2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Main article: 2011 United Kingdom local elections

2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.2% (22.1%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Simon Holbrook Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Claughton West Kirby and Thurstaston Prenton (lost) Last election 12 seats, 37.6% 8 seats, 32.1% 3 seats, 22.5% Seats before 24 27 15 Seats won 12 9 2 Seats after 29 27 10 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 45,006 34,738 12,815 Percentage 43.8% 33.8% 12.5% Swing 6.2% 1.7% 10.0%
Map of results of 2011 election
Leader of the Council before election Jeff Green (Conservative) No Overall Control Leader of the Council after election Steve Foulkes (Labour) No Overall Control

The 2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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	29	5
	Conservative	27
	Liberal Democrat	10	5

[1]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2010.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2011
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	23	12	5	0	5	54.5	43.8	45,006	6.2
	Conservative	23	9	3	3		36.4	33.8	34,738	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	22	2	0	5	5	9.1	12.5	12,815	10.0
	UKIP	23	0	0	0		0.0	5.0	5,165	1.6
	Green	20	0	0	0		0.0	4.8	4,904	1.2
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	154	N/A

[1] [n 1]

Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓

24	27	14	1
Lab	Con	LD	V

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓

29	27	10
Lab	Con	LD

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2010.

Bebington

Bebington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jerry Williams	3,200	56.7	10.8
	Conservative	Kevin Sharkey	1,762	31.2	1.4
	UKIP	Hilary Jones	466	8.3	2.1
	Green	Michael Harper	212	3.8	1.6
Majority			1,438	25.5	9.4
Registered electors			11,756
Turnout				48.2	23.2
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

[2][3]

Bidston and St James

Bidston and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Smith	2,259	79.4	16.3
	Conservative	Jerrold Vickers	284	10.0	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Brace	160	5.6	9.4
	UKIP	Helen Romnes	142	5.0	1.7
Majority			1,975	69.4	21.3
Registered electors			9,781
Turnout				29.3	18.8
	Labour hold		Swing	10.7

[4][5]

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Davies	1,750	53.9	2.1
	Green	Pat Cleary	1,133	34.9	11.3
	Conservative	June Cowin	148	4.6	3.6
	UKIP	David Martin	120	3.7	0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Brame	95	3.0	9.3
Majority			617	19.0	9.3
Registered electors			9,807
Turnout				33.2	14.1
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

[6][7][8]

Bromborough

Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Walsh	2,609	57.9	13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Moon	768	17.1	9.8
	Conservative	Kathryn Hodson	742	16.5	4.6
	UKIP	Timothy Pass	227	5.0	New
	Green	Percy Hogg	157	3.5	1.0
Majority			1,841	40.8	23.1
Registered electors			10,762
Turnout				42.0	21.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	11.6

[9][10][11][12]

Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Sykes	2,688	46.7	3.3
	Labour	Audrey Moore	1,798	31.2	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Thomson	816	14.2	12.7
	UKIP	Philip Griffiths	275	4.8	0.6
	Green	Jim McGinley	182	3.2	1.0
Majority			890	15.5	1.0
Registered electors			11,611
Turnout				49.9	24.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.5

[13][14]

Claughton

Claughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Foulkes	2,613	60.3	8.8
	Conservative	Barbara Sinclair	952	22.0	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Wood	308	7.1	10.2
	UKIP	Bethan Williams	265	6.1	1.4
	Green	Cathy Page	197	4.5	1.0
Majority			1,661	38.3	9.8
Registered electors			11,272
Turnout				38.7	22.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

[15][16]

Eastham

Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Mitchell	2,091	43.6	6.4
	Labour	Robert Gregson	1,648	34.4	9.0
	Conservative	Colin Hughes	809	16.9	4.6
	UKIP	Laurence Jones	244	5.1	2.0
Majority			443	9.2	15.4
Registered electors			10,977
Turnout				43.9	25.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.7

[17][18]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Hornby [n 2]	2,409	38.8	1.5
	Conservative	Tony Cox [n 3]	2,292	–	–
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Reisdorf	1,652	26.6	6.9
	Labour	Andrew Hollingworth	1,483	23.9	3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Doyle	1,220	–	–
	Labour	Lee Rushworth	1,208	–	–
	UKIP	Patricia Lamb	331	5.3	2.0
	Green	Kathryn Peers	327	5.3	2.8
	UKIP	Timothy Crooke	246	–	–
Majority			757	12.2	5.4
Registered electors			11,497
Turnout				52.6	23.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	–

[19][20][21][22]

Heswall

Heswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Hodson	3,745	64.9	5.8
	Labour	Alan Hannaford	1,065	18.4	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Tyrrell	392	6.8	11.3
	UKIP	David Scott	290	5.0	2.5
	Green	Barbara Burton	281	4.9	1.9
Majority			2,680	46.5	5.5
Registered electors			10,965
Turnout				52.9	24.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

[23][24]

Hoylake and Meols

Hoylake and Meols

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerry Ellis	2,866	56.9	7.6
	Labour	Sylvia Hodrien	1,283	25.5	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Otterson	402	8.0	10.6
	Green	Yvonne McGinley	349	6.9	1.7
	UKIP	Frank Whitham	141	2.8	0.2
Majority			1,583	31.4	6.4
Registered electors			10,397
Turnout				48.8	24.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

