1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
{{Short description|none}}
{{main|1990 United Kingdom local elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| country = England
| flag_year =
| flag_image = Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1988 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1988
| election_date = {{Start date|1990|05|03|df=y}}
| next_election = 1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_year = 1991
| seats_for_election= 23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
| majority_seats = 34
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 52.4% ({{increase}}7.9%){{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeWlBWTNkNWFIWU0/view?usp=sharing | title=Local Election Summaries 1990| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=8 January 2019}}
| map_image = Wirral Council Election Results Map 1990.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of results of 1990 election
| title = Leader of the Council
| before_election= None
| before_party= No Overall Control
| posttitle = Leader of the Council after election
| after_election = Yvonne Nolan (Labour)
| after_party = No Overall Control
|image1 =
|leader1 = Peter Corcoran
|party1 = Labour Party (UK)
|last_election1 = {{nowrap|13 seats,
41.9%}}
|leaders_seat1 = Upton
|seats_before1 = 29
|seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 14
| seats_after1 = 33
| seat_change1 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}4}}
| popular_vote1 = 60,891
| percentage1 = 45.9%
| swing1 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}4.0%}}
| image2 =
{{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr John Hale.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
|Alt = Blank
}}
| leader2 = John Hale
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|7 seats,
41.9%}}
| leaders_seat2 = Liscard
| seats_before2 = 24
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 8
| seats_after2 = 23
| seat_change2 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}1}}
| popular_vote2 = 45,993
| percentage2 = 34.7%
| swing2 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}7.2%}}
|image3 =
|leader3 = Ed Cunniffe
|party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|leaders_seat3 = Prenton (lost)
|last_election3 = {{nowrap|2 seats,
13.5%}}
|seats_before3 = 10
|seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 1
| seats_after3 = 7
| seat_change3 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}3}}
| popular_vote3 = 18,918
| percentage3 = 14.3%
| swing3 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}0.8%}}
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}
The 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wirral-1973-2012.pdf | title=Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 10)
| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=8 January 2019}} This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| class="sortable wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Party!!Seats!!± | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 33 | align="center" | {{increase}}4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | {{decrease}}1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | {{decrease}}3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Labour}}" | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | {{nochange}} |
Election results
=Overall election result=
Overall result compared with 1988.
{{Election summary begin with candidates|title=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1988}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 14
|gain = 4
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}4
|seats % = 63.6
|votes % = 45.9
|votes = 60,891
|plus/minus = {{increase}}4.0
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 8
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 31.8
|votes % = 34.7
|votes = 45,993
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}7.2
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|net = {{decrease}}3
|seats % = 4.5
|votes % = 14.3
|votes = 18,918
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.8
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidates = 22
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 5.1
|votes = 6,737
|plus/minus = {{increase}}2.8
}}
{{end}}
Ward results
=Bebington=
{{Election box begin
|title = Bebington
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Green
|votes = 2,900
|percentage = 46.0
|change = {{decrease}}8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Audrey Moore
|votes = 2,504
|percentage = 39.7
|change = {{increase}}5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Turner
|votes = 589
|percentage = 9.3
|change = {{increase}}3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Garnette Bowler
|votes = 317
|percentage = 5.0
|change = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 396
|percentage = 6.3
|change = {{decrease}}13.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,015
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.3
|change = {{increase}}8.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bidston=
{{Election box begin
|title = Bidston
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Nock
|votes = 3,189
|percentage = 84.3
|change = {{decrease}}0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Robinson
|votes = 249
|percentage = 6.6
|change = {{decrease}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Francis Doyle
|votes = 196
|percentage = 5.2
|change = {{increase}}0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Mitchell
|votes = 149
|percentage = 3.9
|change = {{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,940
|percentage = 77.7
|change = {{increase}}1.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 8,764
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 43.2
|change = {{increase}}7.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{election box end}}
=Birkenhead=
{{Election box begin |title=Birkenhead}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Gaskell
|votes = 3,821
|percentage = 81.8
|change = {{increase}}5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Oliver
|votes = 372
|percentage = 8.0
