2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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 | 34 | 5 | |
| Conservative | 20 |  3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 12 | 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 Changes between 2000 and 2002
4 Notes
5 References
Election results[edit]
Overall election result[edit]
Overall result compared with 1999.
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | № | Net % | |||||||
| | Conservative | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 27,238 | 5.9 | |||||
| | Labour | 22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 30.7 | 20,542 | 7.7 | |||||
| | Liberal Democrat | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 17,271 | 1.9 | |||||
| | Green | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1,846 | 0.1 | |||||
[1][2]
Ward results[edit]
Bebington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Hall | 1,712 | 45.7 | 6.5 | |
Labour | Keith Williams | 1,550 | 41.4 | 6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Dyer | 374 | 10.0 | 0.4 | |
Green | Ann Jones | 108 | 2.9 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 162 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,923 | ||||
Turnout | 34.3 | 1.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.5 | |||
[2][4]
Bidston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Crabtree | 788 | 73.3 | 8.2 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Sanne | 142 | 13.2 | 5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Tomlinson | 113 | 10.5 | 3.1 | |
Green | Pamela Holstein | 32 | 3.0 | | |
| Majority | 646 | 60.1 | 13.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,790 | ||||
Turnout | 13.8 | 2.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |||
[2][5]
Birkenhead[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,107 | 71.3 | 2.8 | |
Conservative | Barbara Poole | 184 | 11.8 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary Williams | 171 | 11.0 | 1.5 | |
Green | Stuart Harvey | 91 | 5.9 | 2.4 | |
| Majority | 923 | 59.4 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,099 | ||||
Turnout | 15.4 | 2.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |||
[2][6]
Bromborough[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Moon | 1,390 | 46.0 | 25.0 | |
Labour | Robert Buckingham | 1,080 | 35.7 | 19.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Mackenzie | 475 | 15.7 | 4.9 | |
Green | Patricia Farmer | 78 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 310 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,852 | ||||
Turnout | 27.9 | 2.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 22.1 | |||
[2][7]
Clatterbridge[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Moore | 2,126 | 41.8 | 8.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan Taylor | 1,880 | 37.0 | 1.1 | |
Labour | Audrey Moore | 974 | 19.2 | 7.6 | |
Green | Michael Harper | 106 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 246 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,044 | ||||
Turnout | 36.2 | 1.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0 | |||
[2]
Claughton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Davies | 1,324 | 53.9 | 0.2 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 627 | 25.5 | 5.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Blaycock | 406 | 16.5 | 3.8 | |
Green | Elisabeth Heydon | 99 | 4.0 | 1.9 | |
| Majority | 697 | 28.4 | 5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 11,050 | ||||
Turnout | 22.3 | 1.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
[2][8]
Eastham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,469 | 67.9 | 3.9 | |
Conservative | Barbara Green | 582 | 16.0 | 4.1 | |
Labour | Colin Kirwan | 542 | 14.9 | 7.5 | |
Green | Brian Gibbs | 41 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,887 | 51.9 | 10.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,264 | ||||
Turnout | 32.3 | 0.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 5.2 | |||
[2][9]
Egerton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Dow | 1,063 | 55.0 | 10.1 | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 455 | 23.6 | 7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip Lloyd | 283 | 14.6 | 4.0 | |
Green | Catherine Page | 131 | 6.8 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 608 | 31.5 | 16.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,643 | ||||
Turnout | 18.2 | 3.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |||
[2]
Heswall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Rowlands | 2,985 | 71.8 | 3.9 | |
Labour | Albert McCabe | 576 | 13.9 | 3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Edward Norton | 467 | 11.2 | 0.7 | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 128 | 3.1 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,409 | 58.0 | 7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 13,478 | ||||
Turnout | 30.9 | 1.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |||
[2][10]
Hoylake[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 2,680 | 68.4 | 1.2 | |
Labour | Alan Milne | 570 | 14.5 | 4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan Richards | 470 | 12.0 | 1.4 | |
Green | Allen Burton | 199 | 5.1 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | 2,110 | 53.8 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,605 | ||||
Turnout | 31.1 | 2.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
[2]
Leasowe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Abbey | 936 | 56.6 | 14.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Mountney | 436 | 26.4 | 10.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Raymond Hayden | 281 | 17.0 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 500 | 30.2 | 25.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,390 | ||||
