Phil Davies (politician)

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Phil Davies
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Councillor Phil Davies speaking at a public meeting in Hoylake in December 2017.
Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
14 May 2012 14 May 2019
Labour Phillip Davies3,130 56.0 Increase2.svg15.2
Green Jayne Clough1,76331.6Decrease2.svg16.1
UKIP Laurence Sharpe-Stevens4478.0Decrease2.svg1.6
Conservative June Cowin1833.3Increase2.svg1.3
Liberal Democrats Mary Price611.1New
Majority1,36724.5N/A
Registered electors 9,854
Turnout 56.9Increase2.svg21.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg15.6

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2011: Birkenhead and Tranmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Davies1,750 53.9 Increase2.svg2.1
Green Pat Cleary1,13334.9Increase2.svg11.3
Conservative June Cowin1484.6Decrease2.svg3.6
UKIP David Martin1203.7Decrease2.svg0.6
Liberal Democrats Allan Brame953.0Decrease2.svg9.3
Majority61719.0Decrease2.svg9.3
Registered electors 9,807
Turnout 33.2Decrease2.svg14.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.6

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General Election, 6 May 2010: Wirral West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Esther McVey 16,72642.5Increase2.svg0.7
Labour Phillip Davies14,29036.3Decrease2.svg4.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Reisdorf6,63016.8Increase2.svg0.5
UKIP Philip Griffiths8992.3Increase2.svg1.1
Ind. Conservative David Kirwan5061.3Increase2.svg1.3
Common Sense PartyDavid James3210.8Increase2.svg0.8
Majority2,4366.2N/A
Turnout 39,37271.5Increase2.svg3.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg2.4

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2007: Birkenhead and Tranmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Davies1,399 62.4 Increase2.svg9.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Brighouse33314.9Increase2.svg0.5
Conservative June Cowin25511.4Increase2.svg2.2
Green Catherine Page25411.3Increase2.svg3.2
Majority1,06647.5Increase2.svg9.4
Registered electors 10,374
Turnout 21.7Increase2.svg0.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 June 2004: Birkenhead and Tranmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Stapleton1,400 47.7 N/A
Labour Phillip Davies1,292
Labour David Christian1,275
WIN Andrew Dow40813.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Phillip Lloyd40113.7N/A
WIN Deirdre Baker382
Liberal Democrats Alan Brighouse376
Liberal Democrats Margaret Teggin349
WIN John Maher311
Green Catherine Page2498.5N/A
BNP John Edwards2468.4N/A
Conservative Tom Parker2337.9N/A
Conservative Kenneth Jackson217
Conservative Elizabeth Johnson186
Majority99233.8N/A
Registered electors 10,364
Turnout 27.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2003: Birkenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Davies1,157 70.3 Decrease2.svg10.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Lloyd18811.4Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative David Noble1187.2Increase2.svg0.4
WIN John Maher986.0New
Socialist Alliance Against The WarMorag Reid452.7New
Green Christopher Childe402.4New
Majority96958.9Decrease2.svg8.8
Registered electors 9,867
Turnout 16.7Decrease2.svg1.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.4

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1999: Birkenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Davies1,298 74.1 Decrease2.svg5.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Williams1669.5Decrease2.svg11.4
Conservative Susan Bebell1327.5New
Socialist Labour Alec McFadden945.4New
Green Stuart Harvey623.5New
Majority1,13264.6Increase2.svg6.4
Registered electors 9,887
Turnout 17.7Increase2.svg0.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.2

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1995: Birkenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Davies2,850 88.3 Increase2.svg3.9
Liberal Democrats P. Cooke1966.1Decrease2.svg2.1
Conservative B. Brassey1835.7Decrease2.svg1.6
Majority2,65482.2Increase2.svg6.0
Registered electors 10,508
Turnout 30.7Decrease2.svg4.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.0

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1991: Birkenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Davies 2,610 71.0 Decrease2.svg10.8
Conservative J. Oliver49013.3Increase2.svg5.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Niblock40411.0Increase2.svg4.5
Green Pamela Mitchell1744.7Increase2.svg1.0
Majority2,12057.7Decrease2.svg16.1
Registered electors 10,912
Turnout 33.7Decrease2.svg9.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.1

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Political offices
Preceded by
Arthur Smith
Councillor for Birkenhead
1992–2004
Succeeded by
Ward abolished
Preceded by
Ward Created
Councillor for Birkenhead and Tranmere
2004–2019
Succeeded by
Steve Hayes
Preceded by Leader of Wirral Council
2012–2019
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Steve Foulkes
Leader of Wirral Council Labour Group
2012–2019
Succeeded by