2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
{{Short description|2016 local election in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2018}}
{{main|2016 United Kingdom local elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2016 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 = 2015 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2015
| election_date = {{Start date|2016|5|5|df=y}}
| 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
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =35.6% ({{decrease}}33.5%){{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=1R0ICQbx-ew26HNnlfl8VwMPXQld96QFg | title=Local Election Summaries 2016| publisher=The Elections Centre|access-date=16 December 2018}}
| map_image = Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_2011,_2012_and_2016.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of results of 2016 election
| title = 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)
| image1 = {{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Phil Davies portrait.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
}}
|leader1 = {{nowrap|Phil Davies}}
|party1 = Labour Party (UK)
|last_election1 = {{nowrap|14 seats,
47.9%}}
|leaders_seat1 = {{nowrap|Birkenhead
and
Tranmere}}
|seats_before1 = 38
|seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 14
| seats_after1 = 39
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote1 = 38,832
| percentage1 = 46.1%
| swing1 ={{decrease}}1.8%
|image2 = {{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Jeff Green.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
}}
|leader2 = {{nowrap|Jeff Green}}
|party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
|last_election2 = {{nowrap|7 seats,
28.1%}}
|leaders_seat2 = {{nowrap|West Kirby
and
Thurstaston}}
|seats_before2 = 21
|seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 7
| seats_after2 = 21
| seat_change2 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote2 = 25,956
| percentage2 = 30.8%
| swing2 ={{increase}}2.7%
|image4 = {{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Phil Gilchrist2.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
}}
|leader4 = {{nowrap|Phil Gilchrist}}
|party4 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|leaders_seat4 = {{nowrap|
Eastham}}
|last_election4 = {{nowrap|1 seat,
8.2%}}
|seats_before4 = 5
|seats_needed4 =
| seats4 = 2
| seats_after4 = 5
| seat_change4 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote4 = 9,216
| percentage4 = 10.9%
| swing4 ={{increase}}2.7%
| image5 = {{CSS image crop
|Image = Cllr Pat Cleary2.jpg
|bSize = 120
|cWidth = 120
|cHeight = 160
|oLeft =
|Location = center
}}
|leader5 = {{nowrap| Pat Cleary}}
|party5 = Green Party of England and Wales
|last_election5 = {{nowrap|0 seats,
6.3%}}
|leaders_seat5 = {{nowrap|Birkenhead
and
Tranmere}}
|seats_before5 = 1
|seats_needed5 =
| seats5 = 0
| seats_after5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote5 = 5,703
| percentage5 = 6.8%
| swing5 ={{increase}}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.{{cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=2&V=0&RPID=506089514 | title=Election results by party, Local election - Thursday, 5th May 2016 | publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}} 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" | 39 | align="center" | {{increase}}1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | {{nochange}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | {{nochange}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}" | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | {{nochange}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | {{decrease}}1 |
Election results
=Overall election result=
Overall result compared with 2015.
{{Election summary begin with candidates|title=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2016}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 14
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 59.1
|votes % = 46.1
|votes = 38,832
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}1.8
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidates = 23
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 31.8
|votes % = 30.8
|votes = 25,956
|plus/minus = {{increase}}2.7
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidates = 19
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 9.1
|votes % = 10.9
|votes = 9,216
|plus/minus = {{increase}}2.7
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidates = 21
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 6.8
|votes = 5,703
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.5
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = UKIP
|candidates = 9
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 3.7
|votes = 3,088
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}5.3
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidates = 1
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.2
|votes = 985
|plus/minus = {{increase}}1.1
}}
{{Election summary party with candidates
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidates = 7
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.5
|votes = 394
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{end}}
=Changes in council composition=
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| style="width:60%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓ |
| style="color:white;"
| style="background:#DC241f; width:59.1%;" | 38 | style="background:#0087DC; width:31.8%;" | 21 | style="background:#FAA61A; width:7.6%;" | 5 | style="background:#6AB023; width:1.5%;" | 1 | style="background:#DDDDDD; width:1.5%;" | 1 |
| {{abbr|Lab|{{party shortname|Labour Party (UK)}}}}
| {{abbr|Con|{{party shortname|Conservative Party (UK)}}}} | {{abbr|LD|{{party shortname|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}}} | {{abbr|G|{{party shortname|Green Party of England and Wales}}}} | {{abbr|I|{{party shortname|Independent (politician)}}}} |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| style="width:60%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓ |
| style="color:white;"
| style="background:#DC241f; width:59.1%;" | 39 | style="background:#0087DC; width:31.8%;" | 21 | style="background:#FAA61A; width:7.6%;" | 5 | style="background:#6AB023; width:1.5%;" | 1 |
| {{abbr|Lab|{{party shortname|Labour Party (UK)}}}}
| {{abbr|Con|{{party shortname|Conservative Party (UK)}}}} | {{abbr|LD|{{party shortname|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}}} | {{abbr|G|{{party shortname|Green Party of England and Wales}}}} |
Ward results
Results compared directly with the previous local election in 2015.
