The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Overall, Labour gained seven seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 37 | 7 |
| Conservative | 22 | 5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | 2 |
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Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2011.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2012 |
|
Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Labour | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 59.1 | 44.6 | 38,455 | 0.8 |
| Conservative | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31.8 | 30.6 | 26,426 | 3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 9,375 | 1.6 |
| UKIP | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.4 | 6,378 | 2.4 |
| Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5,064 | 1.1 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 364 | 0.3 |
| TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 130 | N/A |
| BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 61 | N/A |
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Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2011.
Bebington
Bebington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christina Muspratt | 2,572 | 53.8 | 2.9 |
| Conservative | Sheila Clarke | 1,513 | 31.6 | 0.4 |
| UKIP | Hilary Jones | 386 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| Green | Michael Harper | 173 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Faulkner | 40 | 2.9 | New |
Majority | 1,059 | 22.2 | 3.3 |
Registered electors | 11,886 | | |
Turnout | | 40.4 | 7.8 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.7 | |
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Bidston and St James
Bidston and St James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jim Crabtree | 1,992 | 78.2 | 1.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Dawson | 179 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| UKIP | Helen Romnes | 136 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Green | Colin Dignam-Gill | 85 | 3.3 | New |
| Independent | John Brace | 82 | 3.2 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Wood | 73 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Majority | 1,813 | 71.2 | 1.8 |
Registered electors | 9,817 | | |
Turnout | | 26.0 | 3.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
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Birkenhead and Tranmere
Birkenhead and Tranmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,474 | 49.7 | 4.1 |
| Green | Pat Cleary | 1,215 | 41.0 | 6.1 |
| UKIP | David Martin | 99 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 61 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| BNP | Joe Killen | 61 | 2.1 | New |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 54 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
Majority | 259 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
Registered electors | 9,527 | | |
Turnout | | 31.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |
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Bromborough
Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Steve Niblock | 2,292 | 64.8 | 6.9 |
| Conservative | Kathryn Hodson | 466 | 13.2 | 3.3 |
| UKIP | Timothy Pass | 298 | 8.4 | 3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope Golby | 296 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Green | Percy Hogg | 187 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
Majority | 1,826 | 51.6 | 10.8 |
Registered electors | 10,969 | | |
Turnout | | 32.4 | 9.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
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Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Cherry Povall | 2,220 | 47.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour | Phillip Brightmore | 1,623 | 34.4 | 3.2 |
| UKIP | Roger Jones | 370 | 7.8 | 3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 337 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 174 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
Majority | 597 | 12.6 | 2.9 |
Registered electors | 11,640 | | |
Turnout | | 40.7 | 9.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
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Claughton
Claughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Davies | 2,367 | 65.6 | 5.3 |
| Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 575 | 15.9 | 6.1 |
| UKIP | Bethan Williams | 304 | 8.4 | 2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 187 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| Green | Cathy Page | 177 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
Majority | 1,792 | 49.7 | 11.4 |
Registered electors | 11,054 | | |
Turnout | | 32.7 | 6.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |
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Eastham
Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,151 | 50.2 | 6.7 |
| Labour | Mike Thompson | 1,539 | 36.0 | 1.6 |
| Conservative | Kevin Sharkey | 315 | 7.4 | 9.5 |
| UKIP | Laurence Jones | 219 | 5.1 | |
| Green | Jackie Smith | 55 | 1.3 | New |
Majority | 612 | 14.3 | 5.1 |
Registered electors | 10,964 | | |
Turnout | | 39.2 | 4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
