1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

none 1996 United Kingdom local elections 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1995 1996 05 02 y 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1998 22 of 66 seats (One Third)to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 35.0% (3.2%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydNjFVak1YV2JldWM/view?usp=sharing Local Election Summaries 1996 The Elections Centre 17 January 2019 Wirral Council Election Results Map 1994.svg Map of results of 1996 election Leader of the Council Dave Jackson Labour Leader of the Council after election Dave Jackson Labour Lab Dave Jackson Labour Party (UK) 15 seats,53.5% Bromborough 36 13 41 5 41,521 48.9% 4.6% Cllr John Hale.jpg 120 120 160 center Blank John Hale Conservative Party (UK) 4 seats,25.8% Hoylake 22 6 16 6 25,611 30.2% 4.4% Cllr Phil Gilchrist2.jpg 120 120 160 center Blank Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats (UK) Eastham 3 seats,20.1% 8 3 9 1 17,066 20.1% January 2019 January 2019 The 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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. 13 and 14) The Elections Centre 17 January 2019 This election was held on the same day as other local elections. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats±Labour 41 5Conservative 16 6Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 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 1995. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1996 Labour Party (UK) 22 13 5 0 5 59.1 48.9 41,521 4.6 Conservative Party (UK) 20 6 0 6 6 27.3 30.2 25,611 4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 22 3 1 0 1 13.6 20.1 17,066 Green Party of England and Wales 6 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 555 0.1 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 161 N/A Ward results Bebington Bebington Labour Party (UK) Keith Williams 2,171 47.7 4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Cummings 1,940 42.6 2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Turner 363 8.0 0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Ann Jones 77 1.7 New 231 5.1 7.4 10,555 43.1 4.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3.7 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=120 Councillor Jerry Williams 4 July 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 21 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144152/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=120 dead Bidston Bidston Labour Party (UK) J. Williams 1,713 88.4 2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Tomlinson 224 11.6 6.8 1,489 76.9 8.9 8,211 23.6 7.8 Labour Party (UK) 4.5 Birkenhead Birkenhead Labour Party (UK) D. Gower 2,228 88.0 0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Redfern 303 12.0 5.9 1,925 76.1 6.1 10,211 24.8 5.9 Labour Party (UK) 3.1 Bromborough Bromborough Labour Party (UK) David Jackson 2,401 65.1 8.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Roberts 658 17.9 1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Bolton 384 10.4 0.2 Independent (politician) J. Rohan 161 4.4 New Green Party of England and Wales J. Jones 82 2.2 New 1,743 47.3 9.7 10,752 34.3 2.0 Labour Party (UK) 4.9 Clatterbridge Clatterbridge Conservative Party (UK) Michael Moore 2,478 45.1 7.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Flanagan 2,066 37.6 5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Walsh 947 17.2 2.1 412 7.5 N/A 13,713 40.0 1.5 Conservative Party (UK) 6.2 Claughton Claughton Labour Party (UK) George Davies 2,007 51.7 1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Kelly 1,237 31.8 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Greening-Jackson 560 14.4 2.9 Green Party of England and Wales George Bowler 80 2.1 0.5 770 19.8 7.1 10,359 37.5 4.3 Labour Party (UK) 3.6 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=186 Councillor George Davies 4 July 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 21 January 2019 5 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180601/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=186 deadhttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=164 Councillor Stuart Kelly 4 July 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 21 January 2019 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210958/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=164 dead Eastham Eastham Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Gilchrist 2,805 65.1 6.3 Labour Party (UK) A. McGuiness 1,059 24.6 5.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hutchence 444 10.3 1.1 1,746 40.5 11.4 11,170 38.6 3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5.8 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 Councillor Phil Gilchrist 4 July 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 21 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143906/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 dead Egerton Egerton Labour Party (UK) Andrew Dow 2,290 75.3 1.5 Conservative Party (UK) H. Jackson-Payne 407 13.4 1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Lloyd 238 7.8 0.9 Green Party of England and Wales Joyce Hogg 107 3.5 1.3 1,883 61.9 2.6 10,554 28.8 5.9 Labour Party (UK) 1.3 Heswall Heswall Conservative Party (UK) T. Price 2,820 60.3 4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Norton 1,040 22.2 2.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Murphy 820 17.5 6.8 1,780 38.0 6.2 13,119 35.7 2.9 Conservative Party (UK) 3.2 Hoylake Hoylake Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Jones 2,433 55.5 2.1 Labour Party (UK) Alan Milne 1,218 27.8 3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Richards 733 16.7 1.4 1,215 27.7 5.6 12,232 35.8 2.2 Conservative Party (UK) 2.8 Leasowe Leasowe Labour Party (UK) Ronald Abbey 2,169 77.1 4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Lewis 418 14.8 4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Robertson 228 8.1 0.1 1,751 62.2 9.6 9,345 30.1 3.6 Labour Party (UK) 4.8 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=125 Councillor Ron Abbey Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 25 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143948/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=125 dead https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=172 Councillor Ian Lewis 4 July 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 25 January 2019 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210529/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=172 dead Liscard Liscard Labour Party (UK) Denis Knowles 2,421 64.6 7.