1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 1990 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:	1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:	England
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1988 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1988
Next Election:	1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:	1991
Seats For Election:	23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:	34
Turnout:	52.4% (7.9%)^[1]
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Leader of the Council
Before Election:	None
Before Party:	No Overall Control
Posttitle:	Leader of the Council after election
After Election:	Yvonne Nolan (Labour)
After Party:	No Overall Control
Image1:	Lab
Leader1:	Peter Corcoran
Party1:	Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:	Upton
Seats Before1:	29
Seats1:	14
Seats After1:	33
Popular Vote1:	60,891
Percentage1:	45.9%
Leader2:	John Hale
Party2:	Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:	24
Seats2:	8
Seats After2:	23
Popular Vote2:	45,993
Percentage2:	34.7%
Image3:	LD
Leader3:	Ed Cunniffe
Party3:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:	Prenton (lost)
Seats Before3:	10
Seats3:	1
Seats After3:	7
Popular Vote3:	18,918
Percentage3:	14.3%

The 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
		33	4
		23	1
		7	3
		3

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Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1988.

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Ward results

Bebington

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Bidston

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Birkenhead

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Bromborough

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Clatterbridge

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Claughton

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Eastham

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Egerton

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Heswall

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Hoylake

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Leasowe

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Liscard

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New Brighton

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Oxton

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Prenton

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Royden

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Seacombe

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Thurstaston

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Tranmere

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Upton

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Wallasey

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Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References

Web site: Mellows-Facer . Adam . 10 May 2006 . Local election 2006. parliament.uk. 29 December 2018.
News: BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL . 1 May 2003 . . 29 December 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1990. The Elections Centre. 8 January 2019.
2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 10). The Elections Centre. 8 January 2019.
3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
4. Web site: Councillor Steve Niblock. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
5. Web site: Councillor Steve Foulkes. 15 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. Web site: Councillor Stuart Kelly. 15 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
7. Web site: Councillor Phil Gilchrist. 15 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
8. Web site: Councillor Harry Smith . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. Web site: Councillor Bill Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 14 January 2019. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144130/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156. dead.
10. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. News: Walker . Chris . 30 April 1991 . Battle Stations to woo Mersey voters. Liverpool Echo.