Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections explained

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held every four years from 2023 onwards, having previously been held three years out of every four for a third of the council at a time. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Wirral Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.[1]

Summary of results

Only four parties have won seats to Council: Conservative, Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat (and its predecessors). All other political representation has come via changes in affiliation.

YearConGreenLabLib DemOther
197329024130[2]
197429024130
19753602190
3702180
19764201860
19774201860
19784501650
19794002060
19803702360
19813702360
19823502560
19833402480
19843402480
19853402480
198630026100
198729027100
198824032100
2402910
19892402910
1990230337
230338
1991240347
19922903160
19932903160
19943003060
2803080
19952203680
19961604190
19971604190
1998160418
1604280[3]
199917039100
200020034120
200120034120
2003312[4]
20022003212
2003114[5]
20032302616[6]
200421026190[7]
2002619[8]
20052102618[9]
200621026190[10]
200721025200[11]
2102519[12]
2002519[13]
20082402120[14]
20092502020[15]
201027024150[16]
201127029100[17]
2703090[18]
20122203770[19]
20132303670[20]
2203770[21]
220376[22]
20142113860[23]
20152113950[24]
2016211385[25]
2113950[26]
20172113950
20182113950[27]
211385[28]
211375[29]
2019211365[30]
211355[31]
211345[32]
223326[33]
2020222326[34]
2021235306[35]
235296[36]
2022235286[37]
236286[38]
249266[39]
2023239266[40]
239256[41]
239246[42]
239236[43]
17133060[44]

Council elections

Since the first election in 1973, boundary changes have occurred in 1980 (where a third of the council were up for election) and in 2004 (where there was an all out election).[45] [1] [46]

Changes between election

1979–2004 boundaries

Wallasey by-election 1997

[47] [48] [49]

Prenton by-election 2003

[50]

2004–present boundaries

Moreton West and Saughall Massie by-election 2009

[51] [52]

Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013

[53] [54]

Heswall by-election 2013

[55] [56]

Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013

[57] [58] [59]

Upton by-election 2013

[60] [61]

Claughton by-election 2017

[62] [63]

Bromborough by-election 2018

[64] [65]

Upton by-election 2018

[66] [67]

Liscard by-election 2021

[68]

Oxton by-election 2021

[69]

Liscard by-election 2022

[70]

Changes in affiliation

Previous electionDateWardNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
1975September 1975New Brighton-Wallasey-WarrenKate WoodDefected.[71]
1988October 1988EgertonAlec DunnExpelled.[72]
October 1988LeasoweJim Edwards Expelled.
October 1988LeasoweKen FoxExpelled.
1990?EgertonAlec DunnDefected.[73]
1992March 1994EasthamVera RuckDefected.
1996?PrentonEd CunniffeResigned.[74]
1998June 1998PrentonEd CunniffeDefected.
2000December 2001EgertonColin DowWhip removed.
February 2002BebingtonKath ShaughnessyResigned.
2004November 2004Hoylake and MeolsHilary JonesResigned.[75]
April 2005Pensby and ThingwallOliver AdamDefected.[76]
?Hoylake and MeolsHilary JonesDefected.[77]
2007May 2007ClatterbridgeIsabel MoonResigned.[78]
June 2007Hoylake and MeolsDavid KirwanResigned.[79]
200818 May 2009SeacombeDenis KnowlesDefected.[80]
201116 May 2011BromboroughSteve NiblockDefected.[81]
201230 April 2013Pensby and ThingwallMark JohnstonResigned.[82]
2015?BromboroughSteve NiblockDeselected.[83]
201828 August 2018Pensby and ThingwallMike SuillvanResigned.[84]
25 October 2018Rock FerryMoira McLaughlinResigned.[85]
January 2019Rock FerryChris MeadenResigned.[86]
4 March 2019BromboroughJo BirdSuspended.[87]
14 March 2019BromboroughJo BirdReinstated.[88]
18 March 2019Rock FerryBill DaviesResigned.[89]
April 2019OxtonPaul DoughtySuspended.[90]
201917 July 2019Greasby, Frankby and IrbyDavid Burgess-JoyceSuspended.[91]
6 February 2020BromboroughJo BirdSuspended.[92]
15 February 2020BromboroughJo BirdReinstated.[93]
9 August 2020Birkenhead and TranmereSteve HayesResigned.[94]
After 20 July 2020Greasby, Frankby and IrbyDavid Burgess-JoyceReinstated.[95] [96]
14 November 2020Hoylake and MeolsTony CoxSuspended.[97]
December 2020PrentonTony NorburySuspended.[98]
February 2021PrentonTony NorburyReinstated.[99]
After November 2020Hoylake and MeolsTony CoxReinstated.[100]
202119 November 2021BromboroughJo BirdExpelled.[101]
February 2022Leasowe and Moreton EastKarl GreaneyResigned.[102]
22 March 2022BromboroughJo BirdDefected.[103]
202212 April 2023Greasby, Frankby and IrbyDavid Burgess-JoyceDeselected and resigned to stand as an Independent.[104] [105]
17 April 2023Rock FerryYvonne NolanDeselected and resigned to stand as an Independent.[106]
20 April 2023Rock FerryClare O'HaganResigned.[107] [108]
3 May 2023Rock FerryChris DaviesDeselected and resigned.[109]

