Skip to main content

2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election









2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election




From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  (Redirected from Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002)





Jump to navigation
Jump to search






Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002

Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png



← 2000
2 May 2002 (2002-05-02)
2003 →


22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.8% (Increase4.7%)[1]





















































 
First party
Second party
Third party
 



Cllr Steve Foulkes.jpg






Cllr Jeff Green.jpg






Cllr Stuart Kelly.jpg



Leader
Steve Foulkes

Jeff Green
Stuart Kelly
Party

Labour

Conservative

Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat

Claughton

Thurstaston

Oxton
Last election

8 seats,
30.7%


9 seats,
40.7%


5 seats,
25.8%

Seats before
32
20
12
Seats won
11
6
5
Seats after
31
20
14
Seat change

Decrease1

Steady

Increase2
Popular vote
28,747
27,887
20,738
Percentage
36.4%
35.3%
26.2%
Swing

Increase5.7%

Decrease5.4%

Increase0.4%


Wirral Council Election Results Map 2002.svg
Map of results of 2002 election






Leader of the Council before election

Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control



Leader of the Council after election

Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control



The 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.


After the election, the composition of the council was:





















PartySeats±

Labour31
Decrease1

Conservative20Steady

Liberal Democrat14
Increase2

Independent1
Decrease1

[1]




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

    • 3.1 Prenton by-election 2003



  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References




Election results[edit]



Overall election result[edit]


Overall result compared with 2000.





































































Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2002
Party
Candidates
Votes
Stood
Elected
Gained
Unseated
Net
% of total
%

Net %
 

Labour
22
11
1
2
Decrease1
50.0
36.4
28,747
Increase5.7
 

Conservative
22
6
1
1
Steady27.3
35.3
27,887
Decrease5.4
 

Liberal Democrat
22
5
2
0
Increase2
22.7
26.2
20,738
Increase0.4
 

Green
11
0
0
0
Steady0.0
1.8
1,453
Decrease1.0
 

Independent
1
0
0
0
Decrease1
0.0
0.2
181

N/A

[1][2]



Ward results[edit]



Bebington[edit]

















































Bebington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denise Realey

1,884

46.7

Increase5.3


Conservative
Patricia Jones
1,478
36.7

Decrease9.0


Liberal Democrat
Kevin Turner
493
12.2

Increase2.2


Green
Michael Harper
175
4.3

Increase1.4
Majority
406
10.1

N/A

Registered electors
10,775



Turnout

37.4

Increase3.1


Labour gain from Independent

Swing

Increase7.2

[3][4][5]



Bidston[edit]


















































Bidston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Bill Nock

1,119

73.7

Increase0.4


Independent
Kathryn Shaughnessy [n 1]181
11.9

New


Liberal Democrat
John Tomlinson
110
7.2

Decrease3.3


Conservative
David May
108
7.1

Decrease6.1
Majority
938
61.8

Increase1.7

Registered electors
7,176



Turnout

21.2

Increase7.4


Labour hold

Swing

Increase0.9

[3][6]



Birkenhead[edit]












































Birkenhead
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Christian

1,481

80.4

Increase9.1


Liberal Democrat
Ronald Williams
234
12.7

Increase1.7


Conservative
Barbara Poole
126
6.8

Decrease5.0
Majority
1,247
67.7

Increase8.3

Registered electors
9,975



Turnout

18.5

Increase3.1


Labour hold

Swing

Increase4.1


[3][7]



Bromborough[edit]

















































Bromborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Stephen Niblock

2,047

56.1

Increase10.1


Labour
Audrey Moore
1,183
32.4

Decrease3.3


Conservative
Kathryn Hodson
349
9.6

Decrease6.1


Green
Perle Sheldricks
72
2.0

Decrease0.6
Majority
864
23.7

Increase13.4

Registered electors
11,117



Turnout

32.8

Increase4.9


Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Swing

Increase6.7

[3][8][9][10]



Clatterbridge[edit]

















































Clatterbridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Alan Jennings

3,019

51.0

Increase14.0


Conservative

Brian Cummings
1,770
29.9

Decrease11.9


Labour
Joseph Walsh
1,023
17.3

Decrease1.9


Green
Ann Jones
106
1.8

Decrease0.3
Majority
1,249
21.1

N/A

Registered electors
13,941



Turnout

42.5

Increase6.3


Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Swing

Increase13.0

[3][11][12][13]



Claughton[edit]


















































