2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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{{main|2000 United Kingdom local elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2000 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 = 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1999
| election_date = {{Start date|2000|05|04|df=y}}
{{Start date|2000|06|22|df=y}} (Seacombe)
| next_election = 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_year = 2002
| seats_for_election= 22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
| majority_seats = 34
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 27.1% ({{decrease}}0.7%){{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydS0g0YTY0U2tJRkU/view?usp=sharing | title=Local Election Summaries 2000| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=26 December 2018}}
| map_image = Wirral Council Election Results Map 2000.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of results of 2000 election
| title = Leader of the Council
| before_election= Dave Jackson
| before_party= Labour
| posttitle = Leader of the Council after election
| after_election = Steve Foulkes
| after_party = Labour
|image1 =
{{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr John Hale.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
|Alt = Blank
}}
|leader1 = John Hale
|party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
|last_election1 = {{nowrap|5 seats,
34.8%}}
|leaders_seat1 = Hoylake
|seats_before1 = 17
|seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 9
| seats_after1 = 20
| seat_change1 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}3}}
| popular_vote1 = 27,238
| percentage1 = 40.7%
| swing1 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}5.9%}}
| image2 =
{{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Steve Foulkes.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
}}
| leader2 = Steve Foulkes
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|13 seats,
38.4%}}
| leaders_seat2 = Claughton
| seats_before2 = 39
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 8
| seats_after2 = 34
| seat_change2 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}5}}
| popular_vote2 = 20,542
| percentage2 = 30.7%
| swing2 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}7.7%}}
|image3 =
{{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Phil Gilchrist2.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
}}
|leader3 = Phil Gilchrist
|party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|leaders_seat3 = Eastham
|last_election3 = {{nowrap|4 seats,
23.9%}}
|seats_before3 = 10
|seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 5
| seats_after3 = 12
| seat_change3 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}2}}
| popular_vote3 = 17,271
| percentage3 = 25.8%
| swing3 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}1.9%}}
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2018}}
The 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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. 15 and 16)
| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=26 December 2018}} 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" | 34 | align="center" | {{decrease}}5 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | {{increase}}3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | {{increase}}2 |
Election results
=Overall election result=
Overall result compared with 1999.
{{Election summary begin with candidates|title=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2000}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidates = 22
|seats = 5
|gain = 4
|loss = 1
|net = {{increase}}3
|seats % = 40.9
|votes % = 40.7
|votes = 27,238
|plus/minus = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidates = 22
|seats = 8
|gain = 0
|loss = 5
|net = {{decrease}}5
|seats % = 36.4
|votes % = 30.7
|votes = 20,542
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}7.7
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidates = 22
|seats = 5
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 22.7
|votes % = 25.8
|votes = 17,271
|plus/minus = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidates = 19
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 2.8
|votes = 1,846
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{end}}
Ward results
=Bebington=
{{Election box begin
|title = Bebington
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jacqueline Hall
|votes = 1,712
|percentage = 45.7
|change = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Williams
|votes = 1,550
|percentage = 41.4
|change = {{decrease}}6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Dyer
|votes = 374
|percentage = 10.0
|change = {{decrease}}0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ann Jones
|votes = 108
|percentage = 2.9
|change = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 162
|percentage = 4.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,923
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 34.3
|change = {{decrease}}1.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}6.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=120 | title=Councillor Jerry Williams | date=5 July 2023 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Bidston=
{{Election box begin |title=Bidston}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Crabtree
|votes = 788
|percentage = 73.3
|change = {{decrease}}8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Yvonne Sanne
|votes = 142
|percentage = 13.2
|change = {{increase}}5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Tomlinson
|votes = 113
|percentage = 10.5
|change = {{increase}}3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Pamela Holstein
|votes = 32
|percentage = 3.0
|change = {{nochange}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 646
|percentage = 60.1
|change = {{decrease}}13.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,790
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 13.8
|change = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.6
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=132 |title = Councillor Jim Crabtree |publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Birkenhead=
{{Election box begin |title=Birkenhead}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Stapleton
|votes = 1,107
|percentage = 71.3
|change = {{decrease}}2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Poole
|votes = 184
|percentage = 11.8
