2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

3 May 2007
22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	36.1% (0.9%)
Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Stuart Kelly Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Claughton West Kirby and Thurstaston Oxton Last election 8 seats, 27.5% 7 seats, 37.3% 7 seats, 27.1% Seats before 26 21 19 Seats won 8 7 7 Seats after 25 21 20 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 25,399 34,081 22,289 Percentage 28.7% 38.6% 25.2% Swing 1.2% 1.3% 1.9%
Map of results of 2007 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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	25	1
	Conservative	21
	Liberal Democrat	20	1

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2006.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2007
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	22	7	1	1		31.8	38.6	34,081	1.3
	Labour	22	8	0	1	1	36.4	28.7	25,399	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	22	7	1	0	1	31.8	25.2	22,289	1.9
	Green	22	0	0	0		0.0	5.4	4,809	0.9
	UKIP	6	0	0	0		0.0	1.7	1,475	0.7
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	311	N/A

[1][2]

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2006.

Bebington

Bebington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jerry Williams	2,201	43.7	8.3
	Conservative	Les Thomas	1,554	30.9	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Jackson	580	11.5	6.9
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	514	10.2	1.1
	Green	Michael Harper	187	3.7	0.8
Majority			647	12.8	10.1
Registered electors			12,020
Turnout				41.9	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

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Bidston and St James

Bidston and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Smith	1,384	59.7	4.0
	Independent	George Thomas	311	13.4	New
	Conservative	Fiona Marsh	292	12.6	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Brace	215	9.3	4.9
	Green	George Bowler	116	5.0	2.8
Majority			1,073	46.3	3.1
Registered electors			10,380
Turnout				22.4	1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

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Birkenhead and Tranmere

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Davies	1,399	62.4	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Brighouse	333	14.9	0.5
	Conservative	June Cowin	255	11.4	2.2
	Green	Catherine Page	254	11.3	3.2
Majority			1,066	47.5	9.4
Registered electors			10,374
Turnout				21.7	0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

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Bromborough

Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Moon	1,753	48.3	5.0
	Labour	Audrey Moore	1,002	27.6	0.6
	Conservative	Mark Gibson	684	18.8	4.6
	Green	Joyce Hogg	192	5.3	0.2
Majority			751	20.7	5.6
Registered electors			10,953
Turnout				33.3	1.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.8

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Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jennings	2,401	44.7	0.6
	Conservative	Cherry Povall	2,152	40.1	2.1
	Labour	Ethel Morgan	643	12.0	1.5
	Green	Jim McGinley	173	3.2
Majority			249	4.6	2.7
Registered electors			11,856
Turnout				45.4	1.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4

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Claughton

Claughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Foulkes	1,784	52.0	2.7
	Conservative	Barbara Sinclair	943	27.5	0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Blumenthal	485	14.1	2.4
	Green	Garnette Bowler	218	6.4	0.5
Majority			841	24.5	2.5
Registered electors			11,553
Turnout				29.8	1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3

[3][16][17]

Eastham

Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Mitchell	3,067	70.3	1.9
	Conservative	Graham Davies	661	15.2	0.3
	Labour	Christopher Lawler	518	11.9	1.2
	Green	Brian Gibbs	114	2.6	1.0
Majority			2,406	55.1	1.6
Registered electors			11,164
Turnout				39.1	0.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

[3][18][19]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Reisdorf	2,552	47.3	1.6
	Conservative	Vida Wilson	1,846	34.2	2.7
	Labour	Barbara Moores	553	10.3	0.4
	UKIP	Mike Pepler	309	5.7	New
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	132	2.4	1.1
Majority			706	13.1	1.1
Registered electors			11,607
Turnout				46.2	1.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.5

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Heswall

Heswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Hodson	3,385	69.3	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Evans	618	12.7	0.5
	Labour	Philip Waterfield	589	12.1	1.0
	Green	Anne Rosseinsky	292	6.0	1.1
Majority			2,767	56.6	0.8
Registered electors			11,136
Turnout				44.0	0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

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Hoylake and Meols

Hoylake and Meols

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerry Ellis	2,944	66.7	7.7
	Labour	Alan Milne	665	15.1	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Clark	457	10.3	3.9
	Green	Hara Willow	350	7.9	1.0
Majority			2,279	51.6	10.6
Registered electors			10,606
Turnout				41.7	1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

