Wirral Council election, 2006

Elections to Wirral Council were held on 4th May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 35.2%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 26
*Conservative 21
*Liberal Democrat 19

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 36.4
votes % = 27.5
votes = 23,487
plus/minus = -3.1%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 2
loss = 2
net = 0
seats % = 31.8
votes % = 37.3
votes = 31,839
plus/minus = +1.6%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 31.8
votes % = 27.1
votes = 23,066
plus/minus = -3.4%Election Summary Party
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 6.3
votes = 5,389
plus/minus = +3.9%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 879
plus/minus = +1.0%Election Summary
party = Wirral Independent Network
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 318
plus/minus = -0.2%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 282
plus/minus = +0.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Walter Smith
votes = 1,730
percentage = 35.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Thomas
votes = 1,599
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Jackson
votes = 898
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Hilary Jones
votes = 446
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Michael Harper
votes = 218
percentage = 4.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 131
percentage = 2.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,891
percentage = 41.2
change = -8.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ann McLachlan
votes = 1,307
percentage = 63.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Sinclair
votes = 293
percentage = 14.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roy Wood
votes = 292
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = George Bowler
votes = 161
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,014
percentage = 49.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,053
percentage = 20.5
change = -6.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Kenny
votes = 1,119
percentage = 53.2
change = Election box candidate
party = Wirral Independent Network
candidate = Andrew Dow
votes = 318
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Brighouse
votes = 303
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = June Cowin
votes = 193
percentage = 9.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Catherine Page
votes = 170
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 801
percentage = 38.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,103
percentage = 20.9
change = -6.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Taylor
votes = 1,827
percentage = 53.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Audrey Moore
votes = 924
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Mackie
votes = 487
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Ann Jones
votes = 190
percentage = 5.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 903
percentage = 26.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,428
percentage = 32.0
change = -9.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Teggin
votes = 2,354
percentage = 45.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Irene Povall
votes = 1,978
percentage = 38.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Page
votes = 702
percentage = 13.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Khalid Hussenbux
votes = 168
percentage = 3.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 376
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5,202
percentage = 44.1
change = -8.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Roberts
votes = 1,590
percentage = 49.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Hartley
votes = 879
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anna Blumenthal
votes = 531
percentage = 16.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Joyce Hogg
votes = 223
percentage = 6.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 711
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,223
percentage = 28.3
change = -12.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Harney
votes = 2,924
percentage = 68.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Green
votes = 637
percentage = 14.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Lawler
votes = 559
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Brian Gibbs
votes = 155
percentage = 3.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,287
percentage = 53.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,275
percentage = 38.7
change = -9.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jean Quinn
votes = 2,690
percentage = 48.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Young
votes = 2,032
percentage = 36.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Moores
votes = 591
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Anne Rosseinsky
votes = 193
percentage = 3.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 658
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5,506
percentage = 47.5
change = -5.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Rowlands
votes = 3,412
percentage = 69.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Jones
votes = 600
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Waterfield
votes = 544
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Ian Barclay
votes = 348
percentage = 7.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,812
percentage = 57.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,904
percentage = 44.5
change = -10.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Kirwan
votes = 2,509
percentage = 59.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Wade
votes = 765
percentage = 18.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sarah Quinn
votes = 605
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Hara Willow
votes = 377
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,744
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,256
percentage = 40.2
change = -9.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = United Kingdom Independence Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Iris Coates
votes = 1,426
percentage = 45.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Vida Wilson
votes = 1,050
percentage = 33.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gerald Hainsworth
votes = 406
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Rosemary Bland
votes = 243
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 376
percentage = 12.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,125
percentage = 28.6
change = -8.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leah Fraser
votes = 2,047
percentage = 49.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Jones
votes = 1,396
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Uriel
votes = 286
percentage = 7.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Lucinda Richardson
votes = 209
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Philip Griffiths
votes = 166
percentage = 4.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 651
percentage = 15.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,104
percentage = 36.4
change = -2.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Mountney
votes = 2,154
percentage = 57.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Dodd
votes = 973
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eric Copestake
votes = 401
percentage = 10.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = James Drew
votes = 251
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,181
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,779
percentage = 34.7
change = -8.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Duffy
votes = 1,622
percentage = 41.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth McArdle
votes = 1,236
percentage = 31.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Cynthia Stonall
votes = 546
percentage = 14.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Matthew Byrne
votes = 479
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 386
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,883
percentage = 35.3
change = -6.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paula Southwood
votes = 2,067
percentage = 55.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Barden
votes = 646
percentage = 17.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tina McDonnell
votes = 565
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael Pepler
votes = 267
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Garnette Bowler
votes = 185
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,421
percentage = 38.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,730
percentage = 33.4
change = -9.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Redfern
votes = 1,843
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Oliver Adam
votes = 1,710
percentage = 37.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Cunningham
votes = 754
percentage = 16.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Allen Burton
votes = 256
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 133
percentage = 2.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,563
percentage = 42.6
change = -7.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Francis Doyle
votes = 1,558
percentage = 41.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Realey
votes = 1,215
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Percy
votes = 753
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Mark Mitchell
votes = 232
percentage = 6.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 343
percentage = 9.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,758
percentage = 34.2
change = -10.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Moira McLaughlin
votes = 1,405
percentage = 58.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Heppinstall
votes = 405
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Suffield
votes = 404
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Anna Stamp
votes = 207
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,000
percentage = 41.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,421
percentage = 23.8
change = -6.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adrian Jones
votes = 1,341
percentage = 58.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sherlock
votes = 413
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Terence Pitt
votes = 344
percentage = 14.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Beverley Kells
votes = 205
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 928
percentage = 40.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,303
percentage = 22.2
change = -7.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John George
votes = 1,716
percentage = 39.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Kirwan
votes = 1,424
percentage = 32.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Earl
votes = 991
percentage = 22.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Lesley Hussenbux
votes = 262
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 292
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,393
percentage = 36.2
change = -4.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lesley Rennie
votes = 2,907
percentage = 59.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Crabtree
votes = 957
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Uriel
votes = 546
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Edwards
votes = 282
percentage = 5.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Perle Sheldricks
votes = 228
percentage = 4.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,950
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,920
percentage = 41.1
change = -7.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Green
votes = 2,771
percentage = 62.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Beazer
votes = 716
percentage = 16.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Brown
votes = 591
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Patrick Cleary
votes = 362
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,055
percentage = 46.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,440
percentage = 42.9
change = -11.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.wirral.gov.uk/members/results.asp Results on Wirral Council site]

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