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Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Greasby, Frankby and Irby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tony Cox | 1,820 | 37.3 | 1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,277 | 26.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour | Lee Rushworth | 1,159 | 23.7 | 0.2 |
| UKIP | Derek Snowden | 421 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
| Green | Rachel Markey | 208 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
Majority | 543 | 11.2 | 1.0 |
Registered electors | 11,485 | | |
Turnout | | 42.6 | 10.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
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Heswall
Heswall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Johnson | 2,766 | 62.7 | 2.2 |
| Labour | Audrey Moore | 785 | 17.8 | 0.6 |
| UKIP | David Scott | 413 | 9.4 | 4.4 |
| Green | Barbara Burton | 261 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell | 186 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
Majority | 1,981 | 44.9 | 1.6 |
Registered electors | 10,926 | | |
Turnout | | 40.5 | 12.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
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Hoylake and Meols
Hoylake and Meols Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Hale | 2,134 | 53.6 | 3.3 |
| Labour | Alan Milne | 1,056 | 26.5 | 1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph McDowell | 187 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Green | Yvonne McGinley | 334 | 8.4 | 1.5 |
| UKIP | George Robinson | 274 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
Majority | 1,078 | 27.1 | 4.3 |
Registered electors | 10,327 | | |
Turnout | | 38.8 | 10.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
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Leasowe and Moreton East
Leasowe and Moreton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anita Leech | 2,094 | 51.0 | 4.4 |
| Conservative | Ian Lewis | 1,776 | 43.3 | 7.8 |
| UKIP | Catherine Williams | 144 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Green | Cynthia Stonall | 89 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
Majority | 318 | 7.7 | 12.2 |
Registered electors | 10,466 | | |
Turnout | | 39.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.1 | |
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Liscard
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Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Moreton West and Saughall Massie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Blakeley | 2,269 | 57.4 | 6.9 |
| Labour | Karl Greaney | 1,369 | 34.6 | 5.1 |
| UKIP | Susan Whitham | 223 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks | 95 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
Majority | 900 | 22.8 | 12.0 |
Registered electors | 10,655 | | |
Turnout | | 37.2 | 4.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |
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New Brighton
New Brighton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Gregson | 1,908 | 52.8 | 3.2 |
| Conservative | Sue Taylor | 1,032 | 28.5 | 6.7 |
| UKIP | Bill Duffey | 366 | 10.1 | 4.6 |
| Green | James Brady | 309 | 8.5 | 2.8 |
Majority | 876 | 24.3 | 9.9 |
Registered electors | 10,669 | | |
Turnout | | 34.0 | 8.8 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.0 | |
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Oxton
Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Williams | 2,026 | 45.8 | 6.0 |
| Labour | Matthew Patrick | 1,763 | 39.8 | 2.6 |
| UKIP | Philip Grittiths | 258 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Conservative | Tina McDonnell | 232 | 5.2 | 8.4 |
| Green | Elisabeth Heydon | 149 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
Majority | 263 | 6.0 | 3.4 |
Registered electors | 11,140 | | |
Turnout | | 39.9 | 3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
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Pensby and Thingwall
Pensby and Thingwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Sullivan | 1,406 | 32.8 | 0.7 |
| Conservative | Tom Anderson [n 1] | 1,217 | 28.4 | 8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 1,079 | 25.2 | 1.5 |
| UKIP | Janet Davison | 394 | 9.2 | 5.4 |
| Green | Allen Burton | 190 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
Majority | 189 | 4.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 10,462 | | |
Turnout | | 41.1 | 7.7 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.6 | |
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Prenton
Prenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tony Norbury | 2,061 | 53.9 | 2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 895 | 23.4 | 2.9 |
| Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 357 | 9.3 | 5.0 |
| UKIP | James Bradshaw | 313 | 8.2 | 3.1 |
| Green | Mark Mitchell | 200 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
Majority | 1,166 | 30.5 | 5.6 |
Registered electors | 10,595 | | |
Turnout | | 36.2 | 6.9 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.8 | |
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Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bill Davies | 1,941 | 70.7 | 0.6 |
| Conservative | Barbara Poole | 202 | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| UKIP | Ann Flynn | 195 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| TUSC | Morag Reid | 130 | 4.7 | New |
