Main article: 2016 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 2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 | 39 | 1 | |
Conservative | 21 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | ||
Green | 1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1 |
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2015.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59.1 | 46.1 | 38,832 | 1.8 | ||||||
Conservative | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 25,956 | 2.7 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 9,216 | 2.7 | |||||||
Green | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 5,703 | 0.5 | |||||||
UKIP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3,088 | 5.3 | |||||||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 985 | 1.1 | ||||||
TUSC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 394 | 0.1 |
Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Lab | Con | LD | G | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
39 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
Lab | Con | LD | G |
Ward results
Results compared directly with the previous local election in 2015.
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christina Muspratt | 2,505 | 57.0 | 0.6 | |
Conservative | Des Drury | 952 | 21.7 | 2.1 | |
UKIP | Jim Bradshaw | 516 | 11.8 | 1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Golby | 233 | 5.3 | 2.4 | |
Green | Anthony Smith | 187 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 1,553 | 35.4 | 1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,919 | ||||
Turnout | 4,425 | 37.1 | 36.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 32 | 0.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 |
Bidston and St James
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie McManus | 1,702 | 70.6 | 6.3 | |
UKIP | Debbie Caplin | 329 | 13.7 | New | |
Conservative | Nick Hanna | 190 | 7.9 | 2.8 | |
Green | Jayne Clough | 107 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Gill | 82 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
Trade_Unionist_and_Socialist_Coalition | Benjamin Halligan | 52 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 1,373 | 57.0 | 19.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,985 | ||||
Turnout | 2,473 | 24.8 | 31.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 |
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,555 | 47.9 | 8.2 | |
Green | Steve Hayes | 1,383 | 42.6 | 11.0 | |
UKIP | Graeme Foster | 203 | 6.3 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | June Cowin | 59 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Price | 35 | 1.1 | ||
TUSC | Jack Yarlett | 11 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 172 | 5.3 | 19.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,703 | ||||
Turnout | 3,264 | 33.6 | 23.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 |
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Warren Ward | 1,805 | 50.5 | 8.8 | |
Independent | Steve Niblock | 985 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Pete Welch | 442 | 12.4 | 6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Lane | 151 | 4.2 | 0.6 | |
Green | Percy Hogg | 131 | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
TUSC | Mark Halligan | 60 | 1.7 | 0.1 | |
Majority | 820 | 22.9 | 17.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,384 | ||||
Turnout | 3,599 | 31.6 | 34.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.7 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 12.5 |
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cherry Povall | 2,333 | 51.7 | 10.4 | |
Labour | Jenny Holliday | 1,668 | 37.0 | 1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jan Cambridge | 334 | 7.4 | 0.1 | |
Green | Jim McGinley | 177 | 3.9 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 665 | 14.7 | 11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,454 | ||||
Turnout | 4,538 | 39.6 | 36.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.8 |
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Davies | 2,337 | 66.6 | 9.8 | |
Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 628 | 17.9 | 0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 237 | 6.8 | 0.3 | |
Green | Moira Gommon | 219 | 6.2 | 0.5 | |
TUSC | Phil Simpson | 89 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 1709 | 48.7 | 10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,161 | ||||
Turnout | 3,372 | 31.6 | 32.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.01 |
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,695 | 67.0 | 21.9 | |
Labour | Giuseppe Roberto | 951 | 23.6 | 11.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Taylor | 294 | 7.1 | 9.2 | |
Green | Perle Sheldricks | 83 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 1,744 | 43.4 | 33.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,995 | ||||
Turnout | 4,050 | 36.8 | 35.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.6 |
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Anderson | 2,182 | 48.5 | 8.1 | |
Labour | Frank Harrison | 1,294 | 28.8 | 4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Cresswell | 792 | 17.6 | 2.9 | |
Green | Cathy Page | 232 | 5.2 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 888 | 19.7 | 12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,369 | ||||
Turnout | 4,529 | 39.8 | 38.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1 |
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kathryn Hodson | 2,776 | 65.0 | 5.6 | |
Labour | Jeff Judge | 868 | 20.3 | 0.1 | |
Green | Barbara Burton | 334 | 7.8 | 2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell | 290 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
Majority | 1908 | 44.7 | 5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,768 | ||||
Turnout | 4,304 | 40.0 | 38.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 |
Hoylake and Meols
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hale | 2,186 | 54.2 | 3.4 | |
Labour | Jean Robinson | 1,218 | 30.2 | 1.0 | |
Green | Alix Cockcroft | 372 | 9.2 | 0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 261 | 6.5 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 968 | 24.0 | 2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,429 | ||||
Turnout | 4,063 | 39.0 | 38.0 | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 |
Leasowe and Moreton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anita Leech | 2,349 | 69.3 | 8.5 | |
Conservative | William Eborall | 802 | 23.7 | 1.0 | |
