Wirral council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 22 wards · 23 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
23
across 22 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 -2 41,283 44.8% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 +1 33,500 36.3% +5.7
Liberal Democrats 2 +0 9,215 10.0% -0.7
Green Party 1 +1 7,804 8.5% +1.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 239 0.3% -0.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 107 0.1% -3.5
Independent 0 +0 92 0.1% -1.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 23
Conservative and Unionist Party 23
Green Party 23
Labour Party 23
Liberal Democrats 22
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3
Independent 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 23 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bebington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Cottier Elected 2,660 59.6% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Desmond Drury 1,355 30.3% +8.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Britton 235 5.3% -0.0
Green Party Rachel Heydon 215 4.8% +0.6
Majority1,305
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,465

Labour Party hold

Bidston and St James

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Liz Grey Elected 1,866 75.7% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Hanna 303 12.3% +4.6
Green Party James Frederick Parkhouse 119 4.8% +0.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Parsons 92 3.7% +0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Warwick Roberts 84 3.4% +1.3
Majority1,563
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,464

Labour Party hold

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Pat Cleary Elected 1,881 49.7% +7.1
Labour Party Paul Charles Jobson 1,810 47.8% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party June Cowin 96 2.5% +0.7
Majority71
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,787

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Bromborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Irene Rose Williams Elected 2,120 61.1% +10.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Taylor 768 22.1% +9.8
Liberal Democrats Vicky Downie 386 11.1% +6.9
Green Party Susan Margaret Braddock 198 5.7% +2.0
Majority1,352
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,472

Labour Party hold

Clatterbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Jordan Elected 2,735 55.3% +3.6
Labour Party Giuseppe Mark Roberto 1,674 33.9% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Colin William Thompson 322 6.5% -0.9
Green Party Jim McGinley 211 4.3% +0.3
Majority1,061
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,942

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Claughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gillian Wood Elected 2,079 58.9% +6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Suzanne Clare Downward 795 22.5% +5.6
Liberal Democrats David Robert Cynlais Evans 426 12.1% -10.0
Green Party Liz Heydon 231 6.5% +2.5
Majority1,284
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,531

Labour Party hold

Eastham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Carubia Elected 2,083 48.2% -18.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Jo Bird 1,561 36.1% +12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Stanley Guy 564 13.0% +5.7
Green Party Percy Hogg 115 2.7% +0.6
Majority522
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,323

Liberal Democrats hold

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Clements Elected 3,046 58.8% +10.3
Labour Party Katherine Louise Stuart 1,238 23.9% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Andy Corkhill 717 13.8% -3.8
Green Party Cathy Page 176 3.4% -1.8
Majority1,808
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,177

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Heswall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Rowlands Elected 3,180 69.3% +4.5
Labour Party Christine Ann Trenery 788 17.2% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Noel Thompson 392 8.5% +1.8
Green Party Barbara Florence Burton 227 4.9% -2.9
Majority2,392
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,587

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hoylake and Meols 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Cox Elected 2,441 56.4% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Gardner Elected 2,378 54.9% —
Labour Party Tony Murphy 1,346 31.1% +0.9
Labour Party Matthew James Daniel 1,191 27.5% —
Green Party Alix Rowena Cockcroft 526 12.1% +2.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Timothy Clifford Reisdorf 298 6.9% +0.4
Green Party Mark John Wilde 259 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats Alexander William John Clark 222 5.1% —
Majority1,032
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,330

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Leasowe and Moreton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sharon Jones Elected 2,067 58.6% -10.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Caplin 1,185 33.6% +10.0
Green Party Michael John Dixon 116 3.3% -3.8
Independent Mike Holt 92 2.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Robert Tyrrell 65 1.8% —
Majority882
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,525

Labour Party hold

Liscard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janette Williamson Elected 2,241 63.6% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Kalil 756 21.5% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Arrowsmith 337 9.6% +1.8
Green Party Perle Winifred Sheldricks 190 5.4% -4.0
Majority1,485
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,524

Labour Party hold

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bruce Berry Elected 2,711 61.6% +4.8
Labour Party Bill McGenity 1,464 33.3% -0.7
Green Party Helen Rosalinde O'Donnell 135 3.1% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Crowfoot 92 2.1% —
Majority1,247
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,402

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

New Brighton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Spriggs Elected 2,402 59.1% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Raybould 1,048 25.8% -8.3
Green Party Cynthia Stonall 326 8.0% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Adam Keenan 184 4.5% +2.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paula Walters 107 2.6% -3.4
Majority1,354
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,067

Labour Party hold

Oxton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Allan Brame Elected 2,073 47.6% -6.4
Labour Party Jeff Davies 1,700 39.0% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilary Margaret Jones 376 8.6% +2.4
Green Party Moira Joan Gommon 205 4.7% +0.6
Majority373
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,354

Liberal Democrats hold

Pensby and Thingwall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kate Cannon Elected 1,878 43.9% -4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Collins 1,855 43.4% +10.1
Liberal Democrats Lucy Eva Johnson 298 7.0% +0.6
Green Party Allen John Burton 244 5.7% +3.0
Majority23
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,275

Labour Party hold

Prenton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Samantha Jane Peters Frost Elected 1,914 49.4% -10.9
Green Party Chris Cooke 1,322 34.1% +24.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Bottom 470 12.1% -7.1
Liberal Democrats Mark John Forshaw 172 4.4% -6.1
Majority592
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,878

Labour Party hold

Rock Ferry

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Moira Mclaughlin Elected 1,800 74.9% +8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Hemmings 267 11.1% +2.6
Green Party Sheena Joanne Hatton 158 6.6% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Smith 112 4.7% +1.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Hazlehurst 66 2.7% +1.2
Majority1,533
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,403

Labour Party hold

Seacombe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adrian Edward Rowland Jones Elected 2,003 77.1% -8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party John Richard Laing 337 13.0% -1.7
Green Party Peter Lageard 174 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Malcolm Teggin 85 3.3% —
Majority1,666
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,599

Labour Party hold

Upton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stuart Edward Whittingham Elected 2,289 58.2% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Wright 1,125 28.6% +3.9
Green Party Lily Clough 265 6.7% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Davies 166 4.2% -0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Murray 89 2.3% -0.3
Majority1,164
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,934

Labour Party hold

Wallasey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Rennie Elected 2,861 54.6% +4.5
Labour Party Paul John Martin 2,024 38.7% +3.6
Green Party James Anthony Brady 180 3.4% -1.9
Liberal Democrats John Richard Codling 171 3.3% -1.0
Majority837
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,236

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Green Elected 2,848 61.5% +3.9
Labour Party James Stewart Laing 1,168 25.2% -3.4
Green Party Yvonne McGinley 331 7.1% -0.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Graham Redfern 287 6.2% +0.0
Majority1,680
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,634

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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