|change = {{decrease}}4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Niblock
|votes = 306
|percentage = 6.5
|change = {{decrease}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Keen
|votes = 174
|percentage = 3.7
|change = {{increase}}1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,449
|percentage = 73.8
|change = {{increase}}9.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,766
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 43.4
|change = {{increase}}7.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.0
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=155 | title = Councillor Steve Niblock| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Bromborough=
{{Election box begin
|title = Bromborough
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Witter
|votes = 3,171
|percentage = 55.1
|change = {{decrease}}3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Faulkner
|votes = 1,411
|percentage = 24.5
|change = {{decrease}}8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = L. Smith
|votes = 921
|percentage = 16.0
|change = {{increase}}8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Perle Sheldricks
|votes = 256
|percentage = 4.4
|change = {{increase}}2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,760
|percentage = 30.6
|change = {{increase}}5.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,311
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 50.9
|change = {{increase}}7.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}2.7
}}
{{election box end}}
=Clatterbridge=
{{Election box begin |title= Clatterbridge
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Myrra Lea
|votes = 3,977
|percentage = 53.9
|change = {{decrease}}7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Christie
|votes = 2,107
|percentage = 28.6
|change = {{increase}}4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = M. Cody
|votes = 926
|percentage = 12.6
|change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Birchenough
|votes = 362
|percentage = 4.9
|change = {{increase}}2.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,870
|percentage = 25.4
|change = {{decrease}}12.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 14,102
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.3
|change = {{increase}}7.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Claughton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Claughton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Foulkes
|votes = 2,797
|percentage = 45.8
|change = {{increase}}4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Kelly
|votes = 1,530
|percentage = 25.1
|change = {{increase}}4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Smith
|votes = 1,518
|percentage = 24.9
|change = {{decrease}}10.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Burton
|votes = 262
|percentage = 4.3
|change = {{increase}}1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,267
|percentage = 20.7
|change = {{increase}}15.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,708
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.0
|change = {{increase}}7.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}7.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=135|title=Councillor Steve Foulkes|date=15 August 2023 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=164 | title=Councillor Stuart Kelly| date=15 August 2023| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Eastham=
{{Election box begin
|title = Eastham
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Vera Ruck {{refn|group=n|Incumbent councillor for Leasowe ward.}}
|votes = 2,704
|percentage = 40.4
|change = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Phillip Gilchrist
|votes = 2,104
|percentage = 34.1
|change = {{decrease}}2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Green
|votes = 1,547
|percentage = 23.1
|change = {{decrease}}6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Georgeson
|votes = 340
|percentage = 5.1
|change = {{increase}}3.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 600
|percentage = 9.0
|change = {{increase}}8.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,782
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 56.8
|change = {{increase}}10.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}4.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 |title=Councillor Phil Gilchrist|date=15 August 2023 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Egerton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Egerton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Williams
|votes = 3,257
|percentage = 61.3
|change = {{decrease}}4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Flynn
|votes = 923
|percentage = 17.4
|change = {{decrease}}4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Freda Anderson
|votes = 891
|percentage = 16.8
|change = {{increase}}8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Pye
|votes = 243
|percentage = 4.6
|change = {{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,334
|percentage = 43.9
|change = {{decrease}}0.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,359
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.8
|change = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{election box end}}
=Heswall=
{{Election box begin
|title = Heswall (2)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Mackenzie {{refn|group=n|Elected to serve a 4-year term.}}
|votes = 4,689
|percentage = 65.3
|change = {{decrease}}10.5
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Price {{refn|group=n|Elected to serve a 2-year term.}}
|votes = 4,496
|percentage = –
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Walsh
|votes = 1,094
|percentage = 15.2
|change = {{increase}}3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Apperley
|votes = 1,092
|percentage = –
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = W. Jones
|votes = 814
|percentage = 11.3
|change = {{increase}}2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Norton
|votes = 767
|percentage = –
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Bruce
|votes = 587
|percentage = 8.2
|change = {{increase}}4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,595
|percentage = 50.0
