2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 2006 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:35.2% (8.0%)
3Blank:Swing (pp)-->
Leader of the Council
Before Election:Steve Foulkes (Labour)
Before Party:No Overall Control
Posttitle:Leader of the Council after election
After Election:Steve Foulkes (Labour)
After Party:No Overall Control
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:26
Seats1:8
Seats After1:26
Popular Vote1:23,487
Percentage1:27.5%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:21
Seats2:7
Seats After2:21
Popular Vote2:31,839
Percentage2:37.3%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before3:18
Seats3:7
Seats After3:19
Popular Vote3:23,066
Percentage3:27.1%

The 2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
26
21
19 1
0 1

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2004.

[1] [2]

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2004.

Bebington

[3] [4] [5]

Bidston and St James

[3] [6] [7]

Birkenhead and Tranmere

[3] [8] [9] [10]

Bromborough

[3] [11]

Clatterbridge

[3] [12] [13]

Claughton

[3] [14] [15]

Eastham

[3] [16] [17]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

[3] [18]

Heswall

[3] [19] [20]

Hoylake and Meols

[3] [21]

Leasowe and Moreton East

[3] [22]

Liscard

[3] [23] [24] [25]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

[3] [26] [27] [28]

New Brighton

[3] [29] [30]

Oxton

[3] [31]

Pensby and Thingwall

[3] [32]

Prenton

[3] [33] [34]

Rock Ferry

[3] [35] [36]

Seacombe

[3] [37] [38]

Upton

[3] [39]

Wallasey

[3] [40] [41] [42]

West Kirby and Thurstason

[3] [43] [44] [45]

Notes

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local election - 04 May 2006 Summary . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  2. Web site: Local Election Results 2006 Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  3. Web site: Local election - 04 May 2006 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. Web site: Bebington Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  5. Web site: Councillor Walter Smith . . 11 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bidston and St James Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  7. Web site: Councillor Ann McLachlan . . 11 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144053/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=121 . dead .
  8. Web site: Birkenhead and Tranmere Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  9. Web site: Councillor Brian Kenny. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  10. Web site: Councillor Alan Brighouse. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142422/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665. dead.
  11. Web site: Bromborough Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  12. Web site: Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  13. Web site: Councillor Cherry Povall, JP . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  14. Web site: Claughton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  15. Web site: Councillor Denise Roberts. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  16. Web site: Eastham Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  17. Web site: Councillor Tom Harney. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144111/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=182. dead.
  18. Web site: Greasby, Frankby and Irby Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  19. Web site: Heswall Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  20. Web site: Councillor Les Rowlands. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  21. Web site: Hoylake and Meols Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  22. Web site: Leasowe and Moreton East Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  23. Web site: Liscard Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  24. Web site: Councillor Leah Fraser. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  25. Web site: Councillor Chris Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  26. Web site: Moreton West and Saughall Massie Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  27. Web site: Councillor Simon R Mountney. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  28. Web site: Councillor Darren Dodd. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  29. Web site: New Brighton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  30. Web site: Councillor Anne McArdle. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  31. Web site: Oxton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  32. Web site: Pensby and Thingwall Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  33. Web site: Prenton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  34. Web site: Councillor Denise Realey. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  35. Web site: Rock Ferry Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  36. Web site: Councillor Moira McLaughlin. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  37. Web site: Seacombe Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  38. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144106/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=159. dead.
  39. Web site: Upton Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  40. Web site: Wallasey Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  41. Web site: Councillor Lesley Rennie. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  42. Web site: Councillor Jim Crabtree. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  43. Web site: West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward — Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  44. Web site: Councillor Jeff Green. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  45. Web site: Councillor Pat Cleary. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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