Turnout | 17.6 | 2.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.8 | |||
[2][11][12]
Liscard[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Robinson | 1,185 | 45.8 | 18.0 | |
Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,005 | 38.8 | 17.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Ellett | 297 | 11.5 | 4.7 | |
Green | Matthew Adams | 101 | 3.9 | New | |
| Majority | 180 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,135 | ||||
Turnout | 23.3 | 1.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.7 | |||
[2][13]
Moreton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Blakeley | 1,613 | 55.9 | 11.1 | |
Labour | Ann McLachlan | 1,023 | 35.4 | 11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Susanne Uriel | 251 | 8.7 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 590 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,947 | ||||
Turnout | 29.1 | 1.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.1 | |||
[2][14][15]
New Brighton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Pritchard | 1,503 | 51.4 | 8.8 | |
Labour | John Salter | 1,049 | 35.9 | 8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Codling | 264 | 9.0 | 0.3 | |
Green | George Bowler | 108 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 454 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,579 | ||||
Turnout | 25.3 | 1.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.8 | |||
[2][16][17]
Oxton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Freda Anderson | 1,683 | 56.8 | 9.2 | |
Conservative | Leonard Moore | 620 | 20.9 | 9.0 | |
Labour | John Mitchell | 540 | 18.2 | 0.8 | |
Green | Pamela Mitchell | 122 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,063 | 35.9 | 11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,544 | ||||
Turnout | 25.7 | 2.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 5.6 | |||
[2]
Prenton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Bridson | 1,924 | 55.5 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | Ian McKellar | 843 | 24.3 | 4.6 | |
Labour | June Williams | 633 | 18.3 | 5.8 | |
Green | John Wilson | 68 | 2.0 | | |
| Majority | 1,081 | 31.2 | 1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,659 | ||||
Turnout | 29.8 | 3.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 0.5 | |||
[2][18]
Royden[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Reisdorf | 2,507 | 48.1 | 7.9 | |
Conservative | Derek Robinson | 2,203 | 42.3 | 1.6 | |
Labour | William Ward | 420 | 8.1 | 9.1 | |
Green | Barbara Burton | 77 | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 304 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,914 | ||||
Turnout | 40.3 | 3.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |||
[2][19]
Seacombe[edit]
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.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,454 | 55.4 | 8.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Robinson | 814 | 31.0 | 5.0 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 331 | 12.6 | 2.2 | |
Green | Perle Sheldricks | 26 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 640 | 24.4 | 13.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,728 | ||||
Turnout | 24.7 | 5.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |||
[2][13]
Thurstaston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Elderton | 2,508 | 64.0 | 5.3 | |
Labour | David Kean | 856 | 21.9 | 6.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles Wall | 408 | 10.4 | 0.2 | |
Green | Percy Hogg | 145 | 3.7 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,652 | 42.2 | 11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,605 | ||||
Turnout | 31.1 | 0.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |||
[2][21]
Tranmere[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 893 | 68.5 | 7.2 | |
Conservative | Susan Bebell | 204 | 15.6 | 7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Teggin | 127 | 9.7 | 0.4 | |
Green | Angela Upton | 80 | 6.1 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 689 | 52.8 | 12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,036 | ||||
Turnout | 14.5 | 2.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 | |||
[2][22]
Upton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Brown | 1,461 | 49.9 | 5.3 | |
Conservative | Marcus Darby | 1,050 | 35.9 | 6.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Beazer | 309 | 10.6 | 2.0 | |
Green | Joyce Hogg | 106 | 3.6 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 411 | 14.0 | 12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,336 | ||||
Turnout | 23.7 | 1.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |||
[2]
Wallasey[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Wood | 2,774 | 72.0 | 7.3 | |
Labour | Margaret Allen | 698 | 18.1 | 5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Uriel | 383 | 9.9 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | 2,076 | 53.9 | 12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,011 | ||||
Turnout | 32.2 | 1.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |||
[2][23]
Changes between 2000 and 2002[edit]
| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2001 | Egerton | Colin Dow | Labour | Independent | Whip removed.[24] | ||
| February 2002 | Bebington | Kath Shaughnessy | Labour | Independent | Resigned.[24] | ||
Notes[edit]
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References[edit]
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^ "Councillor Ann McLachlan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Tony Pritchard". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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