2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 2014 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2015 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election:23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:35.6% (0.8%)
3Blank:Swing (pp)-->
Leader of the Council
Before Election:Phil Davies
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
Posttitle:Leader of the Council after election
After Election:Phil Davies
After Party:Labour Party (UK)
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:37
Seats1:12
Seats After1:38
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:33,145
Percentage1:38.6%
Swing1:6.0%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:22
Seats2:8
Seats After2:21
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:24,105
Percentage2:28.0%
Swing2:2.6%
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before4:6
Seats4:2
Seats After4:6
Popular Vote4:6,728
Percentage4:7.8%
Swing4:3.1%
Party5:Green Party of England and Wales
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:1
Seats After5:1
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:6,835
Percentage5:8.0%
Swing5:2.1%

The 2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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  ±  
38 1
21 1
6
1 1
0 1

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2012.

[1] [2]

Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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After the election the composition of the council was:

382161

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2012.

Bebington

[3] [4]

Bidston and St James

[5] [6]

Birkenhead and Tranmere

[7] [8] [9]

Bromborough

[10] [11]

Clatterbridge

[12] [13]

Claughton

[14] [15]

Eastham

[16] [17]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Heswall

[23] [24]

Hoylake and Meols

[25] [26] [27]

Leasowe and Moreton East

[28] [29] [30]

Liscard

[31]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

[32] [33]

New Brighton

[34] [35] [36]

Oxton

[37] [38] [39]

Pensby and Thingwall

[40] [41] [42]

Prenton

[43] [44] [45]

Rock Ferry

[46] [47]

Seacombe

[48] [49]

Upton

[50] [51]

Wallasey

[52] [53]

West Kirby and Thurstaston

[54] [55]

Notes

italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Result for 22 May 2014 Summary . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  2. Web site: Local Election Results 2014 Wirral . Local Elections Archive Project.
  3. Web site: Election Result for Bebington ward on 22 May 2014 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  4. Web site: Councillor Walter Smith. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119. dead.
  5. Web site: Election Result for Bidston and St James ward on 22 May 2014 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  6. Web site: Councillor Ann McLachlan. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144053/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=121. dead.
  7. Web site: Election Result for Birkenhead and Tranmere ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. Web site: Councillor Pat Cleary. 4 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. Web site: Councillor Brian Kenny. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140026/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=124. dead.
  10. Web site: Election Result for Bromborough ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  11. Web site: Councillor Irene Williams. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 May 2018. 21 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180521022008/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=658. dead.
  12. Web site: Election Result for Clatterbridge ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  13. Web site: Councillor Tracey Pilgrim. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  14. Web site: Election Result for Claughton ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  15. Web site: Councillor Denise Roberts. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144136/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=183. dead.
  16. Web site: Election Result for Eastham ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  17. Web site: Councillor Chris Carubia. 4 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  18. Web site: Election Result for Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  19. Web site: Councillor Wendy Clements . . 20 May 2018 . 21 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180521022133/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=660 . dead .
  20. Web site: Councillor Tom Anderson . . 20 May 2018 . 21 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180521022125/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=129 . dead .
  21. Web site: Councillor Julie McManus. 4 July 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  22. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf . . 20 May 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 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  24. Web site: Councillor Les Rowlands. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144024/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=178. dead.
  25. Web site: Election Result for Hoylake and Meols ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  26. Web site: Councillor Eddie Boult. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  27. Web site: Councillor Patricia Glasman. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  28. Web site: Election Result for Leasowe and Moreton East ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  29. Web site: Councillor Treena Johnson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  30. Web site: Councillor Ian Lewis. 4 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  31. Web site: Election Result for Liscard ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  32. Web site: Election Result for Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  33. Web site: Councillor Bruce Berry. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  34. Web site: Election Result for New Brighton ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  35. Web site: Councillor Christine Spriggs. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  36. Web site: Councillor Tony Pritchard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144112/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=165. dead.
  37. Web site: Election Result for Oxton ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  38. Web site: Councillor Alan Brighouse. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142422/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665. dead.
  39. Web site: Councillor Angela Davies. 4 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  40. Web site: Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  41. Web site: Councillor Louise Reecejones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  42. Web site: Councillor Denis Knowles. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140045/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154. dead.
  43. Web site: Election Result for Prenton ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  44. Web site: Councillor Denise Realey. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144130/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=668. dead.
  45. Web site: Councillor Allan Brame. 4 July 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  46. Web site: Election Result for Rock Ferry ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  47. Web site: Councillor Moira McLaughlin. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144138/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=158. dead.
  48. Web site: Election Result for Seacombe ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  49. Web site: Councillor Adrian Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 May 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144106/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=159. dead.
  50. Web site: Election Result for Upton ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  51. Web site: Councillor Stuart Whittingham. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  52. Web site: Election Result for Wallasey ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  53. Web site: Councillor Lesley Rennie. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  54. Web site: Election Result for West Kirby and Thurstaston ward on 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  55. Web site: Councillor Jeff Green. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.