2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  2007 1 May 2008 (2008-05-01) 2010  

22 of 66 seats (one third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.0% (Decrease2.svg0.1%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Cllr Jeff Green.jpg
Cllr Steve Foulkes.jpg
Cllr Simon Holbrook.jpg
Leader Jeff Green Steve FoulkesSimon Holbrook
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat West Kirby
and
Thurstaston

Claughton

Prenton
Last election7 seats,
38.6%
8 seats,
28.7%
7 seats,
25.2%
Seats before202519
Seats won1156
Seats after242120
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1
Popular vote37,92522,27719,624
Percentage43.6%25.6%22.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.0%Decrease2.svg3.1%Decrease2.svg2.6%

Wirral Council Election Results Map 2008.svg
Map of results of 2008 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 2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members to the Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. [1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 24Increase2.svg4
Labour 21Decrease2.svg4
Liberal Democrat 20Increase2.svg1
Ind. Conservative 1Steady2.svg
Ind. Lib Dem 0Decrease2.svg1

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2007.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2008
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 221151Increase2.svg450.043.637,925Increase2.svg5.0
  Labour 22504Decrease2.svg422.725.622,277Decrease2.svg3.1
  Liberal Democrats 22610Increase2.svg127.322.619,624Decrease2.svg2.6
  Green 22000Steady2.svg0.04.94,267Decrease2.svg0.5
  UKIP 11000Steady2.svg0.02.42,127Increase2.svg0.7
  BNP 2000Steady2.svg0.00.6489N/A
  Independent 1000Steady2.svg0.00.2147Decrease2.svg0.2
  Liberal 1000Steady2.svg0.00.196N/A
  Ind. Lib Dem 0001Decrease2.svg10.00.00N/A

[1] [2]

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2007.
Note: Italics denote the sitting councillor, bold denotes the winning candidate (and party).

Bebington

Bebington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Clarke1,945 40.9 Increase2.svg10.0
Labour Susan Percy1,71936.2Decrease2.svg7.5
UKIP Hilary Jones47910.1Decrease2.svg0.1
Liberal Democrats Sheena Turner4489.4Decrease2.svg2.1
Green Michael Harper1623.4Decrease2.svg0.3
Majority2264.7N/A
Registered electors 11,858
Turnout 40.1Decrease2.svg1.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg8.8

[3] [4]

Bidston and St James

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  • "Election Result for Bromborough ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  • "Councillor Irene Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Election Result for Eastham ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Councillor Wendy Clements". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Election Result for Hoylake and Meols ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Election Result for Prenton ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • "Councillor Ann Bridson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  • "Councillor Denise Realey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • "Election Result for Rock Ferry ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • "Councillor Bill Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  • "Election Result for Seacombe ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Election Result for Wallasey ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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  • "Councillor Anne McArdle". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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  • "Councillor Geoffrey Watt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  • "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • "Conservatives win Moreton by-election". Wirral Globe. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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  • Bidston and St James
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour James Crabtree 1,129 54.6 Decrease2.svg5.1
    Conservative Christine Wilson31315.1Increase2.svg2.5
    Liberal Democrats John Brace26612.9Increase2.svg3.6
    BNP Steve McHale23611.4N/A
    Green George Bowler1256.0Increase2.svg1.0