Claughton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Stephen Foulkes

1,775

56.2

Increase2.3


Conservative
Brian Stewart
704
22.3

Decrease3.2


Liberal Democrat
Francis Doyle
561
17.8

Increase1.3


Green
Joyce Hogg
119
3.8

Decrease0.2
Majority
1,071
33.9

Increase5.5

Registered electors
11,475



Turnout

27.5

Increase5.2


Labour hold

Swing

Increase2.8

[3][14][15]



Eastham[edit]

















































Eastham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Thomas Harney

2,743

69.7

Increase1.8


Labour
June Williams
719
18.3

Increase3.4


Conservative
Marcus Darby
376
9.6

Decrease6.4


Green
Brian Gibbs
95
2.4

Increase1.3
Majority
2,024
51.5

Decrease0.4

Registered electors
11,235



Turnout

35.0

Increase2.7


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Decrease0.3

[3][16][17]



Egerton[edit]

















































Egerton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Keith Williams

1,652

65.5

Increase10.5


Conservative
Cyrus Ferguson
415
16.5

Decrease7.1


Liberal Democrat
Philip Lloyd
315
12.5

Decrease2.1


Green
Catherine Page
140
5.6

Decrease1.2
Majority
1,237
49.0

Increase17.5

Registered electors
10,826



Turnout

23.3

Increase5.1


Labour hold

Swing

Increase8.8

[3][18][19]



Heswall[edit]

















































Heswall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Andrew Hodson

3,010

64.3

Decrease7.5


Labour
John McElnay
747
16.0

Increase2.1


Liberal Democrat
Christopher Jackson
703
15.0

Increase3.8


Green
Cecil Bowler
222
4.7

Increase1.6
Majority
2,263
48.3

Decrease9.7

Registered electors
13,494



Turnout

34.7

Increase3.8


Conservative hold

Swing

Decrease4.8

[3][20][21]



Hoylake[edit]











































Hoylake
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Gerry Ellis

3,100

65.6

Decrease2.8


Labour
Ron Johnston
1,003
21.2

Increase6.7


Liberal Democrat
Robert Wilkins
620
13.1

Increase1.1
Majority
2,097
44.4

Decrease9.4

Registered electors
12,848



Turnout

36.8

Increase5.7


Conservative hold

Swing

Decrease4.8

[3][22][23][24]



Leasowe[edit]











































Leasowe
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Iris Coates

1,436

58.1

Increase1.5


Conservative
Vida Wilson
808
32.7

Increase6.3


Liberal Democrat
Susan Uriel
227
9.2

Decrease7.8
Majority
628
25.4

Decrease4.8

Registered electors
9,797



Turnout

25.2

Increase7.6


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease2.4

[3][25]



Liscard[edit]











































Liscard
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

David Hawkins

1,569

48.5

Increase9.7


Conservative
Leah Fraser
1,335
41.3

Decrease4.5


Liberal Democrat
Neil Thomas
328
10.1

Decrease1.4
Majority
234
7.2

N/A

Registered electors
11,127



Turnout

29.0

Increase5.7


Labour hold

Swing

Increase7.1

[3][26][27]



Moreton[edit]











































Moreton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leslie Spencer

1,622

47.7

Decrease8.2


Labour
Ann McLachlan
1,465
43.1

Increase7.7


Liberal Democrat
Eric Copestake
316
9.3

Increase0.6
Majority
157
4.6

Decrease15.8

Registered electors
9,971



Turnout

34.1

Increase5.0


Conservative gain from Labour

Swing

Decrease8.0

[3][28][29]



New Brighton[edit]











































New Brighton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Patrick Hackett

1,692

47.1

Increase11.2


Conservative
John Laing
1,475
41.0

Decrease10.4


Liberal Democrat
John Codling
427
11.9

Increase2.9
Majority
217
6.0

N/A

Registered electors
11,736



Turnout

30.6

Increase5.3


Labour hold

Swing

Increase10.8

[3][30][31]



Oxton[edit]


















































Oxton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Stuart Kelly

1,810

54.7

Decrease2.1


Labour
Mary Smith
785
23.7

Increase5.5


Conservative
Leonard Moore
590
17.8

Decrease3.1


Green
Percy Hogg
124
3.7

Decrease0.4
Majority
1,025
31.0

Decrease4.9

Registered electors
11,677



Turnout

28.3

Increase2.6


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Decrease2.5

[3][32][33]