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. si. The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. 2003. 1980. 29 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 27 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Lib Dem councillor switches sides. 17 June 1998 . Wirral Globe. 26 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Second councillor quits. 12 February 2002. Wirral Globe. 26 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Local Election - 02 May 2002. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Local Election - 01 May 2003. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Local Election - 10 June 2004. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  8. News: 'No respect for mayor' . Wirral Globe.
  9. News: Why I jumped ship to join the Tories . Wirral Globe.
  10. Web site: Local Election - 4 May 2006. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Local Election - 03 May 2007. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  12. News: Councillors also have a 'third duty'.
  13. News: Another one bites the dust . Wirral Globe.
  14. Web site: Election Result for 1 May 2008 2002. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  15. News: BREAKING NEWS: Labour councillor Denis Knowles quits and joins Tories at Wallasey Town Hall. Wirral Globe.
  16. Web site: Election Result for 6 May 2010. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  17. Web site: Election Result for 5 May 2011. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  18. News: Wirral Lib Dem Steve Niblock defects to Labour Party. BBC News.
  19. Web site: Election Result for 3 May 2012. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  20. News: Conservative victory in Wirral by-elections. Wirral Globe.
  21. News: UPDATED: Labour victory in Wirral Council by-election. Wirral Globe.
  22. News: Wirral councillor Mark Johnson quits Liberal Democrat Party. Liverpool Echo.
  23. Web site: Election Result for 22 May 2014. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  24. Web site: Election Result for 7 May 2015. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 27 July 2018.
  25. News: Seven things to talk about after the Wirral local elections. Liverpool Echo. 27 July 2018.
  26. Web site: Election results by party, Local election - Thursday, 5th May 2016 . 5 May 2016 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  27. News: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Election 2018 Results. BBC News.
  28. Web site: Wirral councillor quits party blaming hard left 'parasites'. Labour Uncut. 29 August 2018.
  29. News: Senior Labour politician quits party after 40 years citing 'absolute aggression' of 'hard-left clique'. Liverpool Echo. 25 October 2018.
  30. News: Yet ANOTHER top Labour politician quits party - blaming 'hard-left' takeover. Liverpool Echo. 12 February 2019. 12 February 2019. Tom. Houghton.
  31. News: Labour Councillor of more than 30 years latest to quit party and slam 'hard-left' takeover. Liverpool Echo. 18 March 2019. 18 March 2019. Tom. Houghton.
  32. Web site: Wirral politician booted out of Labour after campaigning for rival party . Tom. Houghton. Liverpool Echo. 10 April 2019. 10 April 2019.
  33. Web site: Composition of Wirral Council following the local elections on Thursday 2 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623175729/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections/composition-wirral-council-following-local-elections-thursday-2-may . 3 May 2019. 3 May 2019. 23 June 2019. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  34. Web site: Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812161106/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/councillors-and-committees/councillors . 12 August 2020. 12 August 2020. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  35. Web site: Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509113050/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/councillors-and-committees/councillors . 9 May 2021. 9 May 2021. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  36. Web site: Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127004830/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/councillors-and-committees/councillors. 27 November 2021. 27 November 2021. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  37. Web site: Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322140400/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/councillors-and-committees/councillors. 22 March 2022. 22 March 2022. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  38. Web site: Former Labour Councillor Jo Bird Joins Green Party . 22 March 2022. Wirral Green Party. 22 March 2022 .
