1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained
See main article: 1999 United Kingdom local elections.
Election Name: | 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Seats For Election: | 22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Turnout: | 27.8% (0.3%)[1] |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Election: | Dave Jackson |
Before Party: | Labour |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Election: | Dave Jackson |
Image1: | Lab |
Leader1: | Dave Jackson |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 42 |
Seats1: | 13 |
Seats After1: | 39 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,142 |
Percentage1: | 38.4% |
Leader2: | John Hale |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat2: | Hoylake |
Seats Before2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 5 |
Seats After2: | 17 |
Popular Vote2: | 23,675 |
Percentage2: | 34.8% |
Leader3: | Phil Gilchrist |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Leaders Seat3: | Eastham |
Seats Before3: | 8 |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seats After3: | 10 |
Popular Vote3: | 16,295 |
Percentage3: | 23.9% |
The 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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:
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1998.
[1] [2]
Ward results
Bebington
[2] [4]
Bidston
[2] [5]
Birkenhead
[2] [6]
Bromborough
[2] [7]
Clatterbridge
[2] [8]
Claughton
[2] [9]
Eastham
[2] [10]
Egerton
[2] [11]
Heswall
[2] [12]
Hoylake
[2] [13]
Leasowe
[2]
Liscard
[2]
Moreton
[2] [14]
New Brighton
[2] [15]
Oxton
[2] [16] [17]
Prenton
[2] [18] [19]
Royden
[2] [20] [21]
Seacombe
[2] [22]
Thurstaston
[2] [23]
Tranmere
[2] [24]
Upton
[2]
Wallasey
[2] [25]
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
News: 5 May 1999 . Last local elections of this Millennium, so . . . CAST YOUR VOTE . Wirral Globe . 30 December 2018.
Notes and References
- Web site: Local Election Summaries 1999. The Elections Centre. 26 December 2018.
- Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 15). The Elections Centre. 26 December 2018.
- Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
- Web site: Councillor Tony Smith. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Harry Smith . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Phil Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 30 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144100/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=148. dead.
- Web site: Councillor Bob Moon. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Mary Jordan. 31 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Denise Roberts. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Dave Mitchell. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Walter Smith . . 30 December 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 . dead .
- Web site: Councillor Peter Johnson . . 30 December 2018 . 5 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180457/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=176 . dead .
- Web site: Councillor John Hale . . 30 December 2018 . 5 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 . dead .
- Web site: Councillor Simon R Mountney. 31 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Tony Pritchard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Pat Williams. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 30 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144020/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=133. dead.
- Web site: Councillor John Salter. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Simon Holbrook. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 30 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142330/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=160. dead.
- Web site: Councillor David M Elderton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Geoffrey Watt. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Jeff Green. 31 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Chris Meaden. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Web site: Councillor Ian Lewis. 31 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.