|change = {{increase}}4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mary Williams
|votes = 171
|percentage = 11.0
|change = {{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stuart Harvey
|votes = 91
|percentage = 5.9
|change = {{increase}}2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 923
|percentage = 59.4
|change = {{decrease}}5.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,099
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 15.4
|change = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}2.6
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=123 | title = Councillor Jean Stapleton| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Bromborough=
{{Election box begin |title=Bromborough}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robert Moon
|votes = 1,390
|percentage = 46.0
|change = {{increase}}25.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Buckingham
|votes = 1,080
|percentage = 35.7
|change = {{decrease}}19.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Mackenzie
|votes = 475
|percentage = 15.7
|change = {{decrease}}4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Patricia Farmer
|votes = 78
|percentage = 2.6
|change = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 310
|percentage = 10.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,852
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 27.9
|change = {{increase}}2.3
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}22.1
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=153 | title = Councillor Bob Moon| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Clatterbridge=
{{Election box begin
|title = Clatterbridge
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Moore
|votes = 2,126
|percentage = 41.8
|change = {{increase}}8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Taylor
|votes = 1,880
|percentage = 37.0
|change = {{decrease}}1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Audrey Moore
|votes = 974
|percentage = 19.2
|change = {{decrease}}7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michael Harper
|votes = 106
|percentage = 2.1
|change = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 246
|percentage = 4.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 14,044
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 36.2
|change = {{decrease}}1.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Claughton=
{{Election box begin |title=Claughton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Davies
|votes = 1,324
|percentage = 53.9
|change = {{decrease}}0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Jones
|votes = 627
|percentage = 25.5
|change = {{increase}}5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Blaycock
|votes = 406
|percentage = 16.5
|change = {{decrease}}3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Elisabeth Heydon
|votes = 99
|percentage = 4.0
|change = {{decrease}}1.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 697
|percentage = 28.4
|change = {{decrease}}5.4
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,050
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 22.3
|change = {{decrease}}1.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}2.7
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=186|title=Councillor George Davies|date=5 July 2023 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Eastham=
{{Election box begin
|title = Eastham
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Phillip Gilchrist
|votes = 2,469
|percentage = 67.9
|change = {{increase}}3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Green
|votes = 582
|percentage = 16.0
|change = {{increase}}4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Kirwan
|votes = 542
|percentage = 14.9
|change = {{decrease}}7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Brian Gibbs
|votes = 41
|percentage = 1.1
|change = {{decrease}}0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,887
|percentage = 51.9
|change = {{increase}}10.3
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 11,264
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 32.3
|change = {{increase}}0.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 |title=Councillor Phil Gilchrist|date=5 July 2023 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Egerton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Egerton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Dow
|votes = 1,063
|percentage = 55.0
|change = {{decrease}}10.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyrus Ferguson
|votes = 455
|percentage = 23.6
|change = {{increase}}7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Philip Lloyd
|votes = 283
|percentage = 14.6
|change = {{increase}}4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Catherine Page
|votes = 131
|percentage = 6.8
|change = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 608
|percentage = 31.5
|change = {{decrease}}16.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 10,643
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 18.2
|change = {{decrease}}3.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}8.6
}}
{{election box end}}
=Heswall=
{{Election box begin
|title = Heswall
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Rowlands
|votes = 2,985
|percentage = 71.8
|change = {{increase}}3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert McCabe
|votes = 576
|percentage = 13.9
|change = {{decrease}}3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Norton
|votes = 467
|percentage = 11.2
|change = {{decrease}}0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Garnette Bowler
|votes = 128
|percentage = 3.1
|change = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,409
|percentage = 58.0
|change = {{increase}}7.4
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 13,478
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 30.9
|change = {{decrease}}1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=178|title=Councillor Les Rowlands| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Hoylake=
{{Election box begin
|title = Hoylake
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Jones
|votes = 2,680
|percentage = 68.4
|change = {{increase}}1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Milne
|votes = 570
|percentage = 14.5
|change = {{decrease}}4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Richards
|votes = 470
|percentage = 12.0
|change = {{increase}}1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Allen Burton
