2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
	;
; 22 of 66 seats (One Third); to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	36.4% (6.8%)
	; Map of results of 2012 election;
; Leader of the Council before election; Jeff Green (Conservative); No Overall Control; ;	; Leader of the Council after election ; Phil Davies; Labour; ;

The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

Overall, Labour gained seven seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.^[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	37	7
Conservative	22	5
Liberal Democrat	7	2

^[1]

2 Ward results
- 2.1 Bebington
- 2.2 Bidston and St James
- 2.3 Birkenhead and Tranmere
- 2.4 Bromborough
- 2.5 Clatterbridge
- 2.6 Claughton
- 2.7 Eastham
- 2.8 Greasby, Frankby and Irby
- 2.9 Heswall
- 2.10 Hoylake and Meols
- 2.11 Leasowe and Moreton East
- 2.12 Liscard
- 2.13 Moreton West and Saughall Massie
- 2.14 New Brighton
- 2.15 Oxton
- 2.16 Pensby and Thingwall
- 2.17 Prenton
- 2.18 Rock Ferry
- 2.19 Seacombe
- 2.20 Upton
- 2.21 Wallasey
- 2.22 West Kirby and Thurstaston

3 Changes between 2012 and 2014
- 3.1 Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013
- 3.2 Heswall by-election 2013
- 3.3 Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013
- 3.4 Upton by-election 2013
- 3.5 Other changes

4 Notes

5 References

Election results[edit]

Overall election result[edit]

Overall result compared with 2011.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2012
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	№	Net %
	Labour	22	13	7	0	7	59.1	44.6	38,455	0.8
	Conservative	22	7	0	5	5	31.8	30.6	26,426	3.2
	Liberal Democrat	16	2	0	2	2	9.1	10.9	9,375	1.6
	UKIP	22	0	0	0		0.0	7.4	6,378	2.4
	Green	22	0	0	0		0.0	5.9	5,064	1.1
	Independent	3	0	0	1		0.0	0.4	364	0.3
	TUSC	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	130	N/A
	BNP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	61	N/A

^[1]

Changes in council composition[edit]

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
30	27	9
Lab	Con	LD

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
37	21	7
Lab	Con	LD

Ward results[edit]

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2011.

Bebington[edit]

Bebington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Christina Muspratt	2,572	53.8	2.9
	Conservative	Sheila Clarke	1,513	31.6	0.4
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	386	8.1	0.2
	Green	Michael Harper	173	3.6	0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Faulkner	40	2.9	New
Majority			1,059	22.2	3.3
Registered electors			11,886
Turnout				40.4	7.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.7

^[3]^[4]^[5]

Bidston and St James[edit]

Bidston and St James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	*Jim Crabtree*	1,992	78.2	1.2
	Conservative	Peter Dawson	179	7.0	3.0
	UKIP	Helen Romnes	136	5.3	0.3
	Green	Colin Dignam-Gill	85	3.3	New
	Independent	John Brace	82	3.2	New
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Faulkner	73	2.9	2.7
Majority			1,813	71.2	1.8
Registered electors			9,817
Turnout				26.0	3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

^[6]^[7]

Birkenhead and Tranmere[edit]

Birkenhead and Tranmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	*Jean Stapleton*	1,474	49.7	4.1
	Green	Pat Cleary	1,215	41.0	6.1
	UKIP	David Martin	99	3.3	0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Brame	61	2.1	0.9
	BNP	Joe Killen	61	2.1	New
	Conservative	June Cowin	54	1.8	2.7
Majority			259	8.7	10.3
Registered electors			9,527
Turnout				31.2	2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

^[8]^[9]^[10]

Bromborough[edit]

Bromborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	*Steve Niblock*	2,292	64.8	6.9
	Conservative	Kathryn Hodson	466	13.2	3.3
	UKIP	Timothy Pass	298	8.4	3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Penelope Golby	296	8.4	8.7
	Green	Percy Hogg	187	5.3	1.8
Majority			1,826	51.6	10.8
Registered electors			10,969
Turnout				32.4	9.6
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

^[11]^[12]^[13]

Clatterbridge[edit]

Clatterbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	*Cherry Povall*	2,220	47.0	0.3
	Labour	Phillip Brightmore	1,623	34.4	3.2
	UKIP	Roger Jones	370	7.8	3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Thomson	337	7.1	7.1
	Green	Jim McGinley	174	3.7	0.5
Majority			597	12.6	2.9
Registered electors			11,640
Turnout				40.7	9.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

^[14]^[15]^[16]