  39. Web site: Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20220506150241/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/councillors-and-committees/councillors. 6 May 2022. 6 May 2022. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  40. Web site: Your Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406142851/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1. 6 April 2023. 6 April 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  41. News: Local elections 2023: All the candidates you can vote for in Wirral. 6 April 2023. 5 April 2023. Liverpool Echo. Edward. Barnes.
  42. Web site: Your Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20230422083942/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0. 22 April 2023. 22 April 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  43. Web site: Your Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503164856/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0. 3 May 2023. 3 May 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  44. Web site: Local election - Thursday, 4th May 2023. 5 May 2023. 5 May 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  45. The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 SI 1979/1523
  46. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012. The Elections Centre. 24 November 2018.
  47. Web site: Kate calls Labour foul on soccer . 2009-11-27 . 1997-03-26 . Wirral Globe.
  48. Web site: Councillor Lesley Rennie. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  49. Web site: Councillor Anne McArdle. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  50. Web site: Local Election - 05 February 2003 Prenton ward . 26 December 2018. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  51. Web site: Conservatives win Moreton by-election . 2009-11-27 . 2009-11-27 . Wirral Globe.
  52. Web site: Councillor Steve Williams. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  53. Web site: Election Result for Leasowe and Moreton East ward on 17 January 2013 . 1 March 2013 . January 2013 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  54. Web site: Councillor Ian Lewis. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  55. Web site: Election Result for Heswall ward on 17 January 2013 . 1 March 2013 . January 2013 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  56. Web site: Councillor Kathy Hodson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  57. Web site: Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 28 February 2013 . 1 March 2013 . 1 March 2013 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  58. Web site: Councillor Phillip Brightmore. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  59. Web site: Councillor Sheila Clarke MBE . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  60. Web site: Election Result for Upton ward on 24 October 2013 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  61. Web site: Councillor Matthew Patrick. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  62. Web site: Election results for Claughton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  63. Web site: Councillor Gillian Wood. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  64. Web site: Election results for Bromborough Local by-election - Thursday, 23rd August 2018. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 23 August 2018.
  65. Web site: Councillor Jo Bird. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 September 2018.
  66. Web site: Election results for Upton Local by-election - Thursday, 22nd November 2018. Wirral Council. 22 November 2018.
  67. Web site: Councillor Jean Robinson. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 January 2019.
  68. Web site: Election results for Liscard. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021.
  69. Web site: Election results for Oxton. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 25 November 2021. 26 November 2021.
  70. Web site: Election results for Liscard Local by-election - Thursday, 14th July 2022 . 28 February 2023 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 6 May 2022.
  71. Web site: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 . The Elections Centre. 28 December 2018.
  72. News: Harrison . Anne . 4 May 1990 . Trouble ahead as voters split Wirral down middle. Liverpool Echo.
  73. News: Walker . Chris . 30 April 1991 . Battle Stations to woo Mersey voters. Liverpool Echo.
  74. Web site: Lib Dem councillor switches sides. Wirral Globe. 26 December 2018.
  75. News: 17 November 2004 . No respect for mayor . 28 December 2018. Wirral Globe.
  76. News: 13 April 2005 . Why I jumped ship to join the Tories . 28 December 2018. Wirral Globe.
  77. Web site: Local election - 04 May 2006 . Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 28 December 2018. 4 May 2006.
  78. News: Copestake . Eric . 19 June 2007 . Councillors also have a 'third duty' . 28 December 2018. Wirral Globe.
