Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002

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Elections to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1] Overall turnout was 31.8%.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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Election result

Wirral Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 11 1 2 -1 50.0 36.4 28,747
  Conservative 6 1 1 0 27.3 35.3 27,887
  Liberal Democrat 5 2 0 +2 22.7 26.2 20,738
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 1,453
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 0.2 181

Ward results

Bebington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Denise Realey 1,884 46.7
Conservative Patricia Jones 1,478 36.7
Liberal Democrat Kevin Turner 493 12.2
Green Michael Harper 175 4.3
Majority 406 10.0
Turnout 4,030 37.4
Bidston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Nock 1,119 73.7
Independent Kathryn Shaughnessy 181 11.9
Liberal Democrat John Tomlinson 110 7.2
Conservative David May 108 7.1
Majority 938 61.8
Turnout 1,518 21.2
Birkenhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Christian 1,481 80.4
Liberal Democrat Ronald Williams 234 12.7
Conservative Barbara Poole 126 6.8
Majority 1,247 67.7
Turnout 1,841 18.5
Bromborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Niblock 2,047 56.1
Labour Audrey Moore 1,183 32.4
Conservative Kathryn Hodson 349 9.6
Green Perle Sheldricks 72 2.0
Majority 864 23.7
Turnout 3,651 32.8
Clatterbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Jennings 3,019 51.0
Conservative Brian Cummings 1,770 29.9
Labour Joseph Walsh 1,023 17.3
Green Ann Jones 106 1.8
Majority 1,249 21.1
Turnout 5,918 42.5
Claughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Foulkes 1,775 56.2
Conservative Brian Stewart 704 22.3
Liberal Democrat Francis Doyle 561 17.8
Green Joyce Hogg 119 3.8
Majority 1,071 33.9
Turnout 3,159 27.5
Eastham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Thomas Harney 2,743 69.7
Labour June Williams 719 18.3
Conservative Marcus Darby 376 9.6
Green Brian Gibbs 95 2.4
Majority 2,024 51.4
Turnout 3,933 35.0
Egerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Williams 1,652 65.5
Conservative Cyrus Ferguson 415 16.5
Liberal Democrat Philip Lloyd 315 12.5
Green Catherine Page 140 5.6
Majority 1,237 49.0
Turnout 2,522 23.3
Heswall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Hodson 3,010 64.3
Labour John McElnay 747 16.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Jackson 703 15.0
Green Cecil Bowler 222 4.7
Majority 2,263 48.3
Turnout 4,682 34.7
Hoylake
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gerald Ellis 3,100 65.6
Labour Ronald Johnston 1,003 21.2
Liberal Democrat Robert Wilkins 620 13.1
Majority 2,097 44.4
Turnout 4,723 36.8
Leasowe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Iris Coates 1,436 58.1
Conservative Vida Wilson 808 32.7
Liberal Democrat Susan Uriel 227 9.2
Majority 628 25.4
Turnout 2,471 25.2
Liscard
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Hawkins 1,569 48.5
Conservative Leah Fraser 1,335 41.3
Liberal Democrat Neil Thomas 328 10.1
Majority 234 7.2
Turnout 3,232 29.0
Moreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leslie Spencer 1,622 47.7
Labour Ann McLachan 1,465 43.1
Liberal Democrat Eric Copestake 316 9.3
Majority 157 4.6
Turnout 3,403 34.1
New Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patrick Hackett 1,692 47.1
Conservative John Laing 1,475 41.0
Liberal Democrat John Codling 427 11.9
Majority 217 6.1
Turnout 3,594 30.6
Oxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stuart Kelly 1,810 54.7
Labour Mary Smith 785 23.7
Conservative Leonard Moore 590 17.8
Green Percy Hogg 124 3.7
Majority 1,025 31.0
Turnout 3,309 28.3
Prenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Thornton 2,153 53.4
Labour Gerard Allen 1,001 24.8
Conservative Ian McKellar 879 21.8
Majority 1,152 28.6
Turnout 4,033 34.8
Royden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Laurence Jones 2,405 42.8
Liberal Democrat Gillian Gardiner 2,350 41.8
Labour Dennis Woods 762 13.6
Green Garnette Bowler 102 1.8
Majority 55 1.0
Turnout 5,619 43.2
Seacombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Salter 1,630 66.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Ellett 574 23.3
Conservative David Hearn 263 10.7
Majority 1,056 42.8
Turnout 2,467 22.8
Thurstaston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacqueline McKelvie 2,552 55.6
Labour David Kean 1,278 27.8
Liberal Democrat Charles Wall 568 12.4
Green Shirley Johnson 193 4.2
Majority 1,274 27.8
Turnout 4,591 36.0
Tranmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Davies 1,250 74.7
Liberal Democrat Stephen Blaylock 169 10.1
Conservative Peter Hartley 150 9.0
Green Stuart Harvey 105 6.3
Majority 1,081 64.6
Turnout 1,674 19.1
Upton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John George 2,041 51.1
Conservative David Stitcher 1,508 37.8
Liberal Democrat Christopher Beazer 444 11.1
Majority 533 13.3
Turnout 3,993 32.4
Wallasey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lesley Rennie 2,864 61.7
Labour Alexander Nuttall 1,252 27.0
Liberal Democrat John Uriel 527 11.4
Majority 1,612 34.7
Turnout 4,643 37.8

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  1. ↑ "Wirral". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-12-10.
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