2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

See main article: 2016 United Kingdom local elections.

Election Name:2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:England
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2015 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:35.6% (33.5%)[1]
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 Before1:38
Seats1:14
Seats After1:39
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:38,832
Percentage1:46.1%
Swing1:1.8%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:21
Seats2:7
Seats After2:21
Popular Vote2:25,956
Percentage2:30.8%
Swing2:2.7%
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before4:5
Seats4:2
Seats After4:5
Popular Vote4:9,216
Percentage4:10.9%
Swing4:2.7%
Party5:Green Party of England and Wales
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:0
Seats After5:1
Popular Vote5:5,703
Percentage5:6.8%
Swing5:0.5%

The 2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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:

PartySeats  ±  
39 1
21
5
1
0 1

[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2015.

[1] [2]

Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
3821511

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
392151

Ward results

Results compared directly with the previous local election in 2015.

Bebington

[4] [5]

Bidston and St James

[6] [7]

Birkenhead and Tranmere

[8] [9] [10]

Bromborough

[11] [12] [13]

Clatterbridge

[14] [15]

Claughton

[16] [17]

Eastham

[18] [19]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

[20] [21]

Heswall

[22] [23]

Hoylake and Meols

[24] [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]

Pensby and Thingwall

[40] [41] [42]

Prenton

[43] [44] [45] [46]

Rock Ferry

[47] [48]

Seacombe

[49] [50]

Upton

[51] [52]

Wallasey

[53] [54]

West Kirby and Thurstaston

[55] [56]

Changes between 2016 and 2018

Claughton by-election 2017

[57] [58]

Notes

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Election Summaries 2016. The Elections Centre. 16 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Election results by party, Local election - Thursday, 5th May 2016 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  3. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 9 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Election results for Bebington. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. Web site: Councillor Christina Muspratt. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 12 July 2018. 12 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712214837/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001307. dead.
  6. Web site: Election results for Bidston and St James. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  7. Web site: Councillor Julie McManus. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  8. Web site: Election results for Birkenhead and Tranmere. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  9. Web site: Councillor Jean Stapleton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 12 July 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143538/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=123. dead.
  10. Web site: Councillor Stephen Hayes . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 8 May 2019.
  11. Web site: Election results for Bromborough. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  12. Web site: Councillor Warren Ward. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  13. Web site: Councillor Steve Niblock. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 12 July 2018. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617170154/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=155. dead.
  14. Web site: Election results for Clatterbridge. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  15. Web site: Councillor Cherry Povall, JP. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  16. Web site: Election results for Claughton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  17. Web site: Councillor George Davies. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  18. Web site: Election results for Eastham. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  19. Web site: Councillor Phil Gilchrist. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  20. Web site: Election results for Greasby, Frankby and Irby. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  21. Web site: Councillor Tom Anderson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 21 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180521022125/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=129. dead.
  22. Web site: Election results for Heswall. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  23. Web site: Councillor Kathy Hodson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  24. Web site: Election results for Hoylake and Meols. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  25. Web site: Councillor John Hale. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 5 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173. dead.
  26. Web site: Councillor Jean Robinson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  27. Web site: Councillor Peter Reisdorf. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143021/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179. dead.
  28. Web site: Election results for Leasowe and Moreton East. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  29. Web site: Councillor Anita Leech. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 17 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717184148/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001304. dead.
  30. Web site: Election results for Liscard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  31. Web site: Councillor Thomas Usher. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  32. Web site: Councillor Janette Williamson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  33. Web site: Election results for Moreton West and Saughall Massie. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  34. Web site: Councillor Chris Blakeley. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 1 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200901163031/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=126. dead.
  35. Web site: Election results for New Brighton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  36. Web site: Councillor Tony Jones. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  37. Web site: Councillor Tony Pritchard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144112/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=165. dead.
  38. Web site: Election results for Oxton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  39. Web site: Councillor Stuart Kelly. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  40. Web site: Election results for Pensby and Thingwall. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  41. Web site: Councillor Michael Sullivan. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 12 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712223037/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001303. dead.
  42. Web site: Councillor Andrew Gardner. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  43. Web site: Election results for Prenton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  44. Web site: Councillor Tony Norbury. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  45. Web site: Councillor Allan Brame. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  46. Web site: Councillor Christopher Cooke . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 8 May 2019.
  47. Web site: Election results for Rock Ferry. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  48. Web site: Councillor Bill Daives. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144130/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156. dead.
  49. Web site: Election results for Seacombe. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  50. Web site: Councillor Paul Stuart. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  51. Web site: Election results for Upton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  52. Web site: Councillor Matthew Patrick. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  53. Web site: Election results for Wallasey. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  54. Web site: Councillor Ian Lewis. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  55. Web site: Election results for West Kirby and Thurstaston. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  56. Web site: Councillor Geoffrey Watt. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 17 July 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144207/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=136. dead.
  57. Web site: Election results for Claughton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  58. Web site: Councillor Gillian Wood. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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