Prenton[edit]












































Prenton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

John Thornton

2,153

53.4

Decrease2.1


Labour
Gerard Allen
1,001
24.8

Increase6.5


Conservative
Ian McKellar
879
21.8

Decrease2.5
Majority
1,152
28.6

Decrease2.6

Registered electors
11,596



Turnout

34.8

Increase5.0


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Decrease1.3

[3][34]



Royden[edit]

















































Royden
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Laurence Jones

2,405

42.8

Increase0.5


Liberal Democrat
Gillian Gardiner
2,350
41.8

Decrease6.3


Labour
Dennis Woods
762
13.6

Increase5.5


Green
Garnette Bowler
102
1.8

Increase0.3
Majority
55
1.0

N/A

Registered electors
13,006



Turnout

43.2

Increase2.9


Conservative hold

Swing

Increase3.4

[3][35][36]



Seacombe[edit]











































Seacombe
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Salter

1,630

66.1

Increase10.7


Liberal Democrat
Richard Ellett
574
23.3

Decrease7.7


Conservative
David Hearn
263
10.7

Decrease1.9
Majority
1,056
42.8

Increase18.4

Registered electors
10,843



Turnout

22.8

Decrease1.9


Labour hold

Swing

Increase9.2

[3][37][38]



Thurstaston[edit]

















































Thurstaston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Jacqueline McKelvie

2,552

55.6

Decrease8.4


Labour
David Kean
1,278
27.8

Increase5.9


Liberal Democrat
Charles Wall
568
12.4

Increase2.0


Green
Shirley Johnson
193
4.2

Increase0.5
Majority
1,274
27.7

Decrease14.5

Registered electors
12,744



Turnout

36.0

Increase4.9


Conservative hold

Swing

Decrease7.2

[3][39]



Tranmere[edit]


















































Tranmere
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

William Davies

1,250

74.7

Increase6.2


Liberal Democrat
Stephen Blaylock
169
10.1

Increase0.4


Conservative
Peter Hartley
150
9.0

Decrease6.6


Green
Stuart Harvey
105
6.3

Increase0.2
Majority
1,081
64.6

Increase11.8

Registered electors
8,785



Turnout

19.1

Increase4.6


Labour hold

Swing

Increase5.9

[3][40][41]



Upton[edit]











































Upton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John George

2,041

51.1

Increase1.2


Conservative
David Stitcher
1,508
37.8

Increase1.9


Liberal Democrat
Christopher Beazer
444
11.1

Increase0.5
Majority
533
13.3

Decrease0.7

Registered electors
12,341



Turnout

32.4

Increase8.7


Labour hold

Swing

Decrease0.3

[3][42]



Wallasey[edit]











































Wallasey
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Lesley Rennie

2,864

61.7

Decrease10.3


Labour
Alexander Nuttall
1,252
27.0

Increase8.9


Liberal Democrat
John Uriel
527
11.4

Increase1.5
Majority
1,612
34.7

Decrease19.2

Registered electors
12,281



Turnout

37.8

Increase5.6


Conservative hold

Swing

Decrease9.6

[3][43][44]



Changes between 2000 and 2002[edit]



Prenton by-election 2003[edit]







































By-election, 6 February 2003: Prenton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Democrat

Francis Doyle

1,764

63.3

Increase9.9


Conservative
Ian McKellar
634
22.7

Increase0.9


Labour
Gerard Allen
389
14.0

Decrease10.8
Majority
1,130
40.6

Increase12.0

Turnout

24.0

Decrease10.8


Liberal Democrat hold

Swing

Increase6.0

[45]



Notes[edit]


italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate




  1. ^ Incumbent councillor for Bebington ward.




References[edit]




  1. ^ abcd "Local Election - 02 May 2002 Summary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 26 December 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Local Election Results 2002 Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