|votes = 199
|percentage = 5.1
|change = {{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,110
|percentage = 53.8
|change = {{increase}}5.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 12,605
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 31.1
|change = {{decrease}}2.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}2.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Leasowe=
{{Election box begin
|title = Leasowe
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Abbey
|votes = 936
|percentage = 56.6
|change = {{decrease}}14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Mountney
|votes = 436
|percentage = 26.4
|change = {{increase}}10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Raymond Hayden
|votes = 281
|percentage = 17.0
|change = {{increase}}4.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 500
|percentage = 30.2
|change = {{decrease}}25.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 9,390
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 17.6
|change = {{decrease}}2.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}12.8
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=125 |title=Councillor Ron Abbey| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=169 |title=Councillor Simon R Mountney|date=5 July 2023 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Liscard=
{{Election box begin
|title = Liscard
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Robinson
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 45.8
|change = {{increase}}18.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Denis Knowles
|votes = 1,005
|percentage = 38.8
|change = {{decrease}}17.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Ellett
|votes = 297
|percentage = 11.5
|change = {{decrease}}4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Matthew Adams
|votes = 101
|percentage = 3.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 180
|percentage = 7.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,135
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 23.3
|change = {{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}17.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154 | title=Councillor Denis Knowles| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Moreton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Moreton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Blakeley
|votes = 1,613
|percentage = 55.9
|change = {{increase}}11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann McLachlan
|votes = 1,023
|percentage = 35.4
|change = {{decrease}}11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Susanne Uriel
|votes = 251
|percentage = 8.7
|change = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 590
|percentage = 20.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,947
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 29.1
|change = {{increase}}1.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}11.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web |url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=126 |title=Councillor Chris Blakeley |publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=27 December 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901163031/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=126 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=121 |title = Councillor Ann McLachlan |publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=New Brighton=
{{Election box begin
|title = New Brighton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Pritchard
|votes = 1,503
|percentage = 51.4
|change = {{increase}}8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Salter
|votes = 1,049
|percentage = 35.9
|change = {{decrease}}8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Codling
|votes = 264
|percentage = 9.0
|change = {{decrease}}0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = George Bowler
|votes = 108
|percentage = 3.7
|change = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 454
|percentage = 15.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,579
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 25.3
|change = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}8.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=165 |title=Councillor Tony Pritchard| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=152 | title=Councillor John Salter| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Oxton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Oxton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Freda Anderson
|votes = 1,683
|percentage = 56.8
|change = {{decrease}}9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leonard Moore
|votes = 620
|percentage = 20.9
|change = {{increase}}9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Mitchell
|votes = 540
|percentage = 18.2
|change = {{decrease}}0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Pamela Mitchell
|votes = 122
|percentage = 4.1
|change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,063
|percentage = 35.9
|change = {{decrease}}11.1
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 11,544
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 25.7
|change = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}5.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Prenton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Prenton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Bridson
|votes = 1,924
|percentage = 55.5
|change = {{increase}}1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian McKellar
|votes = 843
|percentage = 24.3
|change = {{increase}}4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = June Williams
|votes = 633
|percentage = 18.3
|change = {{decrease}}5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = John Wilson
|votes = 68
|percentage = 2.0
|change = {{nochange}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,081
|percentage = 31.2
|change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 11,659
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 29.8
|change = {{decrease}}3.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}0.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=127 | title=Councillor Ann Bridson| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Royden=
{{Election box begin
|title = Royden
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Reisdorf
|votes = 2,507
|percentage = 48.1
|change = {{increase}}7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Derek Robinson
