1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 1994 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:	1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:	England
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1992
Next Election:	1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:	1995
Seats For Election:	24 of 66 seats (One Third and two by-elections) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:	34
Turnout:	43.0% (3.4%)^[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:	None
After Party:	No Overall Control
Image1:	Lab
Leader1:	Dave Jackson
Party1:	Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:	Bromborough
Seats Before1:	30
Seats1:	15
Seats After1:	30
Popular Vote1:	50,381
Percentage1:	46.6%
Leader2:	John Hale
Party2:	Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:	30
Seats2:	6
Seats After2:	28
Popular Vote2:	33,283
Percentage2:	30.8%
Leader3:	Phil Gilchrist
Party3:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:	Eastham
Seats Before3:	6
Seats3:	3
Seats After3:	8
Popular Vote3:	24,288
Percentage3:	22.5%

The 1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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	±
		30
		28	2
		8	2

^[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1992.

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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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Moreton

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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 1994. The Elections Centre. 17 January 2019.
2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 12 and 13). The Elections Centre. 17 January 2019.
3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
4. Web site: Councillor Steve Foulkes. 2 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
5. Web site: Councillor Tom Harney. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. Web site: Councillor Ann McLachlan . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
7. Web site: Councillor Andrew Hodson. 2 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
8. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. Web site: Councillor Pat Hackett. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
10. Web site: Councillor Jerry Williams . 2 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
12. Web site: Councillor Denis Knowles. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
13. Web site: Councillor Bill Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 January 2019. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144130/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156. dead.