Main article: 2010 United Kingdom local elections
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The 2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. 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 |
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2008.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
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
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 |
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 |
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
Leasowe and Moreton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Pensby and Thingwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 2,854 | 35.8 | 7.9 | |
Conservative | Don McCubbin | 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 | – |
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- % of total refers to % of wards won.
- Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- Elected to serve a 1-year term.
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