2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | Jeff Green | Steve Foulkes | Simon Holbrook |
| Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
| Leader's seat | West Kirby and Thurstaston |
Claughton |
Prenton |
| Last election | 7 seats, 38.6% |
8 seats, 28.7% |
7 seats, 25.2% |
| Seats before | 20 | 25 | 19 |
| Seats won | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Seats after | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| Seat change | Increase4 | Decrease4 | Increase1 |
| Popular vote | 37,925 | 22,277 | 19,624 |
| Percentage | 43.6% | 25.6% | 22.6% |
| Swing | Increase5.0% | Decrease3.1% | Decrease2.6% |
Map of results of 2008 election
Leader of the Council before election
Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control
Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control
The 2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 24 | Increase4 | |
| Labour | 21 | Decrease4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 20 | Increase1 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | Steady | |
| Ind. Lib Dem | 0 | Decrease1 | |
Election results
[edit ]Overall election result
[edit ]Overall result compared with 2007.
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Conservative | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | Increase4 | 50.0 | 43.6 | 37,925 | Increase5.0 | ||||||
| Labour | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Decrease4 | 22.7 | 25.6 | 22,277 | Decrease3.1 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Increase1 | 27.3 | 22.6 | 19,624 | Decrease2.6 | ||||||
| Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4,267 | Decrease0.5 | ||||||
| UKIP | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2,127 | Increase0.7 | ||||||
| BNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0.6 | 489 | N/A | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0.2 | 147 | Decrease0.2 | ||||||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0.1 | 96 | N/A | ||||||
| Ind. Lib Dem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Decrease1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | N/A | ||||||
Ward results
[edit ]Results compared directly with the last local election in 2007.
Bebington
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sheila Clarke | 1,945 | 40.9 | Increase10.0 | |
| Labour | Susan Percy | 1,719 | 36.2 | Decrease7.5 | |
| UKIP | Hilary Jones | 479 | 10.1 | Decrease0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheena Turner | 448 | 9.4 | Decrease2.1 | |
| Green | Michael Harper | 162 | 3.4 | Decrease0.3 | |
| Majority | 226 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,858 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.1 | Decrease1.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase8.8 | |||
Bidston and St James
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Crabtree | 1,129 | 54.6 | Decrease5.1 | |
| Conservative | Christine Wilson | 313 | 15.1 | Increase2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Brace | 266 | 12.9 | Increase3.6 | |
| BNP | Steve McHale | 236 | 11.4 | N/A | |
| Green | George Bowler | 125 | 6.0 | Increase1.0 | |
| Majority | 816 | 39.5 | Decrease6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,030 | ||||
| Turnout | 20.7 | Decrease1.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | Decrease3.4 | |||
Birkenhead and Tranmere
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,278 | 59.9 | Decrease2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 315 | 14.8 | Decrease0.1 | |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 297 | 13.9 | Increase2.5 | |
| Green | Catherine Page | 244 | 11.4 | Increase0.1 | |
| Majority | 963 | 45.1 | Decrease2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,278 | ||||
| Turnout | 20.8 | Decrease0.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | Decrease1.2 | |||
Bromborough
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Niblock | 1,496 | 42.8 | Decrease5.5 | |
| Labour | Irene Williams | 817 | 23.4 | Decrease4.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Gibson | 746 | 21.3 | Increase2.5 | |
| BNP | David McLennan | 253 | 7.2 | New | |
| Green | Percy Hogg | 132 | 3.8 | Decrease1.5 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Pass | 53 | 1.5 | New | |
| Majority | 679 | 19.4 | Decrease1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,736 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.6 | Decrease0.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Decrease0.6 | |||
Clatterbridge
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cherry Povall | 2,950 | 55.2 | Increase15.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Earl | 1,566 | 29.3 | Decrease15.4 | |
| Labour | Valerie Morgan | 591 | 11.0 | Decrease1.0 | |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 130 | 2.4 | Decrease0.8 | |
| UKIP | Roger Jones | 112 | 2.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,384 | 25.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,811 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.4 | Steady | |||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Lib Dem | Swing | Increase15.3 | |||