=Bebington=
{{Election box begin |title=Bebington}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Christina Muspratt|votes=2,505|percentage=57.0|change={{decrease}}0.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Des Drury|votes=952|percentage=21.7|change={{decrease}}2.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Jim Bradshaw|votes=516|percentage=11.8|change={{increase}}1.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Penelope Golby|votes=233|percentage=5.3|change={{increase}}2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Anthony Smith|votes=187|percentage=4.3|change={{decrease}}0.8}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,553|percentage =35.4|change ={{increase}}1.5
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,919
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,425
|percentage = 37.1
|change = {{decrease}}36.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 32
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner =Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}0.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=2&RPID=503981203 | title = Election results for Bebington| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001307| title=Councillor Christina Muspratt| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=12 July 2018| archive-date=12 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712214837/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001307| url-status=dead}}
=Bidston and St James=
{{Election box begin |title=Bidston and St James}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate= Julie McManus|votes=1,702|percentage=70.6|change={{decrease}}6.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Debbie Caplin|votes=329|percentage=13.7|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Nick Hanna|votes=190|percentage=7.9|change={{decrease}}2.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Jayne Clough|votes=107|percentage=4.4|change={{decrease}}1.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Brian Gill|votes=82|percentage=3.3|change={{increase}}0.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trade_Unionist_and_Socialist_Coalition|candidate=Benjamin Halligan|votes=52|percentage=2.1|change={{decrease}}1.5}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,373|percentage =57.0|change ={{decrease}}19.9
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,985
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,473
|percentage = 24.8
|change = {{decrease}}31.2
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner =Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}10.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=3&RPID=503981230 | title = Election results for Bidston and St James| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001806 | title=Councillor Julie McManus| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Birkenhead and Tranmere=
{{Election box begin |title=Birkenhead and Tranmere}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Stapleton
|votes =1,555|percentage =47.9|change ={{decrease}}8.2 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Steve Hayes
|votes =1,383|percentage =42.6|change ={{increase}}11.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Graeme Foster
|votes =203|percentage =6.3|change ={{decrease}}1.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = June Cowin
|votes =59|percentage =1.8|change ={{decrease}}1.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mary Price
|votes =35|percentage =1.1|change ={{nochange}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Jack Yarlett
|votes =11|percentage =0.3|change =New}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =172|percentage =5.3|change ={{decrease}}19.2}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,703
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,264
|percentage = 33.6
|change = {{decrease}}23.3
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 18
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}9.6}}
{{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=4&RPID=503981245 | title = Election results for Birkenhead and Tranmere| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=123| title=Councillor Jean Stapleton| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=12 July 2018| archive-date=12 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143538/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=123| url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50002121 | title=Councillor Stephen Hayes | website=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=8 May 2019}}
=Bromborough=
{{Election box begin |title=Bromborough}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Warren Ward
|votes =1,805|percentage =50.5|change ={{decrease}}8.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Steve Niblock {{refn|group=n|Deselected by Labour Party.}}
|votes =985|percentage =27.6|change =N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pete Welch
|votes =442|percentage =12.4|change ={{decrease}}6.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jennifer Lane
|votes =151|percentage =4.2|change ={{decrease}}0.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Percy Hogg
|votes =131|percentage =3.7|change ={{decrease}}0.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Mark Halligan
|votes =60|percentage =1.7|change ={{increase}}0.1}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =820|percentage =22.9|change ={{decrease}}17.9}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,384
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,599
|percentage = 31.6
|change = {{decrease}}34.7
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 25
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing ={{decrease}}12.5}}
{{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=5&RPID=503981254 | title = Election results for Bromborough| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001801 | title=Councillor Warren Ward| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web| url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=155| title=Councillor Steve Niblock| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council| access-date=12 July 2018| archive-date=17 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617170154/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=155| url-status=dead}}
=Clatterbridge=
{{Election box begin |title=Clatterbridge}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cherry Povall
|votes =2,333|percentage =51.7|change ={{increase}}10.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Holliday
|votes =1,668|percentage =37.0|change ={{decrease}}1.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jan Cambridge
