1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 1995 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:	1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:	England
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1994
Next Election:	1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:	1996
Seats For Election:	22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:	34
Turnout:	38.2% (4.8%)^[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:	Dave Jackson
After Party:	Labour
Image1:	Lab
Leader1:	Dave Jackson
Party1:	Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:	Bromborough
Seats Before1:	30
Seats1:	15
Seats After1:	36
Popular Vote1:	51,052
Percentage1:	53.5%
Leader2:	John Hale
Party2:	Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:	28
Seats2:	4
Seats After2:	22
Popular Vote2:	24,550
Percentage2:	25.8%
Leader3:	Phil Gilchrist
Party3:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:	Eastham
Seats Before3:	8
Seats3:	3
Seats After3:	8
Popular Vote3:	19,179
Percentage3:	20.1%

The 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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	±
		36	6
		22	6
		8

^[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1994.

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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 1995. The Elections Centre. 17 January 2019.
2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 13). The Elections Centre. 17 January 2019.
3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
4. Web site: Councillor Tony Smith. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
5. Web site: Councillor Harry Smith . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. Web site: Councillor Phil Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 January 2019. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144100/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=148. dead.
7. Web site: Councillor Stuart Kelly. 7 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
8. Web site: Councillor Dave Mitchell. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. Web site: Councillor Walter Smith . . 20 January 2019 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 . dead .
10. Web site: Councillor Peter Johnson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. Web site: Councillor John Hale . . 20 January 2019 . 5 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 . dead .
12. Web site: Councillor Pat Williams. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 January 2019. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144020/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=133. dead.
13. Web site: Councillor Denis Knowles. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
14. Web site: Councillor Jerry Williams . 7 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
15. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
16. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
17. Web site: Councillor Jeff Green. 7 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
18. Web site: Councillor Chris Meaden. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
19. Web site: Councillor Lesley Rennie. 7 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.