Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006

Main article: United Kingdom local elections, 2006

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006

←  2004 4 May 2006 (2006-05-04) 2007  →
22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.2% (8.0%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Stuart Kelly Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Leader's seat Claughton West Kirby and Thurstaston Oxton Last election 26 seats, 29.6% 21 seats, 33.5% 19 seats, 30.0% Seats before 26 21 18 Seats won 8 7 7 Seats after 26 21 19 Seat change 1 Popular vote 23,487 31,839 23,066 Percentage 27.5% 37.3% 27.1% Swing 2.1% 3.8% 2.9%
Map of results of 2006 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 2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. ^[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	26
	Conservative	21
	Liberal Democrat	19	1
	UKIP	0	1

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2004.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2006
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	№	Net %
	Conservative	22	7	2	2		31.8	37.3	31,839	3.8
	Labour	22	8	1	1		36.4	27.5	23,487	2.1
	Liberal Democrat	22	7	1	0	1	31.8	27.1	23,066	2.9
	Green	22	0	0	0		0.0	6.3	5,389	0.4
	UKIP	3	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.0	879	N/A
	Wirral Independent Network	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	318	0.4
	BNP	1	0	0	0		0	0.3	282	0.1

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Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2004.

Bebington

Bebington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Walter Smith	1,730	35.4	0.6
	Conservative	Leslie Thomas	1,599	32.7	2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Jackson	898	18.4	1.6
	UKIP	Hilary Jones [n 1]	446	9.1	New
	Green	Michael Harper	218	4.5	5.6
Majority			131	2.7	N/A
Registered electors			11,897
Turnout				41.2	8.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

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Bidston and St James

Bidston and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ann McLachlan	1,307	63.7	4.8
	Conservative	Barbara Sinclair	293	14.3	0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Wood	292	14.2	2.6
	Green	George Bowler	161	7.8	New
Majority			1,014	49.4	2.3
Registered electors			10,097
Turnout				20.5	6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

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Birkenhead and Tranmere

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Brian Kenny	1,119	53.2	5.5
	Wirral Independent Network	Andrew Dow	318	15.1	1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Brighthouse	303	14.4	0.7
	Conservative	June Cowin	193	9.2	1.3
	Green	Catherine Page	170	8.1	0.4
Majority			801	38.1	4.3
Registered electors			10,137
Turnout				20.9	6.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

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Bromborough

Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Taylor	1,827	53.3	3.8
	Labour	Audrey Moore	924	27.0	2.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Mackie	487	14.2	4.2
	Green	Ann Jones	190	5.5	0.1
Majority			903	26.8	6.0
Registered electors			10,728
Turnout				32.0	9.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	3.0

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Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Teggin	2,354	45.3	3.0
	Conservative	Irene Povall	1,978	38.0	5.5
	Labour	Andrew Page	702	13.5	0.7
	Green	Khalid Hussenbux	168	3.2	1.9
Majority			376	7.3	8.5
Registered electors			11,835
Turnout				44.1	8.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	4.3

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Claughton

Claughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Denise Roberts	1,590	49.3	2.0
	Conservative	Peter Hartley	879	27.3	1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Anna Blumenthal	531	16.5	0.3
	Green	Joyce Hogg	223	6.9	0.3
Majority			711	22.0	3.5
Registered electors			11,425
Turnout				28.3	12.1
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

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Eastham

Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Harney	2,924	68.4	2.7
	Conservative	Barbara Green	637	14.9	1.4
	Labour	Christopher Lawler	559	13.1	1.9
	Green	Brian Gibbs	155	3.6	0.6
Majority			2,287	53.5	4.1
Registered electors			11,066
Turnout				38.7	9.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	2.0

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Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Quinn	2,690	48.9	2.3
	Conservative	Kenneth Young	2,032	36.9	3.2
	Labour	Barbara Moores	591	10.7	2.5
	Green	Anne Rosseinsky	193	3.5	New
Majority			658	12.0	5.5
Registered electors			11,600
Turnout				47.5	5.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	2.8

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Heswall

Heswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Rowlands	3,412	69.6	11.5
	Liberal Democrat	William Jones	600	12.2	6.0
	Labour	Philip Waterfield	544	11.1	1.3
	Green	Ian Barclay	348	7.1	4.3
Majority			2,812	57.4	17.5
Registered electors			11,040
Turnout				44.5	10.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

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Hoylake and Meols

Hoylake and Meols

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Kirwan	2,509	59.0	5.5
	Labour	Stuart Wade	765	18.0	1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Quinn	605	14.2	6.3
	Green	Hara Willow	377	8.9	0.3
Majority			1,744	41.0	8.0
Registered electors			10,617
Turnout				40.2	10.3
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing	4.0

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Leasowe and Moreton East

Leasowe and Moreton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Iris Coates	1,426	45.6	7.7
	Conservative	Vida Wilson	1,050	33.6	0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Gerald Hainsworth	406	13.0	0.9
	Green	Rosemary Bland	243	7.8	New
Majority			376	12.6	8.5
Registered electors			10,939
Turnout				28.6	8.4
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

