2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Main article: 2010 United Kingdom local elections

2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

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23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.3% (29.3%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Simon Holbrook Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Claughton West Kirby and Thurstaston Prenton Last election 5 seats, 25.6% 11 seats, 43.6% 6 seats, 22.6% Seats before 20 25 20 Seats won 12 8 3 Seats after 24 27 15 Seat change 4 2 5 Popular vote 58,715 50,206 35,168 Percentage 37.6% 32.1% 22.5% Swing 12.0% 11.5% 0.1%
Map of results of 2010 election
Leader of the Council before election Steve Foulkes (Labour) No Overall Control Leader of the Council after election Jeff Green (Conservative) No Overall Control

The 2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. ^[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

The council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives becoming the largest single party, and resulted in a new Lib-Con coalition.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Conservative	27	2
	Labour	24	4
	Liberal Democrat	15	5
	Ind. Conservative	0	1

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Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2008.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2010
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	23	12	4	0	4	54.5	37.6	58,715	12.0
	Conservative	23	8	4	2	2	34.1	32.1	50,206	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	23	3	0	5	5	11.4	22.5	35,168	0.1
	Green	21	0	0	0		0.0	3.6	5,623	1.3
	UKIP	19	0	0	0		0.0	3.4	5,307	1.0
	BNP	5	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	1,339	0.3
	Ind. Conservative	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	N/A

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Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓

25	20	19	1	1
Con	Lab	Lib Dem	IC	V

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓

27	24	15
Con	Lab	Lib Dem

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2008.

Bebington

Bebington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Smith	3,822	45.9	9.7
	Conservative	Kevin Sharkey	2,482	29.8	11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Jennings	1,315	15.8	6.4
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	520	6.2	3.9
	Green	Michael Harper	186	2.2	1.2
Majority			1,340	16.1	N/A
Registered electors			11,793
Turnout				71.4	31.3
	Labour hold		Swing	10.4

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Bidston and St James

Bidston and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann McLachlan	2,932	63.1	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Brace	699	15.0	2.1
	Conservative	John Gilbert	502	10.8	4.3
	BNP	John Edwards	251	5.4	6.0
	UKIP	Audrey Fitpatrick	154	3.3	New
	Green	George Bowler	111	2.4	3.6
Majority			2,233	48.1	8.6
Registered electors			9,768
Turnout				48.1	27.4
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

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Birkenhead and Tranmere

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Kenny	2,409	51.8	8.1
	Green	Pat Cleary	1,095	23.6	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Heppinstall	566	12.2	2.6
	Conservative	June Cowin	380	8.2	5.7
	UKIP	David Martin	198	4.3	New
Majority			1,314	28.2	16.9
Registered electors			9,956
Turnout				47.3	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

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Bromborough

Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene Williams	3,016	44.6	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	Madeline Booth	1,815	26.9	15.9
	Conservative	Sue Colquhoun	1,428	21.1	0.2
	BNP	David Bell	328	4.9	2.3
	Green	Percy Hogg	132	2.5	1.3
Majority			1,201	17.7	N/A
Registered electors			10,758
Turnout				63.7	31.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	18.6

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Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Kearney	3,733	43.4	11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Thomson	2,313	26.9	2.4
	Labour	Audrey Moore	2,015	23.4	12.4
	UKIP	Roger Jones	361	4.2	2.1
	Green	Jim McGinley	187	2.2	0.2
Majority			1,420	16.5	9.4
Registered electors			11,706
Turnout				74.7	29.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.7

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Claughton

Claughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Roberts	3,521	51.5	0.4
	Conservative	Barbara Sinclair	1,574	23.0	5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Teggin	1,182	17.3	2.8
	UKIP	Bethan Williams	319	4.7	New
	Green	Cathy Page	240	3.5	1.9
Majority			1,947	28.5	6.3
Registered electors			11,340
Turnout				61.0	31.6
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

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Eastham

Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Harney	3,824	50.0	21.3
	Labour	Willow Colios	1,942	25.4	15.7
	Conservative	Nick Whieldon	1,644	21.5	5.6
	UKIP	Laurence Jones	241	3.1	New
Majority			1,882	24.6	30.8
Registered electors			11,095
Turnout				69.2	30.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.4

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Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Clements	3,538	40.3	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alaine Christian	2,949	33.5	11.1
	Labour	Geoffrey Dormand	1,800	20.5	11.1
	UKIP	Derek Snowden	287	3.3	New
	Green	Michael Gardner	216	2.5	0.3
Majority			589	6.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,611
Turnout				76.0	30.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.1

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Heswall

Heswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Rowlands	5,000	59.1	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Clark	1,534	18.1	7.6
	Labour	Yvonne Nolan	1,465	17.3	8.0
	Green	Matthew Rosseinsky	251	3.0	1.5
	UKIP	Oliver Sayle-Adam	213	2.5	0.4
Majority			3,466	41.0	22.2
Registered electors			10,992
Turnout				77.4	33.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.1