Claughton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Davies | 1,695 | 51.1 | Decrease0.9 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 959 | 28.9 | Increase1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Wood | 482 | 14.5 | Increase0.4 | |
| Green | James Brady | 179 | 5.4 | Decrease1.0 | |
| Majority | 736 | 22.2 | Decrease2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,330 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.4 | Decrease0.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | Decrease1.2 | |||
Eastham
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,038 | 71.3 | Increase1.0 | |
| Conservative | Nick Whieldon | 678 | 15.9 | Increase0.7 | |
| Labour | Christopher Lawler | 415 | 9.7 | Decrease2.2 | |
| Green | Brian Gibbs | 132 | 3.1 | Increase0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,360 | 55.4 | Increase0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,121 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.3 | Decrease0.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Increase0.1 | |||
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Gardiner | 2,329 | 44.6 | Decrease2.7 | |
| Conservative | Wendy Clements | 2,254 | 43.2 | Increase9.0 | |
| Labour | Barbara Moores | 493 | 9.4 | Decrease0.9 | |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks | 145 | 2.8 | Increase0.4 | |
| Majority | 75 | 1.4 | Decrease11.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,539 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.3 | Decrease0.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Decrease5.9 | |||
Heswall
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Johnson | 3,599 | 73.7 | Increase4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Jones | 513 | 10.5 | Decrease2.2 | |
| Labour | Audrey Moore | 453 | 9.3 | Decrease2.8 | |
| Green | Matthew Rosseinsky | 219 | 4.5 | Decrease1.5 | |
| UKIP | Mike Magee | 101 | 2.1 | New | |
| Majority | 3,086 | 63.2 | Increase6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,095 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.3 | Increase0.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase3.3 | |||
Hoylake and Meols
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Hale | 2,762 | 64.8 | Decrease1.9 | |
| Labour | Di Christian | 676 | 15.9 | Increase0.8 | |
| Green | Colin Hawksworth | 468 | 11.0 | Increase3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Clark | 355 | 8.3 | Decrease2.0 | |
| Majority | 2,086 | 48.9 | Decrease2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,474 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.8 | Decrease0.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease1.4 | |||
Leasowe and Moreton East
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Lewis | 2,025 | 51.4 | Increase7.5 | |
| Labour | Don Prout | 1,373 | 34.9 | Decrease9.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Hainsworth | 222 | 5.6 | Decrease0.8 | |
| Green | Rosemary Bland | 171 | 4.3 | Decrease1.1 | |
| Independent | Glenn Fleetwood | 147 | 3.7 | New | |
| Majority | 652 | 16.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,905 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.2 | Increase1.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Increase8.5 | |||
Liscard
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Keeley | 2,122 | 51.1 | Increase1.4 | |
| Labour | David Hawkins | 1,369 | 33.0 | Decrease4.8 | |
| UKIP | Robbie Quinn | 304 | 7.3 | Increase3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clein | 195 | 4.7 | Decrease1.0 | |
| Green | Jacqueline Smith | 159 | 3.8 | Increase0.4 | |
| Majority | 753 | 18.1 | Increase6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,208 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.1 | Decrease0.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Increase3.1 | |||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Blakeley | 2,936 | 71.1 | Increase10.6 | |
| Labour | Darren Dodd | 674 | 16.3 | Decrease7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Copestake | 237 | 5.7 | Decrease2.1 | |
| UKIP | Lynda Williams | 145 | 3.5 | Steady | |
| Green | James Drew | 137 | 3.3 | Decrease0.8 | |
| Majority | 2,262 | 54.8 | Increase18.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,920 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.9 | Increase2.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase9.2 | |||
New Brighton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Taylor | 1,994 | 47.5 | Increase1.8 | |
| Labour | Pat Hackett | 1,572 | 37.4 | Increase5.8 | |
| Green | Rebecca Koncienzcy | 358 | 8.5 | Decrease4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Fenna | 278 | 6.6 | Decrease2.7 | |
| Majority | 422 | 10.1 | Decrease4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,930 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.6 | Increase2.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Decrease2.0 | |||
Oxton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Williams | 1,910 | 53.2 | Decrease1.6 | |
| Conservative | Marcus Bleasdale | 748 | 20.8 | Increase4.1 | |
| Labour | David Barden | 614 | 17.1 | Decrease1.8 | |