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Liscard

Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Leah Fraser	2,047	49.9	9.2
	Labour	Christine Jones	1,396	34.0	10.2
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Uriel	286	7.0	8.1
	Green	Lucinda Richardson	209	5.1	New
	UKIP	Philip Griffiths	166	4.0	New
Majority			651	15.9	N/A
Registered electors			11,293
Turnout				36.4	2.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	9.7

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Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Simon Mountney	2,154	57.0	0.7
	Labour	Darren Dodd	973	25.7	2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Copestake	401	10.6	4.7
	Green	James Drew	251	6.6	New
Majority			1,181	31.3	3.4
Registered electors			10,922
Turnout				34.7	8.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

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New Brighton

New Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	William Duffy	1,622	41.8	4.6
	Labour	Elizabeth McArdle	1,236	31.8	5.5
	Green	Cynthia Stonall	546	14.1	2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Byrne	479	12.3	1.5
Majority			386	10.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,024
Turnout				35.3	6.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

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Oxton

Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Paula Southwood	2,067	55.4	3.2
	Labour	David Barden	646	17.3	0.5
	Conservative	Tina McDonnell	565	15.1	0.1
	UKIP	Michael Pepler	267	7.2	New
	Green	Garnette Bowler	185	5.0	3.7
Majority			1,421	38.1	2.7
Registered electors			11,190
Turnout				33.4	4.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	1.4

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Pensby and Thingwall

Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Redfern	1,843	40.4	7.9
	Conservative	Oliver Adam [n 2]	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	2.7

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Prenton

Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Doyle	1,558	41.5	1.4
	Labour	Denise Realey	1,215	32.3	3.0
	Conservative	Susan Percy	753	20.0	2.1
	Green	Mark Mitchell	232	6.2	2.7
Majority			343	9.2	4.4
Registered electors			11,038
Turnout				34.2	10.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	2.2

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Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Moira McLaughlin	1,405	58.0	2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Heppinstall	405	16.7	0.9
	Conservative	Joanne Suffield	404	16.7	2.5
	Green	Anna Stamp	207	8.6	5.3
Majority			1,000	41.3	1.1
Registered electors			10,205
Turnout				23.8	6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

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Seacombe

Seacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Adrian Jones	1,341	58.2	2.8
	Conservative	Robert Sherlock	413	17.9	1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Terence Pitt	344	14.9	4.9
	Green	Beverley Kells	205	8.9	New
Majority			928	40.3	0.9
Registered electors			10,452
Turnout				22.2	7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

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Upton

Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John George	1,716	39.1	4.4
	Conservative	Julie Kirwan	1,424	32.4	6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Earl	991	22.6	0.5
	Green	Lesley Hussenbux	262	6.0	2.0
Majority			292	6.7	10.4
Registered electors			12,170
Turnout				36.2	4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

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Wallasey

Wallasey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Lesley Rennie	2,907	59.1	1.9
	Labour	James Crabtree	957	19.5	7.9
	Liberal Democrat	John Uriel	546	11.1	4.3
	BNP	John Edwards	282	5.7	New
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	228	4.6	New
Majority			1,950	39.6	9.8
Registered electors			11,989
Turnout				41.1	7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

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West Kirby and Thurstason

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jeffrey Green	2,771	62.4	11.0
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Beazer	716	16.1	9.2
	Labour	James Brown	591	13.3	1.9
	Green	Patrick Cleary	362	8.2	0.1
Majority			2,055	46.3	20.2
Registered electors			10,396
Turnout				42.9	11.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

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Notes

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

1. Retiring councillor for Hoylake and Meols ward. Elected as a Conservative. Resigned the whip in 2004 and later defected to UKIP. ^[3]
2. Elected as a Liberal Democrat. Defected to the Conservatives in 2005. ^[33]

References

1. "Local election - 04 May 2006". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
2. "Local Election Results 2006 Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
3. "'No respect for mayor'". Wirral Globe.
4. "Local election - 04 May 2006". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
5. "Bebington Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
6. "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
7. "Bidston and St James Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
8. "Councillor Ann McLachlan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. "Birkenhead and Tranmere Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
10. "Councillor Brian Kenny". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
11. "Councillor Alan Brighthouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
12. "Bromborough Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
13. "Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
14. "Councillor Cherry Povall, JP". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
15. "Claughton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
16. "Councillor Denise Roberts". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
17. "Eastham Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
18. "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
19. "Greasby, Frankby and Irby Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
20. "Heswall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
21. "Councillor Les Rowlands". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
22. "Hoylake and Meols Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
23. "Leasowe and Moreton East Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
24. "Liscard Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
25. "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
26. "Councillor Chris Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
27. "Moreton West and Saughall Massie Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
28. "Councillor Simon R Mountney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
29. "Councillor Darren Dodd". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
30. "New Brighton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
31. "Councillor Anne McArdle". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
32. "Oxton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
33. "Why I jumped ship to join the Tories". Wirral Globe.
34. "Pensby and Thingwall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
35. "Prenton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
36. "Councillor Denise Realey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
37. "Rock Ferry Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
38. "Councillor Moira McLaughlin". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
39. "Seacombe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
40. "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
41. "Upton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
42. "Wallasey Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
43. "Councillor Lesley Rennie". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
44. "Councillor Jim Crabtree". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
45. "West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
46. "Councillor Jeff Green". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
47. "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.