[25][26][27]

Leasowe and Moreton East

Leasowe and Moreton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ron Abbey	2,442	55.4	3.5
	Conservative	Steven Smith	1,564	35.5	5.8
	UKIP	Russell Jones	149	3.4	0.1
	Green	Jackie Smith	143	3.2	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Hainsworth	111	2.5	10.7
Majority			878	19.9	2.3
Registered electors			10,629
Turnout				41.8	18.9
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

[28][29]

Liscard

Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernie Mooney	2,523	54.1	7.3
	Conservative	Karen Hayes	1,673	35.8	0.2
	UKIP	Lynda Williams	204	4.4	0.9
	Green	Kenny Peers	146	3.1	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Clein	121	2.6	7.8
Majority			850	18.3	7.5
Registered electors			11,082
Turnout				42.3	20.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.8

[30][31][32]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Williams	2,246	50.5	9.0
	Labour	Karl Greaney	1,768	39.7	3.0
	UKIP	Susan Whitham	198	4.4	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Copestake	144	3.2	10.6
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	94	2.1	0.5
Majority			478	10.8	6.0
Registered electors			10,724
Turnout				41.7	25.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

[33][34]

New Brighton

New Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Hackett	2,283	49.6	5.6
	Conservative	Tony Pritchard	1,621	35.2	4.0
	Green	Cynthia Stonall	264	5.7	0.8
	UKIP	Bill Duffey	254	5.5	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Codling	177	3.8	12.9
Majority			662	14.4	1.6
Registered electors			10,825
Turnout				42.8	20.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.8

[35][36][37]

Oxton

Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Kelly	1,918	39.8	0.7
	Labour	Matthew Patrick	1,792	37.2	5.4
	Conservative	Tina McDonnell	655	13.6	6.0
	UKIP	Catherine Williams	234	4.9	0.7
	Green	Garnette Bowler	222	4.6	0.8
Majority			126	2.6	6.1
Registered electors			11,108
Turnout				43.6	21.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.1

[38][39][40]

Pensby and Thingwall

Pensby and Thingwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Don McCubbin	1,881	36.9	5.8
	Labour	Michael Sullivan	1,636	32.1	11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Damien Cummins	1,209	23.7	12.1
	UKIP	Oliver Sayle-Adam	196	3.8	2.7
	Green	Allen Burton	180	3.5	2.1
Majority			245	4.8	N/A
Registered electors			10,493
Turnout				48.8	22.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

[41][42][43]

Prenton

Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Doughty	2,376	51.2	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Holbrook	1,219	26.3	5.3
	Conservative	Cyrus Ferguson	662	14.3	4.1
	UKIP	James Bradshaw	238	5.1	0.1
	Green	Mark Mitchell	146	3.1	1.0
Majority			1,157	24.9	16.9
Registered electors			10,820
Turnout				43.1	21.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.5

[44][45][46]

Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Meaden	2,129	71.3	11.6
	Conservative	Barbara Poole	369	12.4	1.8
	UKIP	Ann Flynn	225	7.5	New
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Heppinstall	164	5.5	10.7
	Green	Joy Hogg	100	3.3
Majority			1,760	58.9	15.4
Registered electors			9,630
Turnout				31.2	19.4
	Labour hold		Swing	7.7

[47][48]

Seacombe

Seacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Jones	2,111	64.4	1.6
	Conservative	Denis Knowles	677	20.6	3.4
	UKIP	Christopher Wellstead	286	8.7	4.2
	Green	Timothy Denton	104	3.2	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Pitt	101	3.1	10.5
Majority			1,434	43.8	1.8
Registered electors			10,482
Turnout				31.5	20.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.9

[49][50][51]

Upton

Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Smith	2,850	57.6	7.4
	Conservative	Geoff Gubb	1,495	30.2	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Davies	226	4.6	13.4
	UKIP	Emma Sayle-Adam	221	4.5	New
	Green	Lesley Hussenbux	158	3.2	0.6
Majority			1,355	27.4	5.3
Registered electors			12,087
Turnout				41.1	21.8
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

[52][53]

Wallasey

Wallasey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Hayes	2,670	49.2	6.4
	Labour	Phil Mount	2,030	37.4	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Codling	258	4.8	10.2
	UKIP	Ian Watson	236	4.4	1.4
	Green	James Brady	230	4.2	1.4
Majority			640	11.8	5.4
Registered electors			11,873
Turnout				45.9	25.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

[54][55]

West Kirby and Thurstaston

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Elderton	2,820	53.0	1.3
	Labour	Tony Norbury	1,358	25.5	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Cresswell	483	9.1	11.6
	Green	Shirley Johnson	279	5.2	1.5
	UKIP	George Robinson	223	4.2	1.3
	Independent	Charles Barnes	154	2.9	New
Majority			1,462	27.5	3.2
Registered electors			10,343
Turnout				51.7	23.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

[56][57][58]

Changes between 2011 and 2012

Date	Ward	Name	Previous affiliation		New affiliation		Circumstance
16 May 2011	Bromborough	Steve Niblock		Liberal Democrats		Labour	Defected.[59]

Notes

1. % of total refers to % of wards won.
2. Elected to serve a 4-year term.
3. Elected to serve a 1-year term.

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