  3. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv "Local Election - 02 May 2002". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  4. ^ "Bebington Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  5. ^ "Councillor Denise Realey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  6. ^ "Bidston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  7. ^ "Birkenhead Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  8. ^ "Bromborough Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  9. ^ "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  10. ^ "Councillor Kathy Hodson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  11. ^ "Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  12. ^ "Councillor Alan Jennings". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  13. ^ "Councillor Joe Walsh". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  14. ^ "Claughton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  15. ^ "Councillor Steve Foulkes". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  16. ^ "Eastham Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  17. ^ "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  18. ^ "Egerton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  19. ^ "Councillor Jerry Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  20. ^ "Heswall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  21. ^ "Councillor Andrew Hodson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  22. ^ "Hoylake Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  23. ^ "Councillor Gerry Ellis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  24. ^ "Councillor Bob Wilkins". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  25. ^ "Leasowe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  26. ^ "Liscard Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  27. ^ "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  28. ^ "Moreton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  29. ^ "Councillor Ann McLachlan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  30. ^ "New Brighton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  31. ^ "Councillor Pat Hackett". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  32. ^ "Oxton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  33. ^ "Councillor Stuart Kelly". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  34. ^ "Prenton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  35. ^ "Royden Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  36. ^ "Councillor Gill Gardiner". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  37. ^ "Seacombe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  38. ^ "Councillor John Salter". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  39. ^ "Thurstaston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  40. ^ "Tranmere Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  41. ^ "Councillor Bill Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  42. ^ "Upton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  43. ^ "Wallasey Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.


  44. ^ "Councillor Lesley Rennie". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


  45. ^ "Local Election - 05 February 2003 Prenton ward". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 26 December 2018.













Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_Wirral_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election&oldid=880464994"










Navigation menu


























(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function()mw.config.set("wgPageParseReport":"limitreport":"cputime":"1.168","walltime":"1.376","ppvisitednodes":"value":12200,"limit":1000000,"ppgeneratednodes":"value":0,"limit":1500000,"postexpandincludesize":"value":311167,"limit":2097152,"templateargumentsize":"value":37571,"limit":2097152,"expansiondepth":"value":18,"limit":40,"expensivefunctioncount":"value":10,"limit":500,"unstrip-depth":"value":1,"limit":20,"unstrip-size":"value":127609,"limit":5000000,"entityaccesscount":"value":0,"limit":400,"timingprofile":["100.00% 889.504 1 -total"," 34.69% 308.587 2 Template:Reflist"," 28.22% 251.045 1 Template:Infobox_election"," 27.47% 244.305 45 Template:Cite_web"," 21.93% 195.095 1 Template:Infobox"," 11.52% 102.508 3 Template:Infobox_election/row"," 5.64% 50.197 2 Template:Navbox"," 5.61% 49.939 58 Template:Election_box_candidate_with_party_link"," 4.91% 43.672 1 Template:Main"," 4.83% 42.950 1 Template:Merseyside_elections"],"scribunto":"limitreport-timeusage":"value":"0.269","limit":"10.000","limitreport-memusage":"value":5331205,"limit":52428800,"cachereport":"origin":"mw1294","timestamp":"20190316235551","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false);mw.config.set("wgBackendResponseTime":138,"wgHostname":"mw1275"););

Popular posts from this blog

𛂒𛀶,𛀽𛀑𛂀𛃧𛂓𛀙𛃆𛃑𛃷𛂟𛁡𛀢𛀟𛁤𛂽𛁕𛁪𛂟𛂯,𛁞𛂧𛀴𛁄𛁠𛁼𛂿𛀤 𛂘,𛁺𛂾𛃭𛃭𛃵𛀺,𛂣𛃍𛂖𛃶 𛀸𛃀𛂖𛁶𛁏𛁚 𛂢𛂞 𛁰𛂆𛀔,𛁸𛀽𛁓𛃋𛂇𛃧𛀧𛃣𛂐𛃇,𛂂𛃻𛃲𛁬𛃞𛀧𛃃𛀅 𛂭𛁠𛁡𛃇𛀷𛃓𛁥,𛁙𛁘𛁞𛃸𛁸𛃣𛁜,𛂛,𛃿,𛁯𛂘𛂌𛃛𛁱𛃌𛂈𛂇 𛁊𛃲,𛀕𛃴𛀜 𛀶𛂆𛀶𛃟𛂉𛀣,𛂐𛁞𛁾 𛁷𛂑𛁳𛂯𛀬𛃅,𛃶𛁼

ャフサォクコ ケウ,コ,ワ メ,ロスョノ゙,クネ,フムカヤヲニ,エコ゚ツ ウイオン゙ケワサネォキモュキォウイノンコチ゚メヌナイゥフュ,カヒウネェ ネ,ホノケ,ムュキ ッボーミュハ,チ ツス ィ メウイマヤ,゙ウチ ヅ ロ,ォジヌェ ャヌット ェ,マャ,チナエヒネソキツテ トホヲヲミーァ

How do I collapse sections of code in Visual Studio Code for Windows?