Claughton[edit]

Claughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	*George Davies*	2,367	65.6	5.3
	Conservative	Barbara Sinclair	575	15.9	6.1
	UKIP	Bethan Williams	304	8.4	2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Teggin	187	5.2	1.9
	Green	Cathy Page	177	4.9	0.4
Majority			1,792	49.7	11.4
Registered electors			11,054
Turnout				32.7	6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	5.7

^[17]^[18]

Eastham[edit]

Eastham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	*Phillip Gilchrist*	2,151	50.2	6.7
	Labour	Mike Thompson	1,539	36.0	1.6
	Conservative	Kevin Sharkey	315	7.4	9.5
	UKIP	Laurence Jones	219	5.1
	Green	Jackie Smith	55	1.3	New
Majority			612	14.3	5.1
Registered electors			10,964
Turnout				39.2	4.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	2.6

^[19]^[20]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby[edit]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	*Tony Cox*	1,820	37.3	1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Reisdorf	1,277	26.1	0.5
	Labour	Lee Rushworth	1,159	23.7	0.2
	UKIP	Derek Snowden	421	8.6	3.3
	Green	Rachel Markey	208	4.3	1.0
Majority			543	11.2	1.0
Registered electors			11,485
Turnout				42.6	10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

^[21]^[22]^[23]

Heswall[edit]

Heswall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	*Peter Johnson*	2,766	62.7	2.2
	Labour	Audrey Moore	785	17.8	0.6
	UKIP	David Scott	413	9.4	4.4
	Green	Barbara Burton	261	5.9	1.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Tyrrell	186	4.2	2.6
Majority			1,981	44.9	1.6
Registered electors			10,926
Turnout				40.5	12.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

^[24]^[25]

Hoylake and Meols[edit]

Hoylake and Meols
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	*John Hale*	2,134	53.6	3.3
	Labour	Alan Milne	1,056	26.5	1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph McDowell	187	4.7	3.3
	Green	Yvonne McGinley	334	8.4	1.5
	UKIP	George Robinson	274	6.9	4.1
Majority			1,078	27.1	4.3
Registered electors			10,327
Turnout				38.8	10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

^[26]^[27]

Leasowe and Moreton East[edit]

Leasowe and Moreton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Anita Leech	2,094	51.0	4.4
	Conservative	Ian Lewis	1,776	43.3	7.8
	UKIP	Catherine Williams	144	3.5	0.1
	Green	Cynthia Stonall	89	2.2	1.0
Majority			318	7.7	12.2
Registered electors			10,466
Turnout				39.3	2.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.1

^[28]^[29]^[30]

Liscard[edit]

Liscard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Janette Williamson	1,882	49.9	4.2
	Conservative	James Keeley	1,261	33.4	2.4
	UKIP	Lynda Williams	400	10.6	6.2
	Green	Kenneth Peers	230	6.1	3.0
Majority			621	16.5	1.8
Registered electors			10,991
Turnout				34.5	7.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.9

^[31]^[32]^[33]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie[edit]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	*Chris Blakeley*	2,269	57.4	6.9
	Labour	Karl Greaney	1,369	34.6	5.1
	UKIP	Susan Whitham	223	5.6	1.2
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	95	2.4	0.3
Majority			900	22.8	12.0
Registered electors			10,655
Turnout				37.2	4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

^[34]^[35]

New Brighton[edit]

New Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Robert Gregson	1,908	52.8	3.2
	Conservative	Sue Taylor	1,032	28.5	6.7
	UKIP	Bill Duffey	366	10.1	4.6
	Green	James Brady	309	8.5	2.8
Majority			876	24.3	9.9
Registered electors			10,669
Turnout				34.0	8.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

^[36]^[37]^[38]

Oxton[edit]

Oxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	*Pat Williams*	2,026	45.8	6.0
	Labour	Matthew Patrick	1,763	39.8	2.6
	UKIP	Philip Grittiths	258	5.8	0.9
	Conservative	Tina McDonnell	232	5.2	8.4
	Green	Elisabeth Heydon	149	3.4	1.2
Majority			263	6.0	3.4
Registered electors			11,140
Turnout				39.9	3.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	1.7

^[39]^[40]^[41]

Pensby and Thingwall[edit]

Pensby and Thingwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Michael Sullivan	1,406	32.8	0.7
	Conservative	Tom Anderson ^{[n 1]}	1,217	28.4	8.5
	Liberal Democrat	Damien Cummins	1,079	25.2	1.5
	UKIP	Janet Davison	394	9.2	5.4
	Green	Allen Burton	190	4.4	0.9
Majority			189	4.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,462
Turnout				41.1	7.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	4.6

