1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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 | 39 | 3 | |
| Conservative | 17 |  1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 10 | 2 | |
[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 Notes
4 References
Election results[edit]
Overall election result[edit]
Overall result compared with 1998.
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | № | Net % | |||||||
| | Labour | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 59.1 | 38.4 | 26,142 | 3.7 | |||||
| | Conservative | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22.7 | 34.8 | 23,675 | 1.7 | |||||
| | Liberal Democrat | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 23.9 | 16,295 | 2.5 | |||||
| | Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1,834 | 0.1 | |||||
| | Socialist Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 94 | 0.5 | |||||
[1][2]
Ward results[edit]
Bebington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Smith | 1,846 | 47.8 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | Jacqueline Hall | 1,511 | 39.2 | 3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Dyer | 402 | 10.4 | 2.3 | |
Green | Ann Jones | 99 | 2.6 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 335 | 8.7 | 4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,736 | ||||
Turnout | 35.9 | 2.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |||
[2][4]
Bidston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Smith | 1,049 | 81.5 | 9.0 | |
Conservative | Doreen Pike | 105 | 8.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrat | John Tomlinson | 95 | 7.4 | 3.7 | |
Green | Robert Mitchell | 38 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 944 | 73.3 | 14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,967 | ||||
Turnout | 16.1 | 1.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 | |||
[2][5]
Birkenhead[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,298 | 74.1 | 5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary Williams | 166 | 9.5 | 11.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Bebell | 132 | 7.5 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Alec McFadden | 94 | 5.4 | New | |
Green | Stuart Harvey | 62 | 3.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,132 | 64.6 | 6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,887 | ||||
Turnout | 17.7 | 0.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |||
[2][6]
Bromborough[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anna McLaughlin | 1,504 | 54.8 | 5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Moon | 578 | 21.0 | 6.9 | |
Conservative | Ian Mackenzie | 565 | 20.6 | 1.4 | |
Green | J. Jones | 99 | 3.6 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 926 | 33.7 | 4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,720 | ||||
Turnout | 25.6 | 1.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |||
[2][7]
Clatterbridge[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Isabel Moon | 2,011 | 38.1 | 21.7 | |
Conservative | Mary Jordan | 1,735 | 32.9 | 15.6 | |
Labour | Audrey Moore | 1,417 | 26.8 | 5.9 | |
Green | Michael Harper | 116 | 2.2 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 276 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,936 | ||||
Turnout | 37.9 | 2.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 10.5 | |||
[2][8]
Claughton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Roberts | 1,406 | 54.1 | 1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Blaycock | 527 | 20.3 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | Barbara Brassey | 512 | 19.7 | 3.8 | |
Green | Elisabeth Heydon | 153 | 5.9 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | 879 | 33.8 | 0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,725 | ||||
Turnout | 24.2 | 2.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |||
[2][9]
Eastham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | George Mitchell | 2,278 | 64.0 | 1.8 | |
Labour | S. Blair | 796 | 22.4 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | S. Hutchen | 422 | 11.9 | | |
Green | Brian Gibbs | 63 | 1.8 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,482 | 41.6 | 3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,171 | ||||
Turnout | 31.9 | 3.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 1.8 | |||
[2][10]
Egerton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Smith | 1,441 | 65.1 | 6.5 | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 368 | 16.6 | 0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip Lloyd | 234 | 10.6 | 0.7 | |
Green | Catherine Page | 172 | 7.8 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,073 | 48.4 | 5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,468 | ||||
Turnout | 21.2 | 0.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |||
[2][11]
Heswall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Johnson | 2,894 | 67.9 | 6.3 | |
Labour | Margaret Allen | 740 | 17.4 | 4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jean Norton | 508 | 11.9 | 1.3 | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 118 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,154 | 50.6 | 11.0 | ||
Registered electors | 13,325 | ||||
Turnout | 32.0 | 1.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |||
[2][12]
Hoylake[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 2,820 | 67.2 | 3.6 | |
Labour | Dennis Woods | 782 | 18.6 | 1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan Richards | 446 | 10.6 | 1.2 | |
Green | Allen Burton | 149 | 3.6 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 2,038 | 48.6 | 5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,447 | ||||
Turnout | 33.7 | 1.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |||
[2][13]