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Leasowe and Moreton East

Leasowe and Moreton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ron Abbey	1,682	44.3	1.3
	Conservative	Ian Lewis	1,664	43.9	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Hainsworth	244	6.4	6.6
	Green	Rosemary Bland	204	5.4	2.4
Majority			18	0.4	11.6
Registered electors			11,087
Turnout				34.3	5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8

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Liscard

Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Hayes	2,116	49.7	0.2
	Labour	Gary Leech	1,609	37.8	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Clein	244	5.7	1.3
	UKIP	Phil Griffiths	149	3.5	0.5
	Green	Rebecca Koncienzcy	143	3.4	1.7
Majority			507	11.9	4.0
Registered electors			11,418
Turnout				37.4	1.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.0

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Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Suzanne Moseley	2,365	60.5	3.5
	Labour	Darren Dodd	943	24.1	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Copestake	306	7.8	2.8
	Green	James Drew	160	4.1	2.5
	UKIP	Natasha Minns	136	3.5	New
Majority			1,422	36.4	5.1
Registered electors			11,087
Turnout				35.3	0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

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New Brighton

New Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Pritchard	1,814	45.7	3.9
	Labour	Anne McArdle	1,256	31.6	0.2
	Green	Cynthia Stonall	534	13.4	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nicol Hick	368	9.3	3.0
Majority			558	14.1	4.1
Registered electors			11,095
Turnout				35.7	0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

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Oxton

Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Kelly	2,007	54.8	0.6
	Labour	David Barden	693	18.9	1.6
	Conservative	Marcus Bleasdale	611	16.7	1.6
	Green	Marilyn Jones	193	5.3	0.3
	UKIP	Cathy Williams	158	4.3	2.9
Majority			1,314	35.9	2.2
Registered electors			11,278
Turnout				32.6	0.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.1

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Pensby and Thingwall

Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Quinn	2,110	44.0	3.6
	Conservative	Jacquie McKelvie	1,777	37.0	0.5
	Labour	John Cunningham	742	15.5	1.0
	Green	Allen Burton	170	3.5	2.1
Majority			333	7.0	4.1
Registered electors			10,743
Turnout				44.8	2.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.1

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Prenton

Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Holbrook	2,148	52.3	10.8
	Labour	Denise Realey	1,105	26.9	5.4
	Conservative	Andrew Burns	677	16.5	3.5
	Green	Mark Mitchell	177	4.3	1.9
Majority			1,043	25.4	16.2
Registered electors			11,141
Turnout				36.9	2.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.1

[3][39][40][41]

Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Meaden	1,474	59.6	1.6
	Conservative	Joanne Suffield	433	17.5	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Heppinstall	342	13.8	2.9
	Green	Peter Exley	224	9.1	0.5
Majority			1,041	42.1	0.8
Registered electors			10,292
Turnout				24.1	0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

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Seacombe

Seacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Knowles	1,447	59.5	1.3
	Conservative	Bernie Howden	527	21.7	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Pitt	299	12.3	2.6
	Green	Beverley Kells	160	6.6	2.3
Majority			920	37.8	2.5
Registered electors			10,614
Turnout				23.0	0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3

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Upton

Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Smith	1,931	43.1	4.0
	Conservative	Julie Kirwan	1,734	38.7	6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Beazer	575	12.8	9.8
	Green	Marian Hussenbux	244	5.4	0.6
Majority			197	4.4	2.3
Registered electors			12,311
Turnout				36.4	0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

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Wallasey

Wallasey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Hayes	2,801	58.3	0.8
	Labour	Christine Jones	1,138	23.7	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Uriel	466	9.7	1.4
	UKIP	Ian Watson	209	4.4	New
	Green	Percy Hogg	189	3.9	0.7
Majority			1,663	34.6	5.0
Registered electors			11,979
Turnout				40.1	1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

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West Kirby and Thurstaston

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Elderton	2,846	62.0	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Cresswell	719	15.7	0.4
	Labour	James Brown	641	14.0	0.7
	Green	Patrick Cleary	383	8.3	0.1
Majority			2,127	46.3
Registered electors			10,493
Turnout				43.9	1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[3][50][51][52]

Changes between 2007 and 2008

Date	Ward	Name	Previous affiliation		New affiliation		Circumstance
May 2007	Clatterbridge	Isabel Moon		Liberal Democrats		Ind. Liberal Democrat	Resigned.[53]
June 2007	Hoylake and Meols	David Kirwan		Conservative		Ind. Conservative	Resigned.[54]

Notes

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

References

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