^[42]^[43]^[44]

Prenton[edit]

Prenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Norbury	2,061	53.9	2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Doyle	895	23.4	2.9
	Conservative	Cyrus Ferguson	357	9.3	5.0
	UKIP	James Bradshaw	313	8.2	3.1
	Green	Mark Mitchell	200	5.2	2.1
Majority			1,166	30.5	5.6
Registered electors			10,595
Turnout				36.2	6.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	2.8

^[45]^[46]

Rock Ferry[edit]

Rock Ferry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	*Bill Davies*	1,941	70.7	0.6
	Conservative	Barbara Poole	202	7.4	5.0
	UKIP	Ann Flynn	195	7.1	0.4
	TUSC	Morag Reid	130	4.7	New
	Green	Joy Hogg	115	4.2	0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Hall	85	3.1	2.4
	Independent	Jim Pritchard	76	2.8	New
Majority			1,739	63.3	4.4
Registered electors			9,564
Turnout				28.7	2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

^[47]^[48]

Seacombe[edit]

Seacombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	*John Salter*	1,996	74.8	10.4
	UKIP	Christopher Wellstead	278	10.4	1.7
	Conservative	Ann Lavin	258	9.7	10.9
	Green	Timothy Denton	135	5.1	1.9
Majority			1,718	64.4	20.6
Registered electors			10,338
Turnout				25.9	5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

^[49]^[50]

Upton[edit]

Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sylvia Hodrien	2,504	59.6	2.0
	Conservative	Denis Knowles	948	22.6	7.6
	UKIP	Patricia Lamb	381	9.1	4.6
	Green	Lesley Hussenbux	205	4.9	1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Davies	164	3.9	0.7
Majority			1,556	37.0	9.6
Registered electors			12,171
Turnout				34.6	6.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.8

^[51]^[52]^[53]

Wallasey[edit]

Wallasey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Leah Fraser	2,652	56.1	6.9
	Labour	Alan Hannaford	1,590	33.6	3.8
	UKIP	Ian Watson	276	5.8	1.4
	Green	Janet Wright	208	4.4	0.2
Majority			1,062	22.5	10.7
Registered electors			11,863
Turnout				40.0	5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

^[54]^[55]

West Kirby and Thurstaston[edit]

West Kirby and Thurstaston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	*Geoffrey Watt*	2,180	51.9	1.1
	Labour	Louise Reecejones	1,082	25.8	0.3
	Green	Shirley Johnson	270	6.4	1.2
	Liberal Democrat	John Cresswell	231	5.5	3.6
	UKIP	Frank Whitham	230	5.5	1.3
	Independent	Charles Barnes	206	4.9	2.0
Majority			1,098	26.1	1.4
Registered electors			10,276
Turnout				40.9	10.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

^[56]^[57]^[58]

Changes between 2012 and 2014[edit]

Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013[edit]

By-election, 17 January 2013: Leasowe and Moreton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ian Lewis	1,620	50.5	7.2
	Labour	Pauline Daniels	1,355	42.2	8.8
	UKIP	Susan Whitham	148	4.6	1.1
	TUSC	Mark Halligan	31	1.0	New
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Clein	28	0.9	New
	Green	Jim McGinley	28	0.9	1.3
Majority			265	8.3	N/A
Registered electors			10,551
Turnout				30.5	8.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.0

^[59]^[30]

Heswall by-election 2013[edit]

By-election, 17 January 2013: Heswall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Kathryn Hodson	1,254	58.8	3.9
	UKIP	David Scott	460	21.6	12.2
	Labour	Mike Holliday	289	13.6	-4.2
	Green	Barbara Burton	110	5.2	0.7
	TUSC	Greg North	19	0.9	New
Majority			794	37.2	7.7
Registered electors			10,855
Turnout				19.7	20.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

^[60]^[13]

Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013[edit]

By-election, 28 February 2013: Pensby and Thingwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Phillip Brightmore	1,411	38.5	5.7
	Conservative	Sheila Clarke	868	23.7	4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Damien Cummins	834	22.7	2.5
	UKIP	Jan Davison	426	11.6	2.4
	Green	Allen Burton	74	2.0	2.4
	English Democrat	Neil Kenny	53	1.4	New
Majority			543	14.8	10.4
Registered electors			10,487
Turnout				35.0	6.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.2

^[61]^[16]^[5]

