Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

Wirral Council election, 2008

1 May 2008 (2008-05-01)

22, one third of the councillor seats of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Leader	Jeff Green	Steve Foulkes	Simon Holbrook
Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat	West Kirby & Thurstaston	Claughton	Prenton
Last election	38.5%	28.7%	25.2%
Seats won	11	5	5
Seat change	+4	-4	+1
Popular vote	37,925	22,277	19,624
Percentage	43.5%	25.6%	22.5%
Swing	+5.0%	-3.1%	-2.7%
Total seats	24	21	20

Council election results map. Blue denotes wards won by Conservative candidates, Red denotes those won by Labour candidates and Gold denotes those won by Liberal Democratic candidates.

Council leader before election

Steve Foulkes
Labour

Elected Council leader

Steve Foulkes
Labour

Elections to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives as largest single party, but with the Labour—Liberal Democrat coalition remaining in power.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was

Summary of the Wirral local election, 2008^[1]^[2]


	Votes	%	+/-	Before	Stood	Held	Gain	Lost	+/-	After
Conservative Party	37,925	43.5%	+5.0%	20	22	6	5	1	+4	24
Labour Party	22,277	25.6%	-3.1%	25	22	5	0	4	-4	21
Liberal Democrats	19,624	22.5%	-2.7%	19	22	5	1	0	+1	20
Green Party	4,276	4.9%	-0.5%	0	22	0	0	0	±0	0
United Kingdom Independence Party	2,127	2.4%	+0.7%	0	11	0	0	0	±0	0
British National Party	489	0.6%	N/A	0	2	0	0	0	±0	0
Independent	147	0.2%	-0.2%	0	1	0	0	0	±0	0
Liberal Party	96	0.1%	N/A	0	1	0	0	0	±0	0
Independent Conservative	0	N/A	N/A	1	0	0	0	0	±0	1
Independent Liberal Democrat	0	N/A	N/A	1	0	0	0	-1	-1	0
Total	242,077	100%								66

Candidates

Bebington ward

Bebington ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila Clarke	1,945	40.9
	Labour	Susan Percy	1,719	36.1
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	479	10.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sheena Turner	448	9.4
	Green	Michael Harper	162	3.4

Bidston and St. James ward

Bidston and St. James ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Crabtree	1,129	54.3	-5.2%
	Conservative	Christine Wilson	313	15.0	+2.4%
	Liberal Democrat	John Brace	266	12.8	+3.6%
	BNP	Steve McHale	236	11.3	N/A
	Green	George Bowler	125	6	+1.0%

Birkenhead and Tranmere ward

Birkenhead and Tranmere ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Stapleton	1,278	59.6
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Brighouse	315	14.7
	Conservative	June Cowin	297	13.9
	Green	Cathy Page	244	11.4

Bromborough ward

Bromborough ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Niblock	1,496	42.7
	Labour	Irene Williams	817	23.3
	Conservative	Mark Gibson	746	21.3
	BNP	David McLennan	253	7.2
	Green	Percy Hogg	132	3.8
	UKIP	Timothy Pass	53	1.5

Clatterbridge ward

Clatterbridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cherry Povall	2,950	55.0
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Earl	1,566	29.2
	Labour	Valerie Morgan	591	11.0
	Green	Jim McGinley	130	2.4
	UKIP	Roger Jones	112	2.1

Claughton ward

Claughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Davies	1,695	51.0
	Conservative	Barbara Sinclair	959	28.8
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Wood	482	14.5
	Green	James Brady	179	5.4

Eastham ward

Eastham ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Phillip Gilchrist	3,038	71.3
	Conservative	Nick Whieldon	678	15.9
	Labour	Christopher Lawler	415	9.7
	Green	Brian Gibbs	132	3.1

Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward

Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Gill Gardiner	2,329	44.5
	Conservative	Wendy Clements	2,254	43.1
	Labour	Barbara Moores	493	9.4
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	145	2.8

Heswall ward

Heswall ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Johnson	3,599	73.2
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Jones	513	10.4
	Labour	Audrey Moore	453	9.2
	Green	Matthew Rosseinsky	219	4.5
	UKIP	Mike Magee	101	2.1

Hoylake and Meols ward

Hoylake and Meols ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hale	2,762	64.7
	Labour	Di Christian	676	15.8
	Green	Colin Hawksworth	468	11.0
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander Clark	355	8.3

Leasowe and Moreton East ward

Leasowe and Moreton East ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Lewis	2,025	51.3
	Labour	Don Prout	1,373	34.8
	Liberal Democrat	Gerald Hainsworth	222	5.6
	Green	Rosemary Bland	171	4.3
	Independent	Glenn Fleetwood	147	3.7

Liscard ward

Liscard ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Keeley	2,122	51.0
	Labour	David Hawkins	1,369	32.9
	UKIP	Robbie Quinn	304	7.3
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Clein	195	4.7
	Green	Jacqueline Smith	159	3.8

Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward

Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Blakeley	2,936	70.9
	Labour	Darren Dodd	674	16.3
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Copestake	237	5.7
	UKIP	Lynda Williams	145	3.5
	Green	James Drew	137	3.3

New Brighton ward

New Brighton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Taylor	1,994	47.3
	Labour	Pat Hackett	1,572	37.3
	Green	Rebecca Koncienzcy	358	8.5
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Fenna	278	6.6

Oxton ward

Oxton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Pat Williams	1,910	53.0
	Conservative	Marcus Bleasdale	748	20.8
	Labour	David Barden	614	17.0
	UKIP	Catherine Williams	179	5.0
	Green	Garnette Bowler	139	3.9

Pensby and Thingwall ward

Pensby and Thingwall ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Wilkins	2,071	43.6
	Conservative	John Meyer	1,813	38.2
	Labour	John Cunningham	564	11.9
	UKIP	Mike Pepler	160	3.4
	Green	Allen Burton	135	2.8

Prenton ward

Prenton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Bridson	1,836	48.3
	Labour	Denise Realey	905	23.8
	Conservative	John Gilbert	792	20.8
	Green	Mark Mitchell	154	4.1
	Liberal	Sean Keatley	96	2.5

Rock Ferry ward

Rock Ferry ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Davies	1,325	54.9
	Conservative	Joanne Suffield	493	20.4
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Heppinstall	354	14.7
	Green	Peter Exley	228	9.4

Seacombe ward

Seacombe ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Salter	1,188	50.8	-7.4%
	Conservative	Ann Lavin	508	21.7	+3.8%
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Pitt	282	12.1	-2.7%
	UKIP	Christopher Wellstead	243	10.4	+10.4%
	Green	Simon Wagner	107	4.6	-4.3%

Upton ward

Upton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Anderson	1,861	41.9
	Labour	Sue Brown	1,857	41.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Beazer	451	10.2
	Green	Lesley Hussenbux	256	5.8

Wallasey ward

Wallasey ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kate Wood	3,083	64.2
	Labour	Anne McArdle	954	19.9
	Liberal Democrat	John Codling	409	8.5
	UKIP	Ian Watson	180	3.7
	Green	Cynthia Stonall	175	3.6

West Kirby and Thurstaston ward

West Kirby and Thurstaston ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Watt	3,047	64.5
	Labour	James Brown	616	13.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Cresswell	571	12.1
	Green	Patrick Cleary	312	6.6
	UKIP	Philip Griffiths	171	3.6

References

↑ "Election Result for 1 May 2008". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
↑ "Local Election - 03 May 2007". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 1 December 2008.

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