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Hoylake and Meols

Hoylake and Meols

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Boult	3,748	49.3	15.5
	Labour	Paul Doughty	1,848	24.3	8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Corran	1,417	18.6	10.3
	Green	Yvonne McGinley	397	5.2	5.8
	UKIP	Frank Whitham	197	2.6	New
Majority			1,900	25.0	23.9
Registered electors			10,457
Turnout				73.3	32.5
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing	12.0

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Leasowe and Moreton East

Leasowe and Moreton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann McArdle	3,404	51.9	17.0
	Conservative	Steve Smith	1,948	29.7	21.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Hainsworth	866	13.2	7.6
	UKIP	Russell Jones	216	3.3	New
	Green	Shirley Johnson	129	2.0	2.3
Majority			1,456	22.2	N/A
Registered electors			10,905
Turnout				60.7	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing	19.4

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Liscard

Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darren Dodd	3,220	46.8	13.8
	Conservative	Leah Fraser	2,474	36.0	15.1
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Clein	718	10.4	5.7
	UKIP	Lynda Williams	238	3.5	3.8
	Green	John Bleasdale	231	3.4	0.4
Majority			746	10.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,071
Turnout				63.1	26.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.5

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Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Mountney	2,976	41.5	29.6
	Labour	Deirdre Wood	2,635	36.7	20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Copestake	992	13.8	8.1
	UKIP	Susan Whitham	236	3.3	0.2
	BNP	Brian Winson	223	3.1	New
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	113	1.6	1.7
Majority			341	4.8	50.0
Registered electors			10,824
Turnout				66.7	28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	25.0

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New Brighton

New Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Glasman	3,072	44.0	6.6
	Conservative	Bill Duffey	2,173	31.2	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Codling	1,166	16.7	10.1
	Green	Cynthia Stonall	342	4.9	3.6
	UKIP	Timothy Pass	222	3.2	New
Majority			899	12.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,025
Turnout				63.6	25.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.5

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Oxton

Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Brighouse	2,941	40.5	12.7
	Labour	David Barden	2,310	31.8	14.7
	Conservative	Tina McDonnell	1,425	19.6	1.2
	UKIP	Catherine Williams	301	4.2	0.8
	Green	Garnette Bowler	276	3.8	0.1
Majority			631	8.7	23.7
Registered electors			11,237
Turnout				65.1	32.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	11.9

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Pensby and Thingwall

Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Johnston [n 2]	2,854	35.8	7.9
	Conservative	Don McCubbin [n 3]	2,479	31.1	7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Redfern	2,297	–	–
	Conservative	Adam Sykes	2,103	–	–
	Labour	Michael Sullivan	1,673	21.0	9.1
	Labour	Sylvia Hodrien	1,517	–	–
	UKIP	Janet Davison	518	6.5	3.1
	Green	Allen Burton	448	5.6	2.8
Majority			375	4.7	0.8
Registered electors			10,666
Turnout				71.5	26.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	–

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Prenton

Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Realey	2,827	39.6	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Doyle	2,258	31.6	16.9
	Conservative	Robert Hughes	1,316	18.4	2.5
	UKIP	Bruce Cain	369	5.2	New
	BNP		219	3.1	New
	Green	Mark Mitchell	150	2.1	2.0
Majority			569	8.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,039
Turnout				64.9	30.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	16.3

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Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moira McLaughlin	2,915	59.7	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Short	791	16.2	1.4
	Conservative	Rachel Suffield	694	14.2	6.3
	BNP	Janice Brady	318	6.5	New
	Green	Joyce Hogg	162	3.3	6.2
Majority			2,124	43.5	8.8
Registered electors			9,829
Turnout				50.6	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

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Seacombe

Seacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adrian Jones	3,349	62.8	11.8
	Conservative	Tony Cox	916	17.2	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Pitt	725	13.6	1.5
	UKIP	Christopher Wellstead	238	4.5	5.9
	Green	Jacqueline Smith	109	2.0	2.6
Majority			2,433	45.6	16.4
Registered electors			10,357
Turnout				52.4	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

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Upton

Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart Whittingham	3,827	50.2	8.2
	Conservative	Geoff Gubb	2,143	28.1	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Davies	1,370	18.0	7.8
	Green	Lesley Hussenbux	286	3.8	2.0
Majority			1,684	22.1	N/A
Registered electors			12,214
Turnout				62.9	26.7
	Labour hold		Swing	11.1

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Wallasey

Wallasey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Rennie	3,623	42.8	21.4
	Labour	Christine Jones	3,082	36.4	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Codling	1,269	15.0	6.5
	UKIP	Ian Watson	255	3.0	0.7
	Green	James Brady	234	2.8	0.8
Majority			541	6.4	37.9
Registered electors			12,061
Turnout				70.9	30.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.0

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West Kirby and Thurstaston

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Green	4,010	51.7	12.9
	Labour	Lee Rushworth	1,631	21.0	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Cresswell	1,604	20.7	8.6
	Green	Hara Willow	290	3.7	2.9
	UKIP	Philip Griffiths	224	2.9	0.7
Majority			2,379	30.7	20.8
Registered electors			10,348
Turnout				75.4	29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.4

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Notes

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

1. % of total refers to % of wards won.
2. Elected to serve a 4-year term.
3. Elected to serve a 1-year term.

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