|change = {{decrease}}14.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,171
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 53.6
|change = {{increase}}10.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}7.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Hoylake=
{{Election box begin
|title = Hoylake
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Amyes
|votes = 3,771
|percentage = 60.4
|change = {{decrease}}9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Blake
|votes = 1,374
|percentage = 22.0
|change = {{increase}}7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = J. Dennis
|votes = 561
|percentage = 9.0
|change = {{decrease}}2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Fisher
|votes = 533
|percentage = 8.5
|change = {{increase}}4.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,397
|percentage = 38.4
|change = {{decrease}}16.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,464
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 50.1
|change = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}8.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Leasowe=
{{Election box begin
|title = Leasowe
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Curtis
|votes = 3,391
|percentage = 71.3
|change = {{increase}}2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Tooke
|votes = 836
|percentage = 17.6
|change = {{decrease}}9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = M. Glover
|votes = 309
|percentage = 6.5
|change = {{increase}}2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Hughes
|votes = 220
|percentage = 4.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,555
|percentage = 53.7
|change = {{increase}}11.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,773
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 48.7
|change = {{increase}}7.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{election box end}}
=Liscard=
{{Election box begin
|title = Liscard
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Paterson
|votes = 3,655
|percentage = 57.4
|change = {{increase}}4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Beard
|votes = 2,039
|percentage = 32.0
|change = {{decrease}}7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Uriel
|votes = 365
|percentage = 5.7
|change = {{decrease}}1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Mitchell
|votes = 304
|percentage = 4.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,616
|percentage = 25.4
|change = {{increase}}11.6
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,511
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.3
|change = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Moreton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Moreton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Groves
|votes = 3,049
|percentage = 55.4
|change = {{increase}}2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Pluck
|votes = 1,968
|percentage = 35.7
|change = {{decrease}}5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = C. Robertson
|votes = 279
|percentage = 5.1
|change = {{increase}}0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Allen Burton
|votes = 212
|percentage = 3.8
|change = {{increase}}2.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,081
|percentage = 19.6
|change = {{increase}}7.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,372
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.8
|change = {{increase}}4.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=New Brighton=
{{Election box begin
|title = New Brighton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Harris
|votes = 2,966
|percentage = 46.5
|change = {{increase}}2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Vic Borg
|votes = 2,529
|percentage = 39.7
|change = {{decrease}}3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Codling
|votes = 487
|percentage = 7.6
|change = {{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Sally Davis
|votes = 394
|percentage = 6.2
|change = {{increase}}3.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 437
|percentage = 6.9
|change = {{increase}}6.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,450
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.7
|change = {{increase}}9.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Oxton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Oxton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Lindsay
|votes = 2,420
|percentage = 39.6
|change = {{increase}}1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Smith
|votes = 1,827
|percentage = 29.9
|change = {{increase}}6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Hughes
|votes = 1,644
|percentage = 26.9
|change = {{decrease}}9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = George Bowler
|votes = 213
|percentage = 3.5
|change = {{increase}}1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 593
|percentage = 9.7
|change = {{increase}}8.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,656
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.4
|change = {{increase}}5.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}4.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=122 |title = Councillor Harry Smith |publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Prenton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Prenton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Cocker {{refn|group=n|Incumbent councillor for Bidston ward.}}
|votes = 2,685
|percentage = 37.5
|change = {{increase}}13.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Cunniffe
|votes = 2,364
|percentage = 33.0
|change = {{decrease}}6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Weatherhead
|votes = 1,901
|percentage = 26.5
|change = {{decrease}}7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = David Pye
|votes = 213
|percentage = 3.0
|change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 321
|percentage = 4.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,198
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.7
|change = {{increase}}9.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Royden=
{{Election box begin
|title = Royden
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Lloyd
|votes = 3,696
|percentage = 59.0
