1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 35.0% ( 3.2%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 41 |  5 | |
| Conservative | 16 | 6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | 1 | |
[3]
Contents
1 Election results
1.1 Overall election result
2 Ward results
2.1 Bebington
2.2 Bidston
2.3 Birkenhead
2.4 Bromborough
2.5 Clatterbridge
2.6 Claughton
2.7 Eastham
2.8 Egerton
2.9 Heswall
2.10 Hoylake
2.11 Leasowe
2.12 Liscard
2.13 Moreton
2.14 New Brighton
2.15 Oxton
2.16 Prenton
2.17 Royden
2.18 Seacombe
2.19 Thurstaston
2.20 Tranmere
2.21 Upton
2.22 Wallasey
3 Changes between 1996 and 1998
3.1 Wallasey by-election 1997
3.2 Other changes
4 Notes
5 References
Election results[edit]
Overall election result[edit]
Overall result compared with 1995.
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | № | Net % | |||||||
| | Labour | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 59.1 | 48.9 | 41,521 | 4.6 | |||||
| | Conservative | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27.3 | 30.2 | 25,611 | 4.4 | |||||
| | Liberal Democrat | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.6 | 20.1 | 17,066 |  | |||||
| | Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 555 | 0.1 | |||||
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 161 | N/A | |||||
[1][2]
Ward results[edit]
Bebington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Williams | 2,171 | 47.7 | 4.9 | |
Conservative | Brian Cummings | 1,940 | 42.6 | 2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Turner | 363 | 8.0 | 0.7 | |
Green | Ann Jones | 77 | 1.7 | New | |
| Majority | 231 | 5.1 | 7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,555 | ||||
Turnout | 43.1 | 4.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.7 | |||
[2][4]
Bidston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Williams | 1,713 | 88.4 | 2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Tomlinson | 224 | 11.6 | 6.8 | |
| Majority | 1,489 | 76.9 | 8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,211 | ||||
Turnout | 23.6 | 7.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |||
[2]
Birkenhead[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Gower | 2,228 | 88.0 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Redfern | 303 | 12.0 | 5.9 | |
| Majority | 1,925 | 76.1 | 6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,211 | ||||
Turnout | 24.8 | 5.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |||
[2]
Bromborough[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Jackson | 2,401 | 65.1 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | K. Roberts | 658 | 17.9 | 1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | M. Bolton | 384 | 10.4 | 0.2 | |
Independent | J. Rohan | 161 | 4.4 | New | |
Green | J. Jones | 82 | 2.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,743 | 47.3 | 9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,752 | ||||
Turnout | 34.3 | 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |||
[2]
Clatterbridge[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Moore | 2,478 | 45.1 | 7.2 | |
Labour | L. Flanagan | 2,066 | 37.6 | 5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | W. Walsh | 947 | 17.2 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | 412 | 7.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,713 | ||||
Turnout | 40.0 | 1.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.2 | |||
[2]
Claughton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Davies | 2,007 | 51.7 | 1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Kelly | 1,237 | 31.8 | 5.3 | |
Conservative | P. Greening-Jackson | 560 | 14.4 | 2.9 | |
Green | George Bowler | 80 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 770 | 19.8 | 7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,359 | ||||
Turnout | 37.5 | 4.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |||
[2][5][6]
Eastham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,805 | 65.1 | 6.3 | |
Labour | A. McGuiness | 1,059 | 24.6 | 5.2 | |
Conservative | S. Hutchence | 444 | 10.3 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,746 | 40.5 | 11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 11,170 | ||||
Turnout | 38.6 | 3.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 5.8 | |||
[2][7]
Egerton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andew Dow | 2,290 | 75.3 | 1.5 | |
Conservative | H. Jackson-Payne | 407 | 13.4 | 1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip Lloyd | 238 | 7.8 | 0.9 | |
Green | Joyce Hogg | 107 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,883 | 61.9 | 2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,554 | ||||
Turnout | 28.8 | 5.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
[2]
Heswall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Price | 2,820 | 60.3 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Edward Norton | 1,040 | 22.2 | 2.5 | |
Labour | C. Murphy | 820 | 17.5 | 6.8 | |
| Majority | 1,780 | 38.0 | 6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 13,119 | ||||
Turnout | 35.7 | 2.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |||
[2]
Hoylake[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 2,433 | 55.5 | 2.1 | |
Labour | Alan Milne | 1,218 | 27.8 | 3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | A. Richards | 733 | 16.7 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,215 | 27.7 | 5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,232 | ||||
Turnout | 35.8 | 2.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |||
[2]
Leasowe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Abbey | 2,169 | 77.1 | 4.8 | |
Conservative | Ian Lewis | 418 | 14.8 | 4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | C. Robertson | 228 | 8.1 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,751 | 62.2 | 9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,345 | ||||
Turnout | 30.1 | 3.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 | |||
[2][8][9]
Liscard[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Knowles | 2,421 | 64.6 | 7.3 | |
Conservative | M. Ebbs | 883 | 23.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrat | M. Todd | 444 | 11.8 | 16.3 | |
| Majority | 1,538 | 41.0 | 2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,087 | ||||
