Pensby and Thingwall (ward)

Main article: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

Pensby and Thingwall within Wirral

Pensby and Thingwall is a Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Ward in the Wirral West Parliamentary constituency. ^[1]

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Ref.
2004		Oliver Adam (Liberal Democrats /Conservative)		Jacquie McKelvie (Conservative)		Ian Mackenzie (Conservative)	[2]
							[3]
2006		Mike Redfern (Liberal Democrats)					[2]
2007				Sarah Quinn (Liberal Democrats)
2008						Bob Wilkins (Liberal Democrats) [4]
2010		Mark Johnston (Liberal Democrats /Independent) [5]		Don McCubbin (Conservative) [6]
2011
2012						Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) [7]
2013 by-election				Phil Brightmore (Labour)			[8]
							[9]
2014		Louise Reecejones (Labour) [10]					[2]
2015
2016
2018		Kate Cannon (Labour) [11]					[12]
2019				Mike Collins (Conservative) [13]			[2]
2021						Ivan Camphor (Conservative) [14]
2022		Leah Fraser (Conservative) [15]

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2021: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Camphor [16]	2,234	48.4	3.6
	Labour	Tim Watson	1,676	36.3	1.6
	Green	Allen Burton	453	9.8	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Waterfield	257	5.6	0.6
Majority			558	12.1	2.0
Registered electors			10,492
Turnout			4,665	44.5	3.1
Rejected ballots			45	1.0	0.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	1.0

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Elections of the 2010s

May 2019

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2019: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Collins [18]	2,201	44.8	1.4
	Labour	Phil Brightmore [19]	1,705	34.7	9.2
	Green	Allen Burton	700	14.2	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Thompson	307	6.2	0.8
Majority			496	10.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,390
Turnout			4,950	47.6	6.7
Rejected ballots			37	0.7	0.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.3

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May 2018

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kate Cannon	1,878	43.9	4.6
	Conservative	Michael Collins	1,855	43.4	10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Johnson	298	7.0	0.6
	Green	Allen Burton	244	5.7	3.0
Majority			23	0.5	14.7
Registered electors			10,473
Turnout			4,282	40.9	3.9
Rejected ballots			7	0.2	0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

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May 2016

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2016: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Sullivan	2,243	48.5	9.4
	Conservative	Andrew Gardner [n 1]	1,541	33.3	3.6
	UKIP	Jan Davison	417	9.0	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	296	6.4	1.2
	Green	Allen Burton	125	2.7	2.1
Majority			702	15.2	13.0
Registered electors			10,388
Turnout			4,651	44.8	30.4
Rejected ballots			29	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

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May 2015

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 2015: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Brightmore	3,085	39.1	6.5
	Conservative	Ian MacKenzie	2,918	36.9	8.2
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	796	10.1	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	602	7.6	1.9
	Green	Allen Burton	378	4.8	1.9
	Independent	Maureen Wilkinson	69	0.9	New
	TUSC	Phil Simpson	50	0.6	New
Majority			167	2.2	1.7
Registered electors			10,589
Turnout				75.2	36.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

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May 2014

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 22 May 2014: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Reecejones	1,334	32.6	0.2
	Conservative	Denis Knowles [n 2]	1,172	28.7	0.3
	UKIP	Jan Davison	916	22.4	13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	390	9.5	15.7
	Green	Allen Burton	274	6.7	2.3
Majority			162	4.0	0.4
Registered electors			10,520
Turnout				39.0	2.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	0.2

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February 2013

By-election, 28 February 2013: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Brightmore	1,411	38.5	5.7
	Conservative	Sheila Clarke [n 3]	868	23.7	4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	834	22.7	2.5
	UKIP	Jan Davison	426	11.6	2.4
	Green	Allen Burton	74	2.0	2.4
	English Democrat	Neil Kenny	53	1.4	New
Majority			543	14.8	10.4
Registered electors			10,487
Turnout				35.0	6.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.2

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May 2012

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2012: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Sullivan	1,406	32.8	0.7
	Conservative	Tom Anderson [n 4]	1,217	28.4	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	1,079	25.2	1.5
	UKIP	Janet Davison	394	9.2	5.4
	Green	Allen Burton	190	4.4	0.9
Majority			189	4.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,462
Turnout				41.1	7.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.6

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May 2011

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2011: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Don McCubbin	1,881	36.9	5.8
	Labour	Michael Sullivan	1,636	32.1	11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	1,209	23.7	12.1
	UKIP	Oliver Sayle-Adam	196	3.8	2.7
	Green	Allen Burton	180	3.5	2.1
Majority			245	4.8	N/A
Registered electors			10,493
Turnout				48.8	22.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

