2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Main article: 2002 United Kingdom local elections

2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  2000 2 May 2002 (2002-05-02) 2003  →
22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	31.8% (4.7%) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Stuart Kelly Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Claughton Thurstaston Oxton Last election 8 seats, 30.7% 9 seats, 40.7% 5 seats, 25.8% Seats before 32 20 12 Seats won 11 6 5 Seats after 31 20 14 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 28,747 27,887 20,738 Percentage 36.4% 35.3% 26.2% Swing 5.7% 5.4% 0.4%
Map of results of 2002 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

The 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 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	±
	Labour	31	1
	Conservative	20
	Liberal Democrats	14	2
	Independent	1	1

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Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2000.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2002
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	22	11	1	2	1	50.0	36.4	28,747	5.7
	Conservative	22	6	1	1		27.3	35.3	27,887	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	22	5	2	0	2	22.7	26.2	20,738	0.4
	Green	11	0	0	0		0.0	1.8	1,453	1.0
	Independent	1	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.2	181	N/A

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Ward results

Bebington

Bebington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Realey	1,884	46.7	5.3
	Conservative	Patricia Jones	1,478	36.7	9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Turner	493	12.2	2.2
	Green	Michael Harper	175	4.3	1.4
Majority			406	10.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,775
Turnout				37.4	3.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	7.2

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Bidston

Bidston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Nock	1,119	73.7	0.4
	Independent	Kathryn Shaughnessy [n 1]	181	11.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	John Tomlinson	110	7.2	3.3
	Conservative	David May	108	7.1	6.1
Majority			938	61.8	1.7
Registered electors			7,176
Turnout				21.2	7.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

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Birkenhead

Birkenhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Christian	1,481	80.4	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Williams	234	12.7	1.7
	Conservative	Barbara Poole	126	6.8	5.0
Majority			1,247	67.7	8.3
Registered electors			9,975
Turnout				18.5	3.1
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

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Bromborough

Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Niblock	2,047	56.1	10.1
	Labour	Audrey Moore	1,183	32.4	3.3
	Conservative	Kathryn Hodson	349	9.6	6.1
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	72	2.0	0.6
Majority			864	23.7	13.4
Registered electors			11,117
Turnout				32.8	4.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	6.7

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Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jennings	3,019	51.0	14.0
	Conservative	Brian Cummings	1,770	29.9	11.9
	Labour	Joseph Walsh	1,023	17.3	1.9
	Green	Ann Jones	106	1.8	0.3
Majority			1,249	21.1	N/A
Registered electors			13,941
Turnout				42.5	6.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	13.0

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Claughton

Claughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Foulkes	1,775	56.2	2.3
	Conservative	Brian Stewart	704	22.3	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Doyle	561	17.8	1.3
	Green	Joyce Hogg	119	3.8	0.2
Majority			1,071	33.9	5.5
Registered electors			11,475
Turnout				27.5	5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

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Eastham

Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Harney	2,743	69.7	1.8
	Labour	June Williams	719	18.3	3.4
	Conservative	Marcus Darby	376	9.6	6.4
	Green	Brian Gibbs	95	2.4	1.3
Majority			2,024	51.5	0.4
Registered electors			11,235
Turnout				35.0	2.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.3

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Egerton

Egerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jerry Williams	1,652	65.5	10.5
	Conservative	Cyrus Ferguson	415	16.5	7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Lloyd	315	12.5	2.1
	Green	Catherine Page	140	5.6	1.2
Majority			1,237	49.0	17.5
Registered electors			10,826
Turnout				23.3	5.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.8

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Heswall

Heswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Hodson	3,010	64.3	7.5
	Labour	John McElnay	747	16.0	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Jackson	703	15.0	3.8
	Green	Cecil Bowler	222	4.7	1.6
Majority			2,263	48.3	9.7
Registered electors			13,494
Turnout				34.7	3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

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Hoylake

Hoylake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerry Ellis	3,100	65.6	2.8
	Labour	Ron Johnston	1,003	21.2	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wilkins	620	13.1	1.1
Majority			2,097	44.4	9.4
Registered electors			12,848
Turnout				36.8	5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

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Leasowe

Leasowe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iris Coates	1,436	58.1	1.5
	Conservative	Vida Wilson	808	32.7	6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Uriel	227	9.2	7.8
Majority			628	25.4	4.8
Registered electors			9,797
Turnout				25.2	7.6
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

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Liscard

Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hawkins	1,569	48.5	9.7
	Conservative	Leah Fraser	1,335	41.3	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Thomas	328	10.1	1.4
Majority			234	7.2	N/A
Registered electors			11,127
Turnout				29.0	5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