Leasowe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Prout | 1,330 | 71.4 | 0.2 | |
Conservative | J. Tooke | 293 | 15.7 | | |
Liberal Democrat | M. Wright | 239 | 12.8 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,037 | 55.7 | 0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,187 | ||||
Turnout | 20.3 | 0.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |||
[2]
Liscard[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cocker | 1,343 | 56.1 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 666 | 27.8 | 3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Robinson | 387 | 16.2 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | 677 | 28.3 | 4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,010 | ||||
Turnout | 21.8 | 0.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |||
[2]
Moreton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Green | 1,266 | 46.4 | 7.4 | |
Conservative | Simon Mountney | 1,222 | 44.8 | 8.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Susanne Uriel | 239 | 8.8 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | 44 | 1.6 | 15.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,737 | ||||
Turnout | 28.0 | 0.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |||
[2][14]
New Brighton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Therese Irving | 1,348 | 44.7 | 11.0 | |
Conservative | Anthony Pritchard | 1,286 | 42.6 | 11.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Codling | 281 | 9.3 | 0.7 | |
Green | George Bowler | 102 | 3.4 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 62 | 2.1 | 22.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,468 | ||||
Turnout | 26.3 | 1.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 11.3 | |||
[2][15]
Oxton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Williams | 2,103 | 66.0 | 11.3 | |
Labour | John Salter | 606 | 19.0 | 4.0 | |
Conservative | Leonard Moore | 380 | 11.9 | 4.9 | |
Green | Pamela Mitchell | 98 | 3.1 | 2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,497 | 47.0 | 15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,365 | ||||
Turnout | 28.0 | 0.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 7.7 | |||
[2][16][17]
Prenton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Simon Holbrook | 2,071 | 54.3 | 2.5 | |
Labour | C. Riley | 918 | 24.1 | 1.1 | |
Conservative | David Elderton | 752 | 19.7 | 3.2 | |
Green | John Wilson | 76 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,153 | 30.2 | 1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,460 | ||||
Turnout | 33.3 | 3.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 0.7 | |||
[2][18][19]
Royden[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 1,887 | 40.7 | 4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Reisdorf | 1,867 | 40.2 | 10.5 | |
Labour | G. O'Neil | 798 | 17.2 | 6.1 | |
Green | Barbara Burton | 88 | 1.9 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.4 | 14.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,694 | ||||
Turnout | 36.5 | 5.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |||
[2][20][21]
Seacombe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,349 | 63.6 | 9.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | K. Robinson | 552 | 26.0 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | K. Hobson | 220 | 10.4 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | 797 | 37.6 | 22.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,745 | ||||
Turnout | 19.7 | 0.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 11.1 | |||
[2][22]
Thurstaston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,333 | 58.7 | 5.5 | |
Labour | A. Terry | 1,129 | 28.4 | 6.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles Wall | 404 | 10.2 | 0.7 | |
Green | Percy Hogg | 108 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,204 | 30.3 | 11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,445 | ||||
Turnout | 31.9 | 1.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |||
[2][23]
Tranmere[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Meaden | 1,150 | 75.7 | 5.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Teggin | 153 | 10.1 | 2.8 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Sanne | 126 | 8.3 | New | |
Green | Angela Upton | 91 | 6.0 | | |
| Majority | 997 | 65.6 | 2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,068 | ||||
Turnout | 16.8 | 0.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
[2][24]
Upton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Corcoran | 1,710 | 55.2 | 1.6 | |
Conservative | D. Milligan | 904 | 29.2 | 1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Redfern | 392 | 12.6 | | |
Green | Joyce Hogg | 94 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 806 | 26.0 | 3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,310 | ||||
Turnout | 25.2 | 1.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |||
[2]
Wallasey[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Lewis | 2,542 | 64.7 | 8.2 | |
Labour | M. Keenan [n 1] | 916 | 23.3 | 6.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Uriel | 362 | 9.2 | 1.6 | |
Green | F. Gillespie | 108 | 2.7 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,626 | 41.4 | 14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,813 | ||||
Turnout | 33.3 | 0.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.1 | |||
[2][25]
Notes[edit]
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
^ Incumbent councillor for New Brighton ward.
References[edit]
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^ "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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"Last local elections of this Millennium, so . . . CAST YOUR VOTE". Wirral Globe. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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