1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Local government election in England 1998 United Kingdom local elections 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1996 1998 05 07 y 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1999 24 of 66 seats (One Third and two by-elections)to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 28.1% (6.9%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydN1JnOE9BemFROEk/view?usp=sharing Local Election Summaries 1998 The Elections Centre 26 December 2018 Wirral Council Election Results Map 1994.svg Map of results of 1998 election Leader of the Council Dave Jackson Labour Leader of the Council after election Dave Jackson Labour Lab Dave Jackson Labour Party (UK) 13 seats,48.9% Bromborough 41 13 41 29,075 42.1% 6.8% Cllr John Hale.jpg 120 120 160 center Blank John Hale Conservative Party (UK) 6 seats,30.2% Hoylake 16 7 16 22,856 33.1% 2.9% Cllr Phil Gilchrist2.jpg 120 120 160 center Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats (UK) Eastham 3 seats,20.1% 8 4 8 14,740 21.4% 1.3%December 2018 December 2018 The 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wirral-1973-2012.pdf Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 14 and 15) The Elections Centre 26 December 2018 This election was held on the same day as other local elections. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats±Labour 41 Conservative 16 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 Independent Liberal Democrat 1 Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 27 July 2018 Election results Overall election result Overall result compared with 1996. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1998 Labour Party (UK) 24 13 0 0 59.1 42.1 29,075 6.8 Conservative Party (UK) 20 7 0 0 27.3 33.1 22,856 2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 24 4 0 0 13.6 21.4 14,740 1.3 Green Party of England and Wales 18 0 0 0 0.0 2.8 1,925 2.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 435 N/A n % of total refers to % of wards won. Ward results Bebington Bebington Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Shaughnessy 1,933 46.8 0.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Gow 1,757 42.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Dyer 333 8.1 0.1 Green Party of England and Wales Ann Jones 104 2.5 0.8 176 4.3 0.8 10,693 38.7 4.4 Labour Party (UK) 0.5 Bidston Bidston Labour Party (UK) William Nock 1,009 72.5 15.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Alec McFadden 183 13.1 New Liberal Democrats (UK) John Tomlinson 155 11.1 0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Mitchell 45 3.2 New 826 59.3 17.6 7,994 17.4 6.2 Labour Party (UK) 8.7 Birkenhead Birkenhead Labour Party (UK) David Christian 1,351 79.1 8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Williams 357 20.9 8.9 994 58.2 17.9 9,892 17.3 7.5 Labour Party (UK) 8.9 Bromborough Bromborough Labour Party (UK) A. Witter 1,742 59.8 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Hall 640 22.0 4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Bolton 412 14.1 3.7 Green Party of England and Wales J. Jones 120 4.1 1.9 1,102 37.8 9.5 10,662 27.4 6.9 Labour Party (UK) 4.7 Clatterbridge Clatterbridge Conservative Party (UK) Brian Cummings 2,344 48.5 3.4 Labour Party (UK) C. Riley 1,578 32.7 4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Isabel Moon 792 16.4 0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Harper 115 2.4 New 766 15.9 8.4 13,814 35.0 5.0 Conservative Party (UK) 4.2 Claughton Claughton Labour Party (UK) Stephen Foulkes 1,600 55.8 4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Molyneux 637 22.2 9.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Wise 455 15.9 1.5 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Michael Cullen 99 3.5 New Green Party of England and Wales S. Johnson 76 2.7 0.6 963 33.6 13.8 10,644 26.9 10.6 Labour Party (UK) 6.9 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=135 Councillor Steve Foulkes 2 August 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Eastham Eastham Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Harney 2,419 62.2 2.9 Labour Party (UK) Jean Stapleton 937 24.1 0.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hunt 462 11.9 1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Gibbs 72 1.9 New 1,482 38.1 2.4 11,083 35.1 3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.2 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=182 Councillor Tom Harney Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144111/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=182 deadhttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=123 Councillor Jean Stapleton Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143538/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=123 dead Egerton Egerton Labour Party (UK) Barney Gilfoyle 1,293 58.6 16.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cyrus Ferguson 351 15.9 2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Lloyd 250 11.3 3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Page 161 7.3 3.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Kearns 153 6.9 New 942 42.7 19.2 10,461 21.1 7.7 Labour Party (UK) 9.6 Heswall Heswall Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hodson n four Elected to serve a 4-year term. 2,850 61.6 1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Rowlands n two Elected to serve a 2-year term. 2,647 – – Labour Party (UK) L. Flanaghan 1,016 22.0 4.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Terry 900 – – Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Norton 610 13.2 9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wilkins 556 – – Green Party of England and Wales Garnette Bowler 151 3.3 New 1,834 39.6 1.6 13,214 33.7 2.0 Conservative Party (UK) 0.8 Conservative Party (UK) – https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=177 Councillor Andrew Hodson 2 August 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210350/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=177 deadhttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=178 Councillor Les Rowlands Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144024/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=178 deadhttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134 Councillor Bob Wilkins Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 5 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180610/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134 dead Hoylake Hoylake Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Ellis 2,536 63.6 8.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Harrison 817 20.5 7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Richards 472 11.8 4.9 Green Party of England and Wales Allen Burton 160 4.0 New 1,719 43.1 15.4 12,130 32.4 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) 7.7 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=174 Councillor Gerry Ellis Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144118/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=174 dead Leasowe Leasowe Labour Party (UK) Iris Coates 1,347 71.2 5.