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Moreton

Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Spencer	1,622	47.7	8.2
	Labour	Ann McLachlan	1,465	43.1	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Copestake	316	9.3	0.6
Majority			157	4.6	15.8
Registered electors			9,971
Turnout				34.1	5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.0

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New Brighton

New Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Hackett	1,692	47.1	11.2
	Conservative	John Laing	1,475	41.0	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Codling	427	11.9	2.9
Majority			217	6.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,736
Turnout				30.6	5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	10.8

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Oxton

Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Kelly	1,810	54.7	2.1
	Labour	Mary Smith	785	23.7	5.5
	Conservative	Leonard Moore	590	17.8	3.1
	Green	Percy Hogg	124	3.7	0.4
Majority			1,025	31.0	4.9
Registered electors			11,677
Turnout				28.3	2.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.5

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Prenton

Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Thornton	2,153	53.4	2.1
	Labour	Gerard Allen	1,001	24.8	6.5
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	879	21.8	2.5
Majority			1,152	28.6	2.6
Registered electors			11,596
Turnout				34.8	5.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.3

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Royden

Royden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laurence Jones	2,405	42.8	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Gardiner	2,350	41.8	6.3
	Labour	Dennis Woods	762	13.6	5.5
	Green	Garnette Bowler	102	1.8	0.3
Majority			55	1.0	N/A
Registered electors			13,006
Turnout				43.2	2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

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Seacombe

Seacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Salter	1,630	66.1	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Ellett	574	23.3	7.7
	Conservative	David Hearn	263	10.7	1.9
Majority			1,056	42.8	18.4
Registered electors			10,843
Turnout				22.8	1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	9.2

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Thurstaston

Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline McKelvie	2,552	55.6	8.4
	Labour	David Kean	1,278	27.8	5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Wall	568	12.4	2.0
	Green	Shirley Johnson	193	4.2	0.5
Majority			1,274	27.7	14.5
Registered electors			12,744
Turnout				36.0	4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

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Tranmere

Tranmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Davies	1,250	74.7	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Blaylock	169	10.1	0.4
	Conservative	Peter Hartley	150	9.0	6.6
	Green	Stuart Harvey	105	6.3	0.2
Majority			1,081	64.6	11.8
Registered electors			8,785
Turnout				19.1	4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

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Upton

Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John George	2,041	51.1	1.2
	Conservative	David Stitcher	1,508	37.8	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Beazer	444	11.1	0.5
Majority			533	13.3	0.7
Registered electors			12,341
Turnout				32.4	8.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

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Wallasey

Wallasey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Rennie	2,864	61.7	10.3
	Labour	Alexander Nuttall	1,252	27.0	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Uriel	527	11.4	1.5
Majority			1,612	34.7	19.2
Registered electors			12,281
Turnout				37.8	5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

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Changes between 2000 and 2002

Prenton by-election 2003

By-election, 6 February 2003: Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Doyle	1,764	63.3	9.9
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	634	22.7	0.9
	Labour	Gerard Allen	389	14.0	10.8
Majority			1,130	40.6	12.0
Registered electors			11,596
Turnout				24.0	10.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.0

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Notes

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

1. Incumbent councillor for Bebington ward.

References

1. "Local Election - 02 May 2002 Summary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 26 December 2018.
2. "Local Election Results 2002 Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. "Local Election - 02 May 2002". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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5. "Councillor Denise Realey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. "Bidston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
7. "Birkenhead Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
8. "Bromborough Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
9. "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
10. "Councillor Kathy Hodson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. "Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
12. "Councillor Alan Jennings". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
13. "Councillor Joe Walsh". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
14. "Claughton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
15. "Councillor Steve Foulkes". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
16. "Eastham Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
17. "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
18. "Egerton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
19. "Councillor Jerry Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
20. "Heswall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
21. "Councillor Andrew Hodson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
22. "Hoylake Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
23. "Councillor Gerry Ellis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
24. "Councillor Bob Wilkins". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
25. "Leasowe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
26. "Liscard Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
27. "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
28. "Moreton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
29. "Councillor Ann McLachlan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
30. "New Brighton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
31. "Councillor Pat Hackett". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
32. "Oxton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
33. "Councillor Stuart Kelly". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
34. "Prenton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
35. "Royden Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
36. "Councillor Gill Gardiner". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
37. "Seacombe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
38. "Councillor John Salter". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
39. "Thurstaston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
40. "Tranmere Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
41. "Councillor Bill Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
42. "Upton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
43. "Wallasey Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
44. "Councillor Lesley Rennie". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
45. "Local Election - 05 February 2003 Prenton ward". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 26 December 2018.