|votes = 2,203
|percentage = 42.3
|change = {{increase}}1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Ward
|votes = 420
|percentage = 8.1
|change = {{decrease}}9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Barbara Burton
|votes = 77
|percentage = 1.5
|change = {{decrease}}0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 304
|percentage = 5.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 12,914
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 40.3
|change = {{increase}}3.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}3.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179|title=Councillor Peter Reisdorf|publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=27 December 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143021/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179|url-status=dead}}
=Seacombe=
Incumbent councillor for Bromborough and leader of the council Dave Jackson died in April 2000, days before he was due to stand, causing the election to be delayed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7429845.labour-hangs-on-to-a-tiny-majority/ | title=Labour hangs on to a tiny majority| date=30 June 2000| publisher=Wirral Globe|access-date=26 December 2018}}
{{Election box begin
|title = Seacombe
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Denis Knowles
|votes = 1,454
|percentage = 55.4
|change = {{decrease}}8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = James Robinson
|votes = 814
|percentage = 31.0
|change = {{increase}}5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Jones
|votes = 331
|percentage = 12.6
|change = {{increase}}2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Perle Sheldricks
|votes = 26
|percentage = 1.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 640
|percentage = 24.4
|change = {{decrease}}13.2
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 10,728
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 24.7
|change = {{increase}}5.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Thurstaston=
{{Election box begin
|title = Thurstaston
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Elderton
|votes = 2,508
|percentage = 64.0
|change = {{increase}}5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Kean
|votes = 856
|percentage = 21.9
|change = {{decrease}}6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charles Wall
|votes = 408
|percentage = 10.4
|change = {{increase}}0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Percy Hogg
|votes = 145
|percentage = 3.7
|change = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,652
|percentage = 42.2
|change = {{increase}}11.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 12,605
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 31.1
|change = {{decrease}}0.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=149 | title=Councillor David M Elderton| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Tranmere=
{{Election box begin
|title = Tranmere
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Moira McLaughlin
|votes = 893
|percentage = 68.5
|change = {{decrease}}7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Bebell
|votes = 204
|percentage = 15.6
|change = {{increase}}7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Teggin
|votes = 127
|percentage = 9.7
|change = {{decrease}}0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Angela Upton
|votes = 80
|percentage = 6.1
|change = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 689
|percentage = 52.8
|change = {{decrease}}12.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 9,036
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 14.5
|change = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.4
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=158 | title=Councillor Moira McLaughlin| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Upton=
{{Election box begin
|title = Upton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Brown
|votes = 1,461
|percentage = 49.9
|change = {{decrease}}5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Darby
|votes = 1,050
|percentage = 35.9
|change = {{increase}}6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Beazer
|votes = 309
|percentage = 10.6
|change = {{decrease}}2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Joyce Hogg
|votes = 106
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 411
|percentage = 14.0
|change = {{decrease}}12.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors= 12,336
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 23.7
|change = {{decrease}}1.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}6.0
}}
{{election box end}}
=Wallasey=
{{Election box begin
|title = Wallasey
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kate Wood
|votes = 2,774
|percentage = 72.0
|change = {{increase}}7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Allen
|votes = 698
|percentage = 18.1
|change = {{decrease}}5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Uriel
|votes = 383
|percentage = 9.9
|change = {{increase}}0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,076
|percentage = 53.9
|change = {{increase}}12.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,011
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 32.2
|change = {{decrease}}1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}}6.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131| title=Councillor Kate Wood| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=27 December 2018| archive-date=12 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144146/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131| url-status=dead}}
Changes between 2000 and 2002
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Date !Ward !Name ! colspan="2" |Previous affiliation ! colspan="2" |New affiliation !Circumstance |
| December 2001
|Colin Dow | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} |
| February 2002
|Kath Shaughnessy | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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References
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{{cite news |date=4 May 2000 |title=Everything to play for in local polls |url=https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7430062.everything-to-play-for-in-local-polls/ |publisher=Wirral Globe |access-date=29 December 2018}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1999}}
{{Merseyside elections}}