Turnout | 33.8 | 2.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.4 | |||
[2][10]
Moreton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann McLachlan | 2,148 | 60.5 | 2.1 | |
Conservative | Vic Borg | 1,177 | 33.1 | 1.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Susanne Uriel | 228 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 971 | 27.3 | 3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,583 | ||||
Turnout | 37.1 | 7.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.9 | |||
[2][11]
New Brighton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. McGee | 2,132 | 59.3 | 3.1 | |
Conservative | H. Tooke | 1,038 | 28.9 | 4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Codling | 424 | 11.8 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | 1,094 | 30.4 | 7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,289 | ||||
Turnout | 31.8 | 4.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |||
[2]
Oxton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alec Dunn | 2,221 | 56.3 | 3.0 | |
Labour | Pauline Cocker | 1,123 | 28.5 | 2.3 | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 524 | 13.3 | 0.8 | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 75 | 1.9 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,098 | 27.8 | 5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,261 | ||||
Turnout | 35.0 | 4.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
[2]
Prenton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Bridson | 2,300 | 47.8 | 1.6 | |
Labour | R. Pullen | 1,595 | 33.2 | 2.6 | |
Conservative | J. Thomas | 912 | 19.0 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 705 | 14.7 | 4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,399 | ||||
Turnout | 42.2 | 1.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1 | |||
[2][12]
Royden[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Robinson | 2,280 | 50.1 | 4.7 | |
Labour | R. Pennington | 1,307 | 28.7 | 3.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Reisdorf | 966 | 21.2 | 1.2 | |
| Majority | 973 | 21.4 | 8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,963 | ||||
Turnout | 41.5 | 3.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |||
[2][13]
Seacombe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Clee | 2,564 | 82.7 | 0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Moira Gallagher | 297 | 9.6 | 3.9 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 240 | 7.7 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,267 | 73.1 | 2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,963 | ||||
Turnout | 28.3 | 5.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |||
[2]
Thurstaston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sid Dunn | 2,454 | 51.1 | 4.9 | |
Labour | A. Beer | 1,849 | 38.5 | 1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles Wall | 495 | 10.3 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | 605 | 12.6 | 6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,228 | ||||
Turnout | 39.1 | 3.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |||
[2]
Tranmere[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 1,824 | 79.9 | 3.8 | |
Conservative | C. Bowditch | 174 | 7.6 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Blaylock | 151 | 6.6 | 0.5 | |
Green | Catherine Page | 134 | 5.9 | 2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,650 | 72.3 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,509 | ||||
Turnout | 24.0 | 6.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |||
[2][14]
Upton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Bell | 2,579 | 58.3 | 6.3 | |
Conservative | L. Turnbull | 1,350 | 30.5 | 6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | N. Sherwen | 492 | 11.1 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,229 | 27.8 | 12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,466 | ||||
Turnout | 35.5 | 2.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.4 | |||
[2]
Wallasey[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Wood | 2,421 | 50.4 | 10.6 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Caton | 1,837 | 38.2 | 6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Uriel | 546 | 11.4 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 584 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,690 | ||||
Turnout | 41.1 | 2.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |||
[2][15]
Changes between 1996 and 1998[edit]
Wallasey by-election 1997[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 1,781 | 47.3 | 3.1 | |
Labour | Elizabeth McArdle | 1,490 | 39.5 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Uriel | 443 | 11.8 | 0.4 | |
Green | George Bowler | 54 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 291 | 7.7 | 4.5 | ||
Turnout | 32.2 | 8.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 | |||
[16][17][18]
Other changes[edit]
| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Prenton | Ed Cunniffe | Liberal Democrat | Ind. Liberal Democrat | Resigned.[19] | ||
Notes[edit]
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References[edit]
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^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Councillor Jerry Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor George Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Stuart Kelly". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Ron Abbey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Ian Lewis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Denis Knowles". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Ann McLachlan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Ann Bridson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Moira McLaughlin". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Kate calls Labour foul on soccer". Wirral Globe. 1997-03-26. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
^ "Councillor Lesley Rennie". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Anne McArdle". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Lib Dem councillor switches sides". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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