|votes =334|percentage =7.4|change ={{increase}}0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jim McGinley
|votes =177|percentage =3.9|change ={{increase}}0.3}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =665|percentage =14.7|change ={{increase}}11.5}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,454
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,538
|percentage = 39.6
|change = {{decrease}}36.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 26
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}5.8}} {{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=6&RPID=503981270 | title = Election results for Clatterbridge| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=185 | title=Councillor Cherry Povall, JP| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Claughton=
{{Election box begin |title=Claughton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Davies
|votes = 2,337 |percentage =66.6|change ={{increase}}9.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Sinclair
|votes = 628 |percentage =17.9|change ={{decrease}}0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Teggin
|votes = 237 |percentage =6.8|change ={{decrease}}0.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Moira Gommon
|votes = 219 |percentage =6.2|change ={{decrease}}0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Phil Simpson
|votes = 89 |percentage =2.5|change =New}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1709|percentage =48.7|change ={{increase}}10.0}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,161
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,372
|percentage = 31.6
|change = {{decrease}}32.9
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 22
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}5.01}} {{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=7&RPID=503995258 | title = Election results for Claughton| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=186 | title=Councillor George Davies| 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 = 2,695 |percentage =67.0|change ={{increase}}21.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Giuseppe Roberto
|votes = 951 |percentage =23.6|change ={{decrease}}11.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Taylor
|votes = 294 |percentage =7.1|change ={{decrease}}9.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Perle Sheldricks
|votes = 83 |percentage =2.1|change ={{decrease}}1.6}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,744|percentage =43.4|change ={{increase}}33.1}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,995
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,050
|percentage = 36.8
|change = {{decrease}}35.7
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner =Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}16.6}} {{Election box end}}
{{cite web| url =https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=8&RPID=503995281 | title = Election results for Eastham| publisher = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 | title=Councillor Phil Gilchrist| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
=Greasby, Frankby and Irby=
{{Election box begin |title=Greasby, Frankby and Irby}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Anderson
|votes = 2,182 |percentage =48.5|change ={{increase}}8.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Harrison
|votes = 1,294 |percentage =28.8|change ={{decrease}}4.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Cresswell
|votes = 792 |percentage =17.6|change ={{increase}}2.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Cathy Page
|votes = 232 |percentage =5.2|change ={{increase}}1.3}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =888|percentage =19.7|change ={{increase}}12.3}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,369
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,529
|percentage = 39.8
|change = {{decrease}}38.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 29
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}6.1}} {{Election box end}}
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=Heswall=
{{Election box begin |title=Heswall}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathryn Hodson
|votes =2,776|percentage =65.0|change ={{increase}}5.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeff Judge
|votes =868|percentage =20.3|change ={{increase}}0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Barbara Burton
|votes =334|percentage =7.8|change ={{increase}}2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Tyrrell
|votes =290|percentage =6.8|change ={{increase}}0.5}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1908|percentage =44.7|change ={{increase}}5.5}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,768
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,304
|percentage = 40.0
|change = {{decrease}}38.5
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 24
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}2.8}} {{Election box end}}
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=Hoylake and Meols=
{{Election box begin |title=Hoylake and Meols}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Hale
|votes =2,186|percentage =54.2|change ={{increase}}3.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Robinson
|votes =1,218|percentage =30.2|change ={{increase}}1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Alix Cockcroft
|votes =372|percentage =9.2|change ={{decrease}}0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Reisdorf
|votes =261|percentage =6.5|change ={{increase}}1.9}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =968|percentage =24.0|change ={{increase}}2.3}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,429
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,063
|percentage = 39.0
|change = {{decrease}}38.0
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 26
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}1.2}} {{Election box end}}
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=Leasowe and Moreton East=
{{Election box begin |title=Leasowe and Moreton East}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anita Leech
|votes =2,349 |percentage =69.3|change ={{increase}}8.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Eborall
|votes =802 |percentage =23.7|change ={{decrease}}1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Gillian Homeri
|votes =240 |percentage =7.1|change ={{increase}}3.0}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,547|percentage =45.6|change ={{increase}}9.5}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,690
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,413
|percentage = 31.9
|change = {{decrease}}34.0
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 22