Green | Gillian Homeri | 240 | 7.1 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 1,547 | 45.6 | 9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,690 | ||||
Turnout | 3,413 | 31.9 | 34.0 | ||
Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Usher | 2,240 | 55.3 | 7.6 | |
Labour | Janette Williamson | 1,672 | – | – | |
Conservative | Ann Lavin | 690 | 17.0 | New | |
UKIP | Lynda Williams | 504 | 12.4 | 7.0 | |
Conservative | Ann Parry | 427 | – | – | |
Green | Trevor Desrosiers | 338 | 8.3 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clein | 280 | 6.9 | 1.4 | |
Majority | 1,550 | 38.3 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,982 | ||||
Turnout | 3,604 | 32.8 | 31.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | – |
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Blakeley | 2,384 | 56.8 | 12.5 | |
Labour | Karl Greaney | 1,425 | 34.0 | 8.5 | |
UKIP | Beryl Jones | 301 | 7.2 | 2.3 | |
Green | Lindsey Stowell-Smith | 86 | 2.0 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 959 | 22.8 | 21.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,682 | ||||
Turnout | 4,213 | 39.4 | 29.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 |
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Jones | 2,214 | 51.9 | 0.6 | |
Conservative | Tony Pritchard | 1,452 | 34.1 | 3.5 | |
UKIP | Paula Walters | 257 | 6.0 | 2.2 | |
Green | Cynthia Stonall | 197 | 4.6 | 4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Usher | 93 | 2.2 | New | |
TUSC | Gregory North | 51 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 762 | 17.8 | 4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,946 | ||||
Turnout | 4,280 | 39.1 | 27.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Kelly | 2,381 | 54.0 | 18.1 | |
Labour | Vicky Nowak | 1,568 | 35.6 | 4.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Merry | 275 | 6.2 | 4.8 | |
Green | Liz Heydon | 183 | 4.2 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 813 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,044 | ||||
Turnout | 4,434 | 40.1 | 29.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.1 |
Pensby and Thingwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Sullivan | 2,243 | 48.5 | 9.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Gardner | 1,541 | 33.3 | 3.6 | |
UKIP | Jan Davison | 417 | 9.0 | 1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 296 | 6.4 | 1.2 | |
Green | Allen Burton | 125 | 2.7 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 702 | 15.2 | 13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,388 | ||||
Turnout | 4,651 | 44.8 | 30.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 |
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Norbury | 2,028 | 60.3 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 647 | 19.2 | 1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 355 | 10.6 | 4.0 | |
Green | Christopher Cooke | 334 | 9.9 | 5.3 | |
Majority | 1,381 | 41.1 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,680 | ||||
Turnout | 3,401 | 31.8 | 36.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 37 | 1.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 |
Rock Ferry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Davies | 1,642 | 66.8 | 0.1 | |
UKIP | Billy Foster | 327 | 13.3 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | Robert Hughes | 209 | 8.5 | 1.3 | |
Green | Kenny Peers | 158 | 6.4 | 1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith | 86 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
TUSC | Leah Halligan | 38 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 1,315 | 53.4 | 2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,641 | ||||
Turnout | 2,480 | 25.7 | 32.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 |
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Stuart | 2,245 | 85.3 | 14.2 | |
Conservative | John Laing | 386 | 14.7 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 1,859 | 70.7 | 9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,091 | ||||
Turnout | 2,690 | 26.7 | 30.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 59 | 2.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Patrick | 2,218 | 61.0 | 1.4 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Gubb | 900 | 24.7 | 3.6 | |
Green | Lily Clough | 256 | 7.0 | 3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 169 | 4.6 | 1.5 | |
TUSC | Philip Jones | 94 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,318 | 36.3 | 5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,181 | ||||
Turnout | 3,693 | 30.3 | 39.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 56 | 1.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 |
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Lewis | 2,249 | 50.1 | 5.3 | |
Labour | Bill McGenity | 1,574 | 35.1 | 3.6 | |
Green | John Rodgers | 241 | 5.4 | ||
UKIP | Adam Heatherington | 234 | 5.2 | 2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 191 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 675 | 15.0 | 8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,672 | ||||
Turnout | 4,508 | 38.6 | 33.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 |
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 2,379 | 57.5 | 6.9 | |
Labour | James Laing | 1,182 | 28.6 | 0.1 | |
Green | Yvonne McGinley | 320 | 7.7 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Redfern | 255 | 6.2 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 1,197 | 28.9 | 6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,198 | ||||
Turnout | 4,162 | 40.8 | 37.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Changes between 2016 and 2018
Claughton by-election 2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gillian Wood | 1,761 | 52.4 | 14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 740 | 22.0 | 15.3 | |
Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 567 | 16.9 | 1.0 | |
Green | Liz Heydon | 136 | 4.1 | 2.2 | |
UK_Independence_Party | Beryl Jones | 130 | 3.9 | New | |
TUSC | Leon Wheddon | 27 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 976 | 30.4 | 18.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,336 | ||||
Turnout | 3,372 | 29.7 | 1.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 20.4 |
Notes
- % of total refers to % of wards won.
- Deselected by Labour Party.
- Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- Elected to serve a 2-year term.
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
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