2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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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 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
Election results
[edit]Overall election result
[edit]Overall result compared with 2004.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
31.8 | 37.3 | 31,839 | ![]() | ||||||
Labour | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
36.4 | 27.5 | 23,487 | ![]() | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
31.8 | 27.1 | 23,066 | ![]() | ||||||
Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 6.3 | 5,389 | ![]() | ||||||
UKIP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.0 | 879 | N/A | ||||||
WIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.4 | 318 | ![]() | ||||||
BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.3 | 282 | ![]() |
Ward results
[edit]Results compared directly with the last local election in 2004.
Bebington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Walter Smith | 1,730 | 35.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Leslie Thomas | 1,599 | 32.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jackson | 898 | 18.4 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Hilary Jones [n 1] | 446 | 9.1 | New | |
Green | Michael Harper | 218 | 4.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 131 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,897 | ||||
Turnout | 41.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Bidston and St James
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann McLachlan | 1,307 | 63.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 293 | 14.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Wood | 292 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Green | George Bowler | 161 | 7.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,014 | 49.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,097 | ||||
Turnout | 20.5 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Birkenhead and Tranmere
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brian Kenny | 1,119 | 53.2 | ![]() | |
WIN | Andrew Dow | 318 | 15.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 303 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | June Cowin | 193 | 9.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Catherine Page | 170 | 8.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 801 | 38.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,137 | ||||
Turnout | 20.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bromborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 1,827 | 53.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Audrey Moore | 924 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jonathan Mackie | 487 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Ann Jones | 190 | 5.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 903 | 26.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,728 | ||||
Turnout | 32.0 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Clatterbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 2,354 | 45.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Irene Povall | 1,978 | 38.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Andrew Page | 702 | 13.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Khalid Hussenbux | 168 | 3.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 376 | 7.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,835 | ||||
Turnout | 44.1 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Claughton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Roberts | 1,590 | 49.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Peter Hartley | 879 | 27.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Anna Blumenthal | 531 | 16.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Joyce Hogg | 223 | 6.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 711 | 22.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,425 | ||||
Turnout | 28.3 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eastham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Harney | 2,924 | 68.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Barbara Green | 637 | 14.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Christopher Lawler | 559 | 13.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Brian Gibbs | 155 | 3.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,287 | 53.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,066 | ||||
Turnout | 38.7 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jean Quinn | 2,690 | 48.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Kenneth Young | 2,032 | 36.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Barbara Moores | 591 | 10.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Anne Rosseinsky | 193 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 658 | 12.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,600 | ||||
Turnout | 47.5 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Heswall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Rowlands | 3,412 | 69.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 600 | 12.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Philip Waterfield | 544 | 11.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Ian Barclay | 348 | 7.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,812 | 57.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,040 | ||||
Turnout | 44.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hoylake and Meols
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Kirwan | 2,509 | 59.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Stuart Wade | 765 | 18.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Quinn | 605 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Hara Willow | 377 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,744 | 41.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,617 | ||||
Turnout | 40.2 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ![]() |
Leasowe and Moreton East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Iris Coates | 1,426 | 45.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Vida Wilson | 1,050 | 33.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Hainsworth | 406 | 13.0 | ![]() | |
Green | Rosemary Bland | 243 | 7.8 | New | |
Majority | 376 | 12.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,939 | ||||
Turnout | 28.6 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Liscard
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leah Fraser | 2,047 | 49.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Christine Jones | 1,396 | 34.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Uriel | 286 | 7.0 | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Mountney | 2,154 | 57.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Darren Dodd | 973 | 25.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Copestake | 401 | 10.6 | ![]() | |
Green | James Drew | 251 | 6.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,181 | 31.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,922 | ||||
Turnout | 34.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
New Brighton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Duffy | 1,622 | 41.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Elizabeth McArdle | 1,236 | 31.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Cynthia Stonall | 546 | 14.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Byrne | 479 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 386 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,024 | ||||
Turnout | 35.3 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Oxton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paula Southwood | 2,067 | 55.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Barden | 646 | 17.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Tina McDonnell | 565 | 15.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Michael Pepler | 267 | 7.2 | New | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 185 | 5.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,421 | 38.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,190 | ||||
Turnout | 33.4 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Pensby and Thingwall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 1,843 | 40.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Oliver Adam [n 2] | 1,710 | 37.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Cunningham | 754 | 16.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Allen Burton | 256 | 5.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 133 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,745 | ||||
Turnout | 42.6 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Prenton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Francis Doyle | 1,558 | 41.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Denise Realey | 1,215 | 32.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Susan Percy | 753 | 20.0 | ![]() | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 232 | 6.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 343 | 9.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,038 | ||||
Turnout | 34.2 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rock Ferry
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 1,405 | 58.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Heppinstall | 405 | 16.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Joanne Suffield | 404 | 16.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Anna Stamp | 207 | 8.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,000 | 41.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,205 | ||||
Turnout | 23.8 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Seacombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,341 | 58.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Robert Sherlock | 413 | 17.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Terence Pitt | 344 | 14.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Beverley Kells | 205 | 8.9 | New | |
Majority | 928 | 40.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,452 | ||||
Turnout | 22.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Upton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John George | 1,716 | 39.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Julie Kirwan | 1,424 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Earl | 991 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Lesley Hussenbux | 262 | 6.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 292 | 6.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,170 | ||||
Turnout | 36.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wallasey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,907 | 59.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | James Crabtree | 957 | 19.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 546 | 11.1 | ![]() | |
BNP | John Edwards | 282 | 5.7 | New | |
Green | Perle Sheldricks | 228 | 4.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,950 | 39.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,989 | ||||
Turnout | 41.1 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Kirby and Thurstason
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,771 | 62.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Beazer | 716 | 16.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | James Brown | 591 | 13.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Patrick Cleary | 362 | 8.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,055 | 46.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,396 | ||||
Turnout | 42.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Notes
[edit]• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ Incumbent councillor for Hoylake and Meols ward.
- ^ Elected as a Liberal Democrat. Defected to the Conservatives in 2005.[32]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Local election - 04 May 2006 Summary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2006 Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Local election - 04 May 2006". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Bebington Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Bidston and St James Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Ann McLachlan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Birkenhead and Tranmere Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Brian Kenny". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Alan Brighouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Bromborough Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Clatterbridge Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Cherry Povall, JP". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Claughton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Roberts". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Eastham Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Tom Harney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Greasby, Frankby and Irby Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Heswall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Les Rowlands". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Hoylake and Meols Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Leasowe and Moreton East Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Liscard Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Leah Fraser". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Chris Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Moreton West and Saughall Massie Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Simon R Mountney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Darren Dodd". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "New Brighton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Anne McArdle". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Oxton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Why I jumped ship to join the Tories". Wirral Globe.
- ^ "Pensby and Thingwall Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Prenton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Realey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Rock Ferry Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Moira McLaughlin". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Seacombe Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Upton Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Wallasey Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Lesley Rennie". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Jim Crabtree". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Councillor Jeff Green". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Pat Cleary". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.