|change = {{decrease}}5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Watson
|votes = 1,599
|percentage = 25.5
|change = {{increase}}8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Brame
|votes = 580
|percentage = 9.3
|change = {{decrease}}5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Cuthbertson
|votes = 392
|percentage = 6.3
|change = {{increase}}2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,097
|percentage = 33.5
|change = {{decrease}}14.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,736
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 49.2
|change = {{increase}}7.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}7.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Seacombe=
{{Election box begin
|title = Seacombe
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Janet Jackson
|votes = 4,796
|percentage = 78.0
|change = {{increase}}2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. May
|votes = 803
|percentage = 13.1
|change = {{decrease}}4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = D. Kelly
|votes = 322
|percentage = 5.2
|change = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Hughes
|votes = 230
|percentage = 3.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,993
|percentage = 64.9
|change = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,447
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 53.7
|change = {{increase}}11.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.3
}}
{{election box end}}
=Thurstaston=
{{Election box begin
|title = Thurstaston
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Fletcher
|votes = 3,537
|percentage = 55.2
|change = {{decrease}}10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Gamet
|votes = 1,710
|percentage = 26.7
|change = {{increase}}8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charles Wall
|votes = 597
|percentage = 9.3
|change = {{decrease}}0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = David Burton
|votes = 567
|percentage = 8.8
|change = {{increase}}2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,827
|percentage = 28.5
|change = {{decrease}}18.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,564
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 51.0
|change = {{increase}}9.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}9.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Tranmere=
{{Election box begin
|title = Tranmere
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Davies
|votes = 3,526
|percentage = 81.0
|change = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Francomb
|votes = 412
|percentage = 9.5
|change = {{decrease}}4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = C. Townsend
|votes = 233
|percentage = 5.4
|change = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Upton
|votes = 182
|percentage = 4.2
|change = {{increase}}1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,114
|percentage = 71.5
|change = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,907
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 43.9
|change = {{increase}}9.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.0
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156| title=Councillor Bill Davies| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=14 January 2019| archive-date=12 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144130/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156| url-status=dead}}
=Upton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Upton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hugh Lloyd
|votes = 3,786
|percentage = 56.5
|change = {{increase}}1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Caton
|votes = 1,895
|percentage = 28.3
|change = {{decrease}}2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Reisdorf
|votes = 736
|percentage = 11.0
|change = {{decrease}}0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Georgeson
|votes = 281
|percentage = 4.2
|change = {{increase}}2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,891
|percentage = 28.2
|change = {{increase}}3.7
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,798
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.3
|change = {{increase}}8.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179|title=Councillor Peter Reisdorf| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Wallasey=
{{Election box begin
|title = Wallasey
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Howden
|votes = 3,376
|percentage = 48.6
|change = {{decrease}}10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Williams
|votes = 1,883
|percentage = 27.1
|change = {{increase}}2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Moira Gallagher
|votes = 1,388
|percentage = 20.0
|change = {{increase}}3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Cuthbertson
|votes = 306
|percentage = 4.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,493
|percentage = 21.5
|change = {{decrease}}13.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,054
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.7
|change = {{increase}}6.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
Changes between 1990 and 1991
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Date !Ward !Name ! colspan="2" |Previous affiliation ! colspan="2" |New affiliation !Circumstance |
| ?
|Alec Dunn | {{Party name with colour|Independent Labour}} | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |Defected.{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Chris |date=30 April 1991 |title=Battle Stations to woo Mersey voters|newspaper=Liverpool Echo}} |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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References
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{{cite web |last=Mellows-Facer |first=Adam |date=10 May 2006 |url=https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 |title=Local election 2006|publisher=parliament.uk|access-date=29 December 2018}}
{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/330.stm |date=1 May 2003 |title=BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL |work=BBC News |access-date=29 December 2018}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1990}}
{{Merseyside elections}}