| UKIP | Cathy Williams | 179 | 5.0 | Increase0.7 | |
| Green | Garnette Bowler | 139 | 3.9 | Decrease1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,162 | 32.4 | Decrease3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,141 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.4 | Decrease0.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Decrease1.8 | |||
Pensby and Thingwall
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Wilkins | 2,071 | 43.7 | Decrease0.3 | |
| Conservative | John Meyer | 1,813 | 38.2 | Increase1.2 | |
| Labour | John Cunningham | 564 | 11.9 | Decrease3.6 | |
| UKIP | Mike Pepler | 160 | 3.4 | New | |
| Green | Allen Burton | 135 | 2.8 | Decrease0.7 | |
| Majority | 258 | 5.5 | Decrease1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,656 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.6 | Decrease0.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | Decrease0.8 | |||
Prenton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bridson | 1,836 | 48.5 | Decrease3.8 | |
| Labour | Denise Realey | 905 | 23.9 | Decrease3.0 | |
| Conservative | John Gilbert | 792 | 20.9 | Increase4.4 | |
| Green | Mark Mitchell | 154 | 4.1 | Decrease0.2 | |
| Liberal | Sean Keatley | 96 | 2.5 | New | |
| Majority | 931 | 24.6 | Decrease0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,017 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.5 | Decrease2.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Decrease0.4 | |||
Rock Ferry
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Davies | 1,325 | 55.2 | Decrease4.4 | |
| Conservative | Joanne Suffield | 493 | 20.5 | Increase3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Heppinstall | 354 | 14.8 | Increase1.0 | |
| Green | Peter Exley | 228 | 9.5 | Increase0.4 | |
| Majority | 832 | 34.7 | Decrease7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,023 | ||||
| Turnout | 24.1 | Steady | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | Decrease3.7 | |||
Seacombe
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Salter | 1,188 | 51.0 | Decrease8.5 | |
| Conservative | Ann Lavin | 508 | 21.8 | Increase0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Pitt | 282 | 12.1 | Decrease0.2 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Wellstead | 243 | 10.4 | New | |
| Green | Simon Wagner | 107 | 4.6 | Decrease2.0 | |
| Majority | 680 | 29.2 | Decrease8.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,445 | ||||
| Turnout | 22.4 | Decrease0.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | Decrease4.3 | |||
Upton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Anderson | 1,861 | 42.1 | Increase3.4 | |
| Labour | Sue Brown | 1,857 | 42.0 | Decrease1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Beazer | 451 | 10.2 | Decrease2.6 | |
| Green | Lesley Hussenbux | 256 | 5.8 | Increase0.4 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 12,277 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.2 | Decrease0.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Increase2.3 | |||
Wallasey
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kate Wood | 3,083 | 64.2 | Increase5.9 | |
| Labour | Anne McArdle | 954 | 19.9 | Decrease3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 409 | 8.5 | Decrease1.2 | |
| UKIP | Ian Watson | 180 | 3.7 | Decrease0.7 | |
| Green | Cynthia Stonall | 175 | 3.6 | Decrease0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,129 | 44.3 | Increase9.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,937 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.2 | Increase0.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase4.9 | |||
West Kirby and Thurstaston
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 3,047 | 64.6 | Increase2.6 | |
| Labour | James Brown | 616 | 13.1 | Decrease0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cresswell | 571 | 12.1 | Decrease3.6 | |
| Green | Patrick Cleary | 312 | 6.6 | Decrease1.7 | |
| UKIP | Philip Griffiths | 171 | 3.6 | New | |
| Majority | 2,431 | 51.5 | Increase5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,346 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.7 | Increase1.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase2.6 | |||
Changes between 2008 and 2010
[edit ]Moreton West and Saughall Massie by-election 2009
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Williams | 2,255 | 70.1 | Decrease1.0 | |
| Labour | Andrew Hollingworth | 615 | 19.1 | Increase2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Pitt | 134 | 4.2 | Decrease1.5 | |
| Independent | Alec McFadden | 121 | 3.8 | New | |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 92 | 2.9 | Decrease0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,640 | 51.0 | Decrease3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28.0 | Decrease9.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease1.9 | |||
Other changes
[edit ]| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2009 | Seacombe | Denis Knowles | Labour | Conservative | Defected.[57] | ||
Notes
[edit ]• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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