1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 1992 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:1991
Next Election:1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:1994
Seats For Election:22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:39.6% (9.2%)[1]
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Leader of the Council
Before Election:George Clark
Before Party:Labour
Posttitle:Leader of the Council after election
After Election:None
After Party:No Overall Control
Leader1:John Hale
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before1:24
Seats1:12
Seats After1:29
Popular Vote1:50,918
Percentage1:50.5%
Leader2:George Clark
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Moreton (lost)
Seats Before2:34
Seats2:8
Seats After2:31
Popular Vote2:30,161
Percentage2:29.9%
Image3: LD
Leader3:Gordon Lindsay
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:Oxton
Seats Before3:7
Seats3:2
Seats After3:6
Popular Vote3:17,152
Percentage3:17.0%

The 1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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:

PartySeats±
31 3
29 5
6 1
0 1

[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1991.

[1] [2]

Ward results

Bebington

[2]

Bidston

[2]

Birkenhead

[2]

Bromborough

[2]

Clatterbridge

[2]

Claughton

[2] [4]

Eastham

[2] [5]

Egerton

[2]

Heswall

[2]

Hoylake

[2]

Leasowe

[2]

Liscard

[2]

Moreton

[2]

New Brighton

[2] [6]

Oxton

[2]

Prenton

[2]

Royden

[2]

Seacombe

[2]

Thurstaston

[2]

Tranmere

[2]

Upton

[2]

Wallasey

[2] [7]

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 1992. The Elections Centre. 17 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 11 and 12). The Elections Centre. 17 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Councillor George Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. Web site: Councillor Phil Gilchrist. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. Web site: Councillor Mrs Kate Wood. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.