| Green | Joy Hogg | 115 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Hall | 85 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Independent | Jim Pritchard | 76 | 2.8 | New |
Majority | 1,739 | 63.3 | 4.4 |
Registered electors | 9,564 | | |
Turnout | | 28.7 | 2.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
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Seacombe
Seacombe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Salter | 1,996 | 74.8 | 10.4 |
| UKIP | Christopher Wellstead | 278 | 10.4 | 1.7 |
| Conservative | Ann Lavin | 258 | 9.7 | 10.9 |
| Green | Timothy Denton | 135 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
Majority | 1,718 | 64.4 | 20.6 |
Registered electors | 10,338 | | |
Turnout | | 25.9 | 5.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 | |
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Upton
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sylvia Hodrien | 2,504 | 59.6 | 2.0 |
| Conservative | Denis Knowles | 948 | 22.6 | 7.6 |
| UKIP | Patricia Lamb | 381 | 9.1 | 4.6 |
| Green | Lesley Hussenbux | 205 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 164 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
Majority | 1,556 | 37.0 | 9.6 |
Registered electors | 12,171 | | |
Turnout | | 34.6 | 6.5 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.8 | |
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Wallasey
Wallasey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leah Fraser | 2,652 | 56.1 | 6.9 |
| Labour | Alan Hannaford | 1,590 | 33.6 | 3.8 |
| UKIP | Ian Watson | 276 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Green | Janet Wright | 208 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
Majority | 1,062 | 22.5 | 10.7 |
Registered electors | 11,863 | | |
Turnout | | 40.0 | 5.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
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West Kirby and Thurstaston
West Kirby and Thurstaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 2,180 | 51.9 | 1.1 |
| Labour | Louise Reecejones | 1,082 | 25.8 | 0.3 |
| Green | Shirley Johnson | 270 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cresswell | 231 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| UKIP | Frank Whitham | 230 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
| Independent | Charles Barnes | 206 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
Majority | 1,098 | 26.1 | 1.4 |
Registered electors | 10,276 | | |
Turnout | | 40.9 | 10.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |
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Changes between 2012 and 2014
Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013
By-election, 17 January 2013: Leasowe and Moreton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Lewis | 1,620 | 50.5 | 7.2 |
| Labour | Pauline Daniels | 1,355 | 42.2 | 8.8 |
| UKIP | Susan Whitham | 148 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| TUSC | Mark Halligan | 31 | 1.0 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clein | 28 | 0.9 | New |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 28 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Majority | 265 | 8.3 | N/A |
Registered electors | 10,551 | | |
Turnout | | 30.5 | 8.8 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.0 | |
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Heswall by-election 2013
By-election, 17 January 2013: Heswall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathryn Hodson | 1,254 | 58.8 | 3.9 |
| UKIP | David Scott | 460 | 21.6 | 12.2 |
| Labour | Mike Holliday | 289 | 13.6 | 4.2 |
| Green | Barbara Burton | 110 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| TUSC | Greg North | 19 | 0.9 | New |
Majority | 794 | 37.2 | 7.7 |
Registered electors | 10,855 | | |
Turnout | | 19.7 | 20.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
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Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013
By-election, 28 February 2013: Pensby and Thingwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Phillip Brightmore | 1,411 | 38.5 | 5.7 |
| Conservative | Sheila Clarke | 868 | 23.7 | 4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 834 | 22.7 | 2.5 |
| UKIP | Jan Davison | 426 | 11.6 | 2.4 |
| Green | Allen Burton | 74 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| English Democrat | Neil Kenny | 53 | 1.4 | New |
Majority | 543 | 14.8 | 10.4 |
Registered electors | 10,487 | | |
Turnout | | 35.0 | 6.1 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.2 | |
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Upton by-election 2013
By-election, 24 October 2013: Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Matthew Patrick | 1,954 | 65.4 | 5.8 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Gubb | 762 | 25.5 | 2.9 |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 143 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 130 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
Majority | 1,192 | 39.9 | 2.9 |
Registered electors | 12,154 | | |
Turnout | 3,031 | 24.9 | 9.7 |
Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
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Other changes
Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
30 April 2013 | Pensby and Thingwall | Mark Johnston | | Liberal Democrats | | Independent | Resigned.[63] |
Notes
- ^ Incumbent councillor for Upton ward.
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References