2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 2011 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:43.2% (22.1%)
3Blank:Swing (pp)-->
Leader of the Council
Before Election:Jeff Green (Conservative)
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 Before1:24
Seats1:12
Seats After1:29
Seat Change1:5
Popular Vote1:45,006
Percentage1:43.8%
Swing1:6.2%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:27
Seats2:9
Seats After2:27
Popular Vote2:34,738
Percentage2:33.8%
Swing2:1.7%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before3:15
Seats3:2
Seats After3:10
Seat Change3:5
Popular Vote3:12,815
Percentage3:12.5%
Swing3:10.0%

The 2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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  ±  
29 5
27
10 5

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2010.

[1]

Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
2427141

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
292710

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2010.

Bebington

[2] [3]

Bidston and St James

[4] [5]

Birkenhead and Tranmere

[6] [7] [8]

Bromborough

[9] [10] [11] [12]

Clatterbridge

[13] [14]

Claughton

[15] [16]

Eastham

[17] [18]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

[19] [20] [21] [22]

Heswall

[23] [24]

Hoylake and Meols

[25] [26] [27]

Leasowe and Moreton East

[28] [29]

Liscard

[30] [31] [32]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

[33] [34]

New Brighton

[35] [36] [37]

Oxton

[38] [39] [40]

Pensby and Thingwall

[41] [42] [43]

Prenton

[44] [45] [46]

Rock Ferry

[47] [48]

Seacombe

[49] [50] [51]

Upton

[52] [53]

Wallasey

[54] [55]

West Kirby and Thurstaston

[56] [57] [58]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Result for 5 May 2011 Summary . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  2. Web site: Election Result for Bebington ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  3. Web site: Councillor Jerry Williams . 7 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. Web site: Election Result for Bidston and St. James ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. Web site: Councillor Harry Smith . . 9 August 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144002/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=122 . dead .
  6. Web site: Election Result for Birkenhead and Tranmere ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. Web site: Councillor Phil Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144100/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=148. dead.
  8. Web site: Councillor Pat Cleary. 7 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. Web site: Election Result for Bromborough ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  10. Web site: Councillor Joe Walsh. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  11. Web site: Councillor Bob Moon . . 9 August 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143530/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=153 . dead .
  12. Web site: Councillor Kathy Hodson. 7 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  13. Web site: Election Result for Clatterbridge ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  14. Web site: Councillor Adam Sykes. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  15. Web site: Election Result for Claughton ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  16. Web site: Councillor Steve Foulkes. 7 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  17. Web site: Election Result for Eastham ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  18. Web site: Councillor Dave Mitchell. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144046/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=181. dead.
  19. Web site: Election Result for Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  20. Web site: Councillor Mike Hornby. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  21. Web site: Councillor Tony Cox. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  22. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143021/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179. dead.
  23. Web site: Election Result for Heswall ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  24. Web site: Councillor Andrew Hodson. 7 August 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  25. Web site: Election Result for Hoylake and Meols ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  26. Web site: Councillor Gerry Ellis. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144118/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=174. dead.
  27. Web site: Councillor Sylvia Hodrien. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  28. Web site: Election Result for Leasowe and Moreton East ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  29. Web site: Councillor Ron Abbey . . 9 August 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143948/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=125 . dead .
  30. Web site: Election Result for Liscard ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  31. Web site: Councillor Bernie Mooney. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  32. Web site: Councillor Karen Hayes. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  33. Web site: Election Result for Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  34. Web site: Councillor Steve Williams. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  35. Web site: Election Result for New Brighton ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  36. Web site: Councillor Pat Hackett . . 9 August 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144042/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=752 . dead .
  37. Web site: Councillor Tony Pritchard . . 9 August 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144112/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=165 . dead .
  38. Web site: Election Result for Oxton ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  39. Web site: Councillor Stuart Kelly. 7 August 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  40. Web site: Councillor Matthew Patrick. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  41. Web site: Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  42. Web site: Councillor Don McCubbin. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712222729/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=666. dead.
  43. Web site: Councillor Michael Sullivan. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712223037/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001303. dead.
  44. Web site: Election Result for Prenton ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  45. Web site: Councillor Paul Doughty. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  46. Web site: Councillor Simon Holbrook. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142330/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=160. dead.
  47. Web site: Election Result for Rock Ferry ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  48. Web site: Councillor Chris Meaden. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144201/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=157. dead.
  49. Web site: Election Result for Seacombe ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  50. Web site: Councillor Chris Jones . . 9 August 2018 . 12 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712183215/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=754 . dead .
  51. Web site: Councillor Denis Knowles. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140045/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154. dead.
  52. Web site: Election Result for Upton ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  53. Web site: Councillor Tony Smith. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144124/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=147. dead.
  54. Web site: Election Result for Wallasey ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  55. Web site: Councillor Paul Hayes. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  56. Web site: Election Result for West Kirby and Thurstaston ward on 5 May 2011 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  57. Web site: Councillor David M Elderton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144144/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=149. dead.
  58. Web site: Councillor Tony Norbury. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  59. News: 16 May 2011 . Wirral Lib Dem Steve Niblock defects to Labour Party . 28 December 2018. BBC News.

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