Upton by-election 2013[edit]

By-election, 24 October 2013: Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Matthew Patrick	1,954	65.4	5.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Gubb	762	25.5	2.9
	Green	Jim McGinley	143	4.8	0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Davies	130	4.3	0.4
Majority			1,192	39.9	2.9
Registered electors			12,154
Turnout			3,031	24.9	9.7
Rejected ballots			21	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

^[62]^[41]

Other changes[edit]

Date	Ward	Name	Previous affiliation		New affiliation		Circumstance
30 April 2013	Pensby and Thingwall	Mark Johnston		Liberal Democrat		Independent	Resigned.^[63]

Notes[edit]

^ Incumbent councillor for Upton ward.

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References[edit]

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^ ^a^b "Councillor Sheila Clarke MBE". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Jim Crabtree". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Allan Brame". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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

^ ^a^b "Councillor Kathy Hodson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Cherry Povall, JP". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ ^a^b "Councillor Phillip Brightmore". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Claughton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor George Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Eastham ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Peter Johnson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Hoylake and Meols ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Anita Leech". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ ^a^b "Councillor Ian Lewis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Liscard ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Janette Williamson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor James Keeley". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Chris Blakeley". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Robert Gregson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Sue Taylor". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Michael Sullivan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Tom Anderson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Councillor Tony Norbury". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Rock Ferry ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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

^ "Election Result for Seacombe ward on3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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

^ "Election Result for Upton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Sylvia Hodrien". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Denis Knowles". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Election Result for Wallasey ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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

^ "Election Result for West Kirby and Thurstaston ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Geoffrey Watt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ "Councillor Louise Reecejones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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^ "Election Result for Heswall ward on 17 January 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

^ "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 28 February 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

^ "Election Result for Upton ward on 24 October 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

^ Murphy, Liam (30 April 2013). "Wirral councillor Mark Johnson quits Liberal Democrat Party". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[42] Incumbent councillor for Upton ward.

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[2] "Wirral Council under Labour control as party win majority". Liverpool Echo.

[3] "Election Result for Bebington ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[4] "Councillor Christina Muspratt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[scm-5] "Councillor Sheila Clarke MBE". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[6] "Election Result for Bidston and St James ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[7] "Councillor Jim Crabtree". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[8] "Election Result for Birkenhead and Tranmere ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[9] "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[10] "Councillor Allan Brame". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[11] "Election Result for Bromborough ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[12] "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[kh-13] "Councillor Kathy Hodson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[14] "Election Result for Clatterbridge ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[15] "Councillor Cherry Povall, JP". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[pb-16] "Councillor Phillip Brightmore". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[17] "Election Result for Claughton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[18] "Councillor George Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[19] "Election Result for Eastham ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[20] "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[21] "Election Result for Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[22] "Councillor Tony Cox". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[23] "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[24] "Election Result for Heswall ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[25] "Councillor Peter Johnson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[26] "Election Result for Hoylake and Meols ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[27] "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[28] "Election Result for Leasowe and Moreton East ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[29] "Councillor Anita Leech". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[il-30] "Councillor Ian Lewis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[31] "Election Result for Liscard ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[32] "Councillor Janette Williamson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[33] "Councillor James Keeley". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[34] "Election Result for Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[35] "Councillor Chris Blakeley". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[36] "Election Result for New Brighton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[37] "Councillor Robert Gregson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[38] "Councillor Sue Taylor". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[39] "Election Result for Oxton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[40] "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[mp-41] "Councillor Matthew Patrick". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[43] "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[44] "Councillor Michael Sullivan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[45] "Councillor Tom Anderson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[46] "Election Result for Prenton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[47] "Councillor Tony Norbury". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[48] "Election Result for Rock Ferry ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[49] "Councillor Bill Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[50] "Election Result for Seacombe ward on3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[51] "Councillor John Salter". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[52] "Election Result for Upton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[53] "Councillor Sylvia Hodrien". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[54] "Councillor Denis Knowles". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[55] "Election Result for Wallasey ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[56] "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[57] "Election Result for West Kirby and Thurstaston ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[58] "Councillor Geoffrey Watt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[59] "Councillor Louise Reecejones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[lme-60] "Election Result for Leasowe and Moreton East ward on 17 January 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[heswall-61] "Election Result for Heswall ward on 17 January 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[pt-62] "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 28 February 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[63] "Election Result for Upton ward on 24 October 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[64] Murphy, Liam (30 April 2013). "Wirral councillor Mark Johnson quits Liberal Democrat Party". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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