
UKIP | James Bradshaw | 802 | 21.8 | 13.6 | |
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 578 | 15.7 | 6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 310 | 8.4 | 15.0 | |
Green | Moira Gommon | 265 | 7.2 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 929 | 25.2 | 5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,820 | ||||
Turnout | 34.2 | 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 |
Rock Ferry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 1,478 | 58.1 | 12.6 | |
UKIP | Ann Flynn | 531 | 20.9 | 13.8 | |
Conservative | Barbara Poole | 195 | 7.7 | 0.3 | |
Green | Karl Cumings | 164 | 6.4 | 2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Hall | 64 | 2.5 | 0.6 | |
Independent | James Pritchard | 64 | 2.5 | 0.3 | |
TUSC | Clay Brady | 48 | 1.9 | 2.8 | |
Majority | 947 | 37.2 | 26.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,654 | ||||
Turnout | 26.5 | 2.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.1 |
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,616 | 59.2 | 15.6 | |
UKIP | Christopher Wellstead | 688 | 25.2 | 14.8 | |
Conservative | Suzanne Sheppick | 211 | 7.7 | 2.0 | |
Green | Jayne Clough | 162 | 5.9 | 0.8 | |
Independent | Karl Mercer | 53 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 928 | 34.0 | 30.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,286 | ||||
Turnout | 26.7 | 0.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 15.2 |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Whittingham | 1,932 | 48.8 | 10.8 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Caton | 942 | 23.8 | 14.7 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Gubb | 760 | 19.2 | 3.4 | |
Green | Jim McGinley | 206 | 5.2 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 117 | 3.0 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 990 | 25.0 | 12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,101 | ||||
Turnout | 32.9 | 1.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 |
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,216 | 48.8 | 7.3 | |
Labour | Paul Ronayne | 1,291 | 28.5 | 5.1 | |
UKIP | Brian Farrell | 594 | 13.1 | 7.3 | |
Green | Cynthia Stonall | 288 | 6.3 | 1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 148 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 925 | 20.3 | 2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,752 | ||||
Turnout | 38.7 | 1.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 |
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeff Green | 2,070 | 47.6 | 4.3 | |
Labour | Helen Campbell | 1,192 | 27.4 | 1.6 | |
UKIP | David Evennett | 553 | 12.7 | 7.2 | |
Green | Shirley Johnson | 259 | 5.9 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Redfern | 157 | 3.6 | 1.9 | |
Independent | Charles Barnes | 122 | 2.8 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 878 | 20.2 | 5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,365 | ||||
Turnout | 42.2 | 1.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 |
Notes
- % of total refers to % of wards won.
- Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- Elected to serve a 2-year term.
- Incumbent councillor for New Brighton ward.
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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