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}4.8}} {{Election box end}}
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=Liscard=
{{Election box begin |title=Liscard (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Usher {{refn|group=n|Elected to serve a 4-year term.}}
|votes = 2,240 |percentage = 55.3 |change ={{decrease}}7.6}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Janette Williamson {{refn|group=n|Elected to serve a 2-year term.}}
|votes = 1,672 |percentage = – |change = – }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Lavin
|votes = 690 |percentage = 17.0 |change = New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Lynda Williams
|votes = 504 |percentage = 12.4 |change = {{decrease}}7.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Parry
|votes = 427 |percentage = – |change = – }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Trevor Desrosiers
|votes = 338 |percentage = 8.3 |change = {{increase}}0.5 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Clein
|votes = 280 |percentage = 6.9 |change = {{decrease}}1.4 }}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,550 |percentage = 38.3 |change = {{decrease}}5.2}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,982
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,604
|percentage = 32.8
|change = {{decrease}}31.7
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}}2.6}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = – }} {{Election box end}}
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=Moreton West and Saughall Massie=
{{Election box begin |title=Moreton West and Saughall Massie}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Blakeley
|votes =2,384 |percentage =56.8 |change ={{increase}}12.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Karl Greaney
|votes = 1,425 |percentage =34.0 |change ={{decrease}}8.5 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Beryl Jones
|votes = 301 |percentage = 7.2 |change ={{decrease}}2.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Lindsey Stowell-Smith
|votes = 86 |percentage = 2.0 |change ={{decrease}}1.6}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 959 |percentage = 22.8 |change ={{increase}}21.0 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,682
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,213
|percentage = 39.4
|change = {{decrease}}29.9
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 17
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}10.5}} {{Election box end}}
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=New Brighton=
{{Election box begin |title=New Brighton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Jones
|votes =2,214 |percentage =51.9 |change ={{decrease}}0.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Pritchard
|votes =1,452 |percentage =34.1 |change ={{increase}}3.5 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Paula Walters
|votes =257 |percentage =6.0 |change ={{decrease}}2.2 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Cynthia Stonall
|votes =197 |percentage =4.6 |change ={{decrease}}4.1 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jackie Usher
|votes =93 |percentage =2.2 |change =New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Gregory North
|votes =51 |percentage =1.2 |change =New}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =762 |percentage =17.8 |change ={{decrease}}4.1 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,946
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,280
|percentage = 39.1
|change = {{decrease}}27.3
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 16
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}2.1 }} {{Election box end}}
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=Oxton=
{{Election box begin |title=Oxton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Kelly
|votes = 2,381 |percentage =54.0|change ={{increase}}18.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Vicky Nowak
|votes = 1,568 |percentage =35.6|change ={{decrease}}4.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Merry
|votes = 275 |percentage =6.2|change ={{decrease}}4.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Liz Heydon
|votes = 183 |percentage =4.2|change ={{decrease}}1.3}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =813|percentage =18.4|change =N/A}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,044
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,434
|percentage = 40.1
|change = {{decrease}}29.3
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}11.1}} {{Election box end}}
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=Pensby and Thingwall=
{{Election box begin |title=Pensby and Thingwall}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Sullivan
|votes =2,243 |percentage =48.5 |change ={{increase}}9.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Gardner
|votes =1,541 |percentage =33.3 |change ={{decrease}}3.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Jan Davison
|votes = 417 |percentage =9.0 |change ={{decrease}}1.1 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Damien Cummins
|votes =296 |percentage =6.4 |change ={{decrease}}1.2 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Allen Burton
|votes =125 |percentage =2.7 |change ={{decrease}}2.1 }}
{{Election box majority
|votes =702 |percentage =15.2 |change ={{increase}}13.0 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,388
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,651
|percentage = 44.8
|change = {{decrease}}30.4
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 29
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}6.5}} {{Election box end}}
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=Prenton=
{{Election box begin |title=Prenton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Norbury
|votes =2,028|percentage =60.3|change ={{increase}}1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Jones
|votes =647|percentage =19.2|change ={{increase}}1.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Allan Brame
|votes =355|percentage =10.6|change ={{increase}}4.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Christopher Cooke
|votes =334|percentage =9.9|change ={{increase}}5.3}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,381|percentage =41.1|change ={{decrease}}0.5}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,680
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,401
|percentage = 31.8
|change = {{decrease}}36.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 37
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}0.2}} {{Election box end}}
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=Rock Ferry=
