2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 2000 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:	2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:	England
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1999
Election Date:	(Seacombe)
Next Election:	2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:	2002
Seats For Election:	22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:	34
Turnout:	27.1% (0.7%)^[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:	Steve Foulkes
After Party:	Labour
Leader1:	John Hale
Party1:	Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:	Hoylake
Seats Before1:	17
Seats1:	9
Seats After1:	20
Popular Vote1:	27,238
Percentage1:	40.7%
Leader2:	Steve Foulkes
Party2:	Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:	Claughton
Seats Before2:	39
Seats2:	8
Seats After2:	34
Popular Vote2:	20,542
Percentage2:	30.7%
Leader3:	Phil Gilchrist
Party3:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat3:	Eastham
Seats Before3:	10
Seats3:	5
Seats After3:	12
Popular Vote3:	17,271
Percentage3:	25.8%

The 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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	±
		34	5
		20	3
		12	2

^[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1999.

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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

Incumbent councillor for Bromborough and leader of the council Dave Jackson died in April 2000, days before he was due to stand, causing the election to be delayed.^[20]

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Thurstaston

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Tranmere

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Upton

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Wallasey

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Changes between 2000 and 2002

Date	Ward	Name	Previous affiliation		New affiliation		Circumstance
December 2001	Egerton	Colin Dow			Whip removed.^[24]
February 2002	Bebington	Kath Shaughnessy			Resigned.

Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References

News: 4 May 2000 . Everything to play for in local polls . Wirral Globe . 29 December 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Election Summaries 2000. The Elections Centre. 26 December 2018.
2. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 15 and 16). The Elections Centre. 26 December 2018.
3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
4. Web site: Councillor Jerry Williams . 5 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
5. Web site: Councillor Jim Crabtree . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. Web site: Councillor Jean Stapleton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
7. Web site: Councillor Bob Moon. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
8. Web site: Councillor George Davies. 5 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. Web site: Councillor Phil Gilchrist. 5 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
10. Web site: Councillor Les Rowlands. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. Web site: Councillor Ron Abbey. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
12. Web site: Councillor Simon R Mountney. 5 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
13. Web site: Councillor Denis Knowles. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
14. Web site: Councillor Chris Blakeley . . 27 December 2018 . 1 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200901163031/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=126 . dead .
15. Web site: Councillor Ann McLachlan . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
16. Web site: Councillor Tony Pritchard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
17. Web site: Councillor John Salter. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
18. Web site: Councillor Ann Bridson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
19. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143021/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179. dead.
20. Web site: Labour hangs on to a tiny majority. 30 June 2000. Wirral Globe. 26 December 2018.
21. Web site: Councillor David M Elderton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
22. Web site: Councillor Moira McLaughlin. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
23. Web site: Councillor Kate Wood. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 December 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144146/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131. dead.
24. News: 12 February 2002 . Second councillor quits . 28 December 2018. Wirral Globe.