  79. News: Dunn . Justin . 4 July 2007 . Another one bites the dust . 28 December 2018. Wirral Globe.
  80. News: Dunn . Justin . Manning . Craig . 18 May 2009 . BREAKING NEWS: Labour councillor Denis Knowles quits and joins Tories at Wallasey Town Hall . 28 December 2018. Wirral Globe.
  81. News: 16 May 2011 . Wirral Lib Dem Steve Niblock defects to Labour Party . 28 December 2018. BBC News.
  82. News: Murphy . Liam . 30 April 2013 . Wirral councillor Mark Johnson quits Liberal Democrat Party . 28 December 2018. Liverpool Echo.
  83. News: 9 April 2016 . Battle lines drawn for Wirral's council elections on May 5 . 31 December 2018. Wirral Globe.
  84. News: 28 August 2018 . Wirral councillor quits party blaming hard left 'parasites' . 28 December 2018. Labour Uncut.
  85. News: Houghton . Tom . 25 October 2018 . Senior Labour politician quits party after 40 years citing 'absolute aggression' of 'hard-left clique' . 28 December 2018. Liverpool Echo.
  86. News: Yet ANOTHER top Labour politician quits party - blaming 'hard-left' takeover. Liverpool Echo. 12 February 2019. 12 February 2019. Tom. Houghton.
  87. News: Labour councillor suspended after 'Jew process' joke. Liverpool Echo. 4 March 2019. 4 March 2019. Tom. Houghton.
  88. News: Labour councillor who made 'Jew process' joke has suspension lifted. Liverpool Echo. 15 March 2019. 15 March 2019. Tom. Houghton.
  89. News: Labour Councillor of more than 30 years latest to quit party and slam 'hard-left' takeover. Liverpool Echo. 18 March 2019. 18 March 2019. Tom. Houghton.
  90. Web site: Wirral politician booted out of Labour after campaigning for rival party . Tom. Houghton. Liverpool Echo. 10 April 2019. 10 April 2019.
  91. Web site: Tory Councillor suspended after comparing black MP David Lammy to the Ku Klux Klan . Liam. Thorp. Liverpool Echo. 17 July 2019. 17 July 2019.
  92. Web site: Labour suspends two candidates in governing body election . Rayner. Tom. Sky News. 7 February 2020. 9 February 2020.
  93. Web site: Morgan . George . Wirral councillor reinstated after second Labour suspension . Liverpool Echo . 2020-02-18 . 2022-08-10.
  94. Web site: Wirral councillor suddenly quits Greens for Independent group . Morgan . George . Liverpool Echo. 24 August 2020. 21 December 2020.
  95. News: Morgan . George . 21 December 2020 . Councillor who made racist comment about black MP could return to Tory group . 21 July 2020. Liverpool Echo.
  96. News: Lally . Kate . 15 December 2020 . Wirral's Tory group leader Ian Lewis steps down from role . 15 December 2020. Wirral Globe.
  97. Web site: Wirral Tory councillor suspended for retweet on 'Islamism' . Morgan . George . Liverpool Echo. 19 November 2020. 21 December 2020.
  98. Web site: Labour councillor who chaired Birkenhead meeting suspended . Morgan . George . Wirral Globe. 9 December 2020. 21 December 2020.
  99. Web site: Wirral councillor Tony Norbury allowed back in Labour Party . Morgan . George . Wirral Globe. 11 February 2021. 13 February 2021.
  100. Web site: Councillor Tony Cox. Wirral West and Wirral South Conservatives. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327203140/https://www.wirralconservatives.org.uk/people/councillor-tony-cox. 27 March 2021. 27 March 2021.
  101. News: Wirral councillor Jo Bird expelled by Labour party over banned group . BBC News. BBC News. 22 November 2021. 22 November 2021.
  102. News: Wirral Labour’s chief whip resigns after being 'disciplined' by party. Liverpool Echo. 2 April 2022. 1 April 2022. George. Morgan.
  103. News: Former Labour Councillor Jo Bird joins Green Party . Birkenhead News. Birkenhead News. 22 March 2022. 22 March 2022.
  104. News: Wirral councillor claims 'dark forces' behind his deselection. Ed. Barnes. Wirral Globe. 1 April 2023. 4 April 2023.
  105. Web site: Notice of Election - Local Elections 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325153326/https://www.wirral.gov.uk/media/18868/download?inline . 25 March 2023. 25 March 2023. 24 March 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Paul. Satoor.
  106. News: Labour councillor said she'll 'fight' for area as she takes on her own party. Edward. Barnes. Wirral Globe. 6 April 2023. 2 May 2023.
  107. News: NHS worker makes 'bullying' claim as she stands down as councillor. Edward. Barnes. Wirral Globe. 13 April 2023. 2 May 2023.
  108. Web site: Your Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20230422083942/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0. 2 May 2023. 22 April 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  109. Web site: Your Councillors. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503164856/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0. 3 May 2023. 3 May 2023. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.