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May 2010

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2010: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Johnston [n 5]	2,854	35.8	7.9
	Conservative	Don McCubbin [n 6]	2,479	31.1	7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Redfern	2,297	–	–
	Conservative	Adam Sykes [n 7]	2,103	–	–
	Labour	Michael Sullivan	1,673	21.0	9.1
	Labour	Sylvia Hodrien [n 8]	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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Elections of the 2000s

May 2008

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2008: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wilkins	2,071	43.7	0.3
	Conservative	John Meyer	1,813	38.2	1.2
	Labour	John Cunningham	564	11.9	3.6
	UKIP	Mike Pepler	160	3.4	New
	Green	Allen Burton	135	2.8	0.7
Majority			258	5.5	1.5
Registered electors			10,656
Turnout				44.6	0.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.8

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May 2007

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2007: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Quinn	2,110	44.0	3.6
	Conservative	Jacquie McKelvie	1,777	37.0	0.5
	Labour	John Cunningham	742	15.5	1.0
	Green	Allen Burton	170	3.5	2.1
Majority			333	7.0	4.1
Registered electors			10,743
Turnout				44.8	2.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.1

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May 2006

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2006: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Redfern	1,843	40.4	7.9
	Conservative	Oliver Adam	1,710	37.5	2.5
	Labour	John Cunningham	754	16.5	6.0
	Green	Allen Burton	256	5.6	4.5
Majority			133	2.9	N/A
Registered electors			10,745
Turnout				42.6	7.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.7

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June 2004

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 June 2004: Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Mackenzie [n 5]	2,037	35.0	N/A
	Conservative	Jacqueline McKelvie [n 9]	2,033	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Adam [n 10]	1,894	32.5	N/A
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	1,810	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Welshman	1,427	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Jackson	1,329	–	–
	Labour	John Cunningham	1,311	22.5	N/A
	Labour	Francis McIver	1,265	–	–
	Labour	David Kean	1,022	–	–
	Green	Allen Burton	586	10.1	N/A
Majority			143	2.5	N/A
Registered electors			10,813
Turnout				50.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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Notes

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

1. Councillor for Hoylake and Meols, 2018 to present. ^[22]
2. Councillor for Seacombe, 1996 to 2011. ^[25]
3. Councillor for Bebington, 2004 to 2013. ^[27]
4. Councillor for Upton, 2008 to 2012. Councillor for Greasby, Frankby and Irby, 2014 to present. ^[28]
5. Elected to serve a 4-year term.
6. Elected to serve a 1-year term.
7. Councillor for Clatterbridge, 2011 to present. ^[31]
8. Councillor for Upton, 2012 to 2013. ^[32]
9. Elected to serve a 3-year term.
10. Elected to serve a 2-year term.

References

1. "The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003". legislation.gov.uk.
2. Teale, Andrew. "Pensby and Thingwall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "Why I jumped ship to join the Tories". Wirral Globe. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
4. "Councillor Bob Wilkins". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
5. "Councillor Mark Johnston". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
6. "Councillor Don McCubbin". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
7. "Councillor Michael Sullivan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
8. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 28 February 2013". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
9. Murphy, Liam (30 April 2013). "Wirral councillor Mark Johnson quits Liberal Democrat Party". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 2 January 2019.
10. "Councillor Louise Reecejones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. "Councillor Kate Cannon". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
12. "Wirral councillor quits party blaming hard left 'parasites'". Labour Uncut. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
13. "Councillor Michael Collins". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
14. "Councillor Ivan Camphor". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 20 May 2021.
15. "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 22 August 2022.
16. "Ivan Camphor". Wirral West and Wirral South Conservatives. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
17. "Election results for Pensby and Thingwall". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
18. Clements, Wendy (29 September 2018). "Cllr Wendy Clements on Twitter". Twitter . @wendyclements. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
19. Houghton, Tom (30 October 2018). "Heartbreaking moment young couple realised they would never grow old together". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 30 October 2018.
20. "Election results for Pensby and Thingwall". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council . 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
21. "Election results for Pensby and Thingwall". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
22. "Councillor Andrew Gardner". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
23. "Election results for Pensby and Thingwall". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
24. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 7 May 2015". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
25. "Councillor Denis Knowles". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
26. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 22 May 2014". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
27. "Councillor Shelia Clarke MBE". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
28. "Councillor Tom Anderson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
29. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
30. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 5 May 2011". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
31. "Councillor Adam Sykes". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
32. "Councillor Sylvia Hodrien". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
33. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 6 May 2010". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
34. "Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
35. "Local Election - 04 May 2006". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
36. "Local Election - 10 June 2004". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.