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Beattie 296 15.7 0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susanne Uriel 248 13.1 5.0 1,051 55.6 6.6 9,072 20.8 9.3 Labour Party (UK) 3.4 Liscard Liscard Labour Party (UK) Gordon Paterson 1,334 57.8 6.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tooke 569 24.7 1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Wright 404 17.5 5.7 765 33.2 7.8 10,939 21.1 12.7 Labour Party (UK) 4.0 Moreton Moreton Labour Party (UK) M. Groves 1,449 53.8 6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Lewis 977 36.3 3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Robertson 267 9.9 3.5 472 17.5 9.8 9,653 27.9 9.2 Labour Party (UK) 5.0 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=172 Councillor Ian Lewis 2 August 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210529/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=172 dead New Brighton New Brighton Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hackett 1,729 55.7 3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Pritchard 965 31.1 2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Codling 310 10.0 1.8 Green Party of England and Wales George Bowler 102 3.3 New 764 24.6 5.8 11,306 27.5 4.3 Labour Party (UK) 2.9 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=752 Councillor Pat Hackett Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144042/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=752 dead https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=165 Councillor Tony Pritchard Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144112/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=165 dead Oxton Oxton Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Kelly n four 1,913 54.7 1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Freda Anderson n two 1,856 – – Labour Party (UK) Anna McLaughlin 804 23.0 5.5 Labour Party (UK) Denise Roberts 771 – – Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Moore 587 16.8 3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Pamela Mitchell 193 5.5 3.6 1,109 31.7 3.9 11,282 27.1 7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) – https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=164 Councillor Stuart Kelly 2 August 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210958/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=164 deadhttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=183 Councillor Denise Roberts Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144136/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=183 dead Prenton Prenton Liberal Democrats (UK) John Thornton 2,343 56.8 9.0 Labour Party (UK) Ray Pullen 1,042 25.2 8.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Elderton 679 16.5 2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Perle Sheldricks 63 1.5 New 1,301 31.5 16.8 11,320 36.5 5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.5 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=149 Councillor David M Elderton Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 28 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144144/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=149 dead Royden Royden Conservative Party (UK) Laurence Jones 1,746 44.7 5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Reisdorf 1,158 29.7 8.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Pennington 909 23.3 5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Barbara Burton 89 2.3 New 588 15.1 6.3 12,501 31.2 10.3 Conservative Party (UK) 3.2 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179 Councillor Peter Reisdorf Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 28 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143021/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179 dead Seacombe Seacombe Labour Party (UK) Janet Jackson 1,525 73.1 9.6 Conservative Party (UK) L. May 280 13.4 5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Ellett 225 10.8 1.2 Green Party of England and Wales P. Exley 56 2.7 New 1,245 59.7 13.4 10,743 19.4 8.9 Labour Party (UK) 6.7 Thurstaston Thurstaston Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline McKelvie 2,163 53.2 2.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Beer 1,417 34.9 3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Wall 388 9.5 0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Percy Hogg 96 2.4 New 746 18.4 5.8 12,363 32.9 6.2 Conservative Party (UK) 2.9 Tranmere Tranmere Labour Party (UK) William Davies 1,328 81.1 1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Blaylock 211 12.9 6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Angela Upton 98 6.0 0.1 1,117 68.2 4.1 9,380 17.5 6.5 Labour Party (UK) 2.1 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156 Councillor Bill Davies Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 28 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144130/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156 dead Upton Upton Labour Party (UK) Hugh Lloyd 1,790 53.6 4.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Laing 1,034 31.0 0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Redfern 421 12.6 1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Joyce Hogg 94 2.8 New 756 22.6 5.2 12,375 27.0 8.5 Labour Party (UK) 2.6 Wallasey Wallasey Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Rennie 2,165 56.5 6.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Carrington 1,125 29.3 8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Uriel 415 10.8 0.6 Green Party of England and Wales George Bowler 130 3.4 New 1,040 27.1 14.9 32.9 8.2 Conservative Party (UK) 7.5 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=150 Councillor Lesley Rennie 2 August 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 28 January 2019 9 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190709100826/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=150 dead Changes between 1998 and 1999 DateWardNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstanceJune 1998PrentonEd Cunniffe Independent Liberal Democrat Labour Party (UK)Defected.17 June 1998 Lib Dem councillor switches sides https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7435379.lib-dem-councillor-switches-sides/ 28 December 2018 Wirral Globe Notes • italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate n References 23 April 1998 Socialist Labour candidates https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7435971.socialist-labour-candidates/ Wirral Globe 30 December 2018 Category:1998 English local elections 1998 Category:1990s in Merseyside