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]
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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:

Party		Seats	±
		39	3
		17	1
		10	2

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Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1998.

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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

News: 5 May 1999 . Last local elections of this Millennium, so . . . CAST YOUR VOTE . Wirral Globe . 30 December 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1999. The Elections Centre. 26 December 2018.
2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 15). The Elections Centre. 26 December 2018.
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. 30 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144100/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=148. dead.
7. Web site: Councillor Bob Moon. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
8. Web site: Councillor Mary Jordan. 31 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. Web site: Councillor Denise Roberts. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
10. Web site: Councillor Dave Mitchell. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. 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 .
12. 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 .
13. 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 .
14. Web site: Councillor Simon R Mountney. 31 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
15. Web site: Councillor Tony Pritchard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
16. 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.
17. Web site: Councillor John Salter. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
18. 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.
19. Web site: Councillor David M Elderton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
20. Web site: Councillor Geoffrey Watt. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
21. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
22. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
23. Web site: Councillor Jeff Green. 31 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
24. Web site: Councillor Chris Meaden. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
25. Web site: Councillor Ian Lewis. 31 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.