{{Election box begin |title=Rock Ferry}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Davies
|votes =1,642|percentage =66.8|change ={{increase}}0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Billy Foster
|votes =327|percentage =13.3|change ={{increase}}2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Hughes
|votes =209|percentage =8.5|change ={{decrease}}1.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kenny Peers
|votes =158|percentage =6.4|change ={{decrease}}1.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Edward Smith
|votes =86|percentage =3.5|change ={{increase}}0.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Leah Halligan
|votes =38|percentage =1.5|change ={{increase}}0.3}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,315|percentage =53.4|change ={{decrease}}2.3}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,641
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,480
|percentage = 25.7
|change = {{decrease}}32.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 20
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}1.2}} {{Election box end}}
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=Seacombe=
{{Election box begin |title=Seacombe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Stuart
|votes =2,245|percentage =85.3|change ={{increase}}14.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Laing
|votes =386|percentage =14.7|change ={{increase}}4.8}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,859|percentage =70.7|change ={{increase}}9.5}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,091
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,690
|percentage = 26.7
|change = {{decrease}}30.4
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 59
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}4.8}} {{Election box end}}
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=Upton=
{{Election box begin |title=Upton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Patrick
|votes =2,218 |percentage =61.0 |change ={{decrease}}1.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Gubb
|votes =900 |percentage =24.7 |change ={{increase}}3.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Lily Clough
|votes =256 |percentage =7.0 |change ={{increase}}3.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Davies
|votes =169 |percentage =4.6 |change ={{increase}}1.5 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Philip Jones
|votes =94 |percentage =2.6 |change =New }}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,318 |percentage =36.3 |change ={{decrease}}5.0 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 12,181
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,693
|percentage = 30.3
|change = {{decrease}}39.3
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 56
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}2.5 }} {{Election box end}}
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=Wallasey=
{{Election box begin |title=Wallasey}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Lewis
|votes =2,249 |percentage =50.1 |change ={{increase}}5.3 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill McGenity
|votes =1,574 |percentage =35.1 |change ={{decrease}}3.6 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = John Rodgers
|votes =241 |percentage =5.4 |change ={{nochange}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Adam Heatherington
|votes =234 |percentage =5.2 |change ={{decrease}}2.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Codling
|votes =191 |percentage =4.3 |change ={{increase}}0.8 }}
{{Election box majority
|votes =675 |percentage =15.0 |change ={{increase}}8.9 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,672
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,508
|percentage = 38.6
|change = {{decrease}}33.9
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 19
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}4.5 }} {{Election box end}}
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=West Kirby and Thurstaston=
{{Election box begin |title=West Kirby and Thurstaston}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Watt
|votes =2,379 |percentage =57.5 |change ={{increase}}6.9 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Laing
|votes =1,182 |percentage =28.6 |change ={{increase}}0.1 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Yvonne McGinley
|votes = 320 |percentage =7.7 |change ={{increase}}0.5 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mike Redfern
|votes =255 |percentage =6.2 |change ={{decrease}}0.7 }}
{{Election box majority
|votes =1,197 |percentage =28.9 |change ={{increase}}6.8 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,198
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 4,162
|percentage = 40.8
|change = {{decrease}}37.9
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 26
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing ={{increase}}3.4 }} {{Election box end}}
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Changes between 2016 and 2018
=Claughton by-election 2017=
{{Election box begin |title=By-election, 4 May 2017: Claughton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Wood
|votes = 1,761 |percentage =52.4|change ={{decrease}}14.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Evans
|votes = 740 |percentage =22.0|change ={{increase}}15.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Sinclair
|votes = 567 |percentage =16.9|change ={{decrease}}1.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Liz Heydon
|votes = 136 |percentage =4.1|change ={{decrease}}2.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK_Independence_Party
|candidate = Beryl Jones
|votes = 130 |percentage =3.9|change =New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Leon Wheddon
|votes = 27 |percentage =0.8|change ={{decrease}}1.7}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =976|percentage =30.4|change ={{decrease}}18.3}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,336
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,372
|percentage = 29.7
|change = {{decrease}}1.9
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.3
|change = {{decrease}}0.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}}20.4}} {{Election box end}}
{{cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=24&RPID=1511511 | title=Election results for Claughton| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=50001867 | title=Councillor Gillian Wood| publisher=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council}}
Notes
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• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
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{{United Kingdom local elections, 2016}}
{{Merseyside elections}}