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Ebbs 883 23.6 New Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Todd 444 11.8 16.3 1,538 41.0 2.7 11,087 33.8 2.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.4 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154 Councillor Denis Knowles Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 25 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140045/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154 dead Moreton Moreton Labour Party (UK) Ann McLachlan 2,148 60.5 2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Vic Borg 1,177 33.1 1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susanne Uriel 228 6.4 0.5 971 27.3 3.6 9,583 37.1 7.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.9 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=121 Councillor Ann McLachlan Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 25 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144053/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=121 dead New Brighton New Brighton Labour Party (UK) Vincent McGee 2,132 59.3 3.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Tooke 1,038 28.9 4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Codling 424 11.8 0.9 1,094 30.4 7.1 11,289 31.8 4.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3.6 Oxton Oxton Liberal Democrats (UK) Alec Dunn 2,221 56.3 3.0 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Cocker 1,123 28.5 2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Cyrus Ferguson 524 13.3 0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Garnette Bowler 75 1.9 0.2 1,098 27.8 5.3 11,261 35.0 4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.7 Prenton Prenton Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Bridson 2,300 47.8 1.6 Labour Party (UK) Ray Pullen 1,595 33.2 2.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Thomas 912 19.0 1.0 705 14.7 4.3 11,399 42.2 1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 2.1 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=127 Councillor Ann Bridson Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 25 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144201/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=127 dead Royden Royden Conservative Party (UK) Derek Robinson 2,280 50.1 4.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Pennington 1,307 28.7 3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Reisdorf 966 21.2 1.2 973 21.4 8.2 10,963 41.5 3.9 Conservative Party (UK) 4.2 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=179 Councillor Peter Reisdorf Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 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) P. Clee 2,564 82.7 0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Moira Gallagher 297 9.6 3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Jones 240 7.7 0.5 2,267 73.1 2.2 10,963 28.3 5.6 Labour Party (UK) 1.1 Thurstaston Thurstaston (ward) Conservative Party (UK) Sid Dunn 2,454 51.1 4.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Beer 1,849 38.5 1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Wall 495 10.3 3.9 605 12.6 6.1 12,228 39.1 3.0 Conservative Party (UK) 3.0 Tranmere Tranmere Labour Party (UK) Moira McLaughlin 1,824 79.9 3.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Bowditch 174 7.6 1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Blaylock 151 6.6 0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Page 134 5.9 2.0 1,650 72.3 5.2 9,509 24.0 6.3 Labour Party (UK) 2.6 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=158 Councillor Moira McLaughlin Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144138/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=158 dead Upton Upton Labour Party (UK) A. Bell 2,579 58.3 6.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Turnbull 1,350 30.5 6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) N. Sherwen 492 11.1 0.2 1,229 27.8 12.8 12,466 35.5 2.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 6.4 Wallasey Wallasey Conservative Party (UK) Kate Wood 2,421 50.4 10.6 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Caton 1,837 38.2 6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Uriel 546 11.4 4.2 584 12.2 N/A 11,690 41.1 2.4 Conservative Party (UK) 8.5 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131 Councillor Mrs Kate Wood Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 27 January 2019 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144146/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=131 dead Changes between 1996 and 1998 Wallasey by-election 1997 By-election, 13 March 1997: Wallasey Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Rennie 1,781 47.3 3.1 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth McArdle 1,490 39.5 1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Uriel 443 11.8 0.4 Green Party of England and Wales George Bowler 54 1.4 New 291 7.7 4.5 32.2 8.9 Conservative Party (UK) 2.2 http://archive.wirralglobe.co.uk/1997/3/26/22591.html Kate calls Labour foul on soccer 2009-11-27 1997-03-26 Wirral Globehttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=150 Councillor Lesley Rennie 4 July 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 17 January 2019 9 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190709100826/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=150 deadhttps://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=662 Councillor Anne McArdle Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 17 January 2019 5 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180520/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=662 dead Other changes DateWardNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance?PrentonEd Cunniffe Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent Liberal DemocratResigned.Lib Dem councillor switches sides 17 June 1998 https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7435379.lib-dem-councillor-switches-sides/ Wirral Globe 26 December 2018 Notes • italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate n References Mellows-Facer Adam 10 May 2006 https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 Local election 2006 parliament.uk 29 December 2018https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/330.stm 1 May 2003 BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL BBC News 29 December 2018 Category:1996 English local elections 1996 Category:1990s in Merseyside