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 | 1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 |
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Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2004.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2006 |
|
Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Conservative | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | 31.8 | 37.3 | 31,839 | 3.8 |
| Labour | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 36.4 | 27.5 | 23,487 | 2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31.8 | 27.1 | 23,066 | 2.9 |
| Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 6.3 | 5,389 | 0.4 |
| UKIP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 879 | N/A |
| WIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 318 | 0.4 |
| BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.3 | 282 | 0.1 |
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Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2004.
Bebington
Bebington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Walter Smith | 1,730 | 35.4 | 0.6 |
| Conservative | Leslie Thomas | 1,599 | 32.7 | 2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jackson | 898 | 18.4 | 1.6 |
| UKIP | Hilary Jones [n 1] | 446 | 9.1 | New |
| Green | Michael Harper | 218 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
Majority | 131 | 2.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,897 | | |
Turnout | | 41.2 | 8.0 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.5 | |
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Bidston and St James
Bidston and St James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ann McLachlan | 1,307 | 63.7 | 4.8 |
| Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 293 | 14.3 | 0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Wood | 292 | 14.2 | 2.6 |
| Green | George Bowler | 161 | 7.8 | New |
Majority | 1,014 | 49.4 | 2.3 |
Registered electors | 10,097 | | |
Turnout | | 20.5 | 6.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
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Birkenhead and Tranmere
Birkenhead and Tranmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Kenny | 1,119 | 53.2 | 5.5 |
| WIN | Andrew Dow | 318 | 15.1 | 1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 303 | 14.4 | 0.7 |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 193 | 9.2 | 1.3 |
| Green | Catherine Page | 170 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
Majority | 801 | 38.1 | 4.3 |
Registered electors | 10,137 | | |
Turnout | | 20.9 | 6.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
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Bromborough
Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 1,827 | 53.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour | Audrey Moore | 924 | 27.0 | 2.2 |
| Conservative | Jonathan Mackie | 487 | 14.2 | 4.2 |
| Green | Ann Jones | 190 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
Majority | 903 | 26.8 | 6.0 |
Registered electors | 10,728 | | |
Turnout | | 32.0 | 9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
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Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 2,354 | 45.3 | 3.0 |
| Conservative | Irene Povall | 1,978 | 38.0 | 5.5 |
| Labour | Andrew Page | 702 | 13.5 | 0.7 |
| Green | Khalid Hussenbux | 168 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
Majority | 376 | 7.3 | 8.5 |
Registered electors | 11,835 | | |
Turnout | | 44.1 | 8.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.3 | |
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Claughton
Claughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Denise Roberts | 1,590 | 49.3 | 2.0 |
| Conservative | Peter Hartley | 879 | 27.3 | 1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Blumenthal | 531 | 16.5 | 0.3 |
| Green | Joyce Hogg | 223 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
Majority | 711 | 22.0 | 3.5 |
Registered electors | 11,425 | | |
Turnout | | 28.3 | 12.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
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Eastham
Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Harney | 2,924 | 68.4 | 2.7 |
| Conservative | Barbara Green | 637 | 14.9 | 1.4 |
| Labour | Christopher Lawler | 559 | 13.1 | 1.9 |
| Green | Brian Gibbs | 155 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
Majority | 2,287 | 53.5 | 4.1 |
Registered electors | 11,066 | | |
Turnout | | 38.7 | 9.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
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Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Greasby, Frankby and Irby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Quinn | 2,690 | 48.9 | 2.3 |
| Conservative | Kenneth Young | 2,032 | 36.9 | 3.2 |
| Labour | Barbara Moores | 591 | 10.7 | 2.5 |
| Green | Anne Rosseinsky | 193 | 3.5 | New |
Majority | 658 | 12.0 | 5.5 |
Registered electors | 11,600 | | |
Turnout | | 47.5 | 5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
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Heswall
Heswall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Rowlands | 3,412 | 69.6 | 11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 600 | 12.2 | 6.0 |
| Labour | Philip Waterfield | 544 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
| Green | Ian Barclay | 348 | 7.1 | 4.3 |
Majority | 2,812 | 57.4 | 17.5 |
Registered electors | 11,040 | | |
Turnout | | 44.5 | 10.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |
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Hoylake and Meols
Hoylake and Meols Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Kirwan | 2,509 | 59.0 | 5.5 |
| Labour | Stuart Wade | 765 | 18.0 | 1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Quinn | 605 | 14.2 | 6.3 |
| Green | Hara Willow | 377 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
Majority | 1,744 | 41.0 | 8.0 |
Registered electors | 10,617 | | |
Turnout | | 40.2 | 10.3 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 4.0 | |
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Leasowe and Moreton East
Leasowe and Moreton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Iris Coates | 1,426 | 45.6 | 7.7 |
| Conservative | Vida Wilson | 1,050 | 33.6 | 0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Hainsworth | 406 | 13.0 | 0.9 |
| Green | Rosemary Bland | 243 | 7.8 | New |
Majority | 376 | 12.6 | 8.5 |
Registered electors | 10,939 | | |
Turnout | | 28.6 | 8.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |
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Liscard
Liscard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leah Fraser | 2,047 | 49.9 | 9.2 |
| Labour | Christine Jones | 1,396 | 34.0 | 10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Uriel | 286 | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 2.8 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.7 | |
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Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Moreton West and Saughall Massie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Mountney | 2,154 | 57.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour | Darren Dodd | 973 | 25.7 | 2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Copestake | 401 | 10.6 | 4.7 |
| Green | James Drew | 251 | 6.6 | New |
Majority | 1,181 | 31.3 | 3.4 |
Registered electors | 10,922 | | |
Turnout | | 34.7 | 8.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
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New Brighton
New Brighton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Duffy | 1,622 | 41.8 | 4.6 |
| Labour | Elizabeth McArdle | 1,236 | 31.8 | 5.5 |
| Green | Cynthia Stonall | 546 | 14.1 | 2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Byrne | 479 | 12.3 | 1.5 |
Majority | 386 | 10.0 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,024 | | |
Turnout | | 35.3 | 6.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |
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Oxton
Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Southwood | 2,067 | 55.4 | 3.2 |
| Labour | David Barden | 646 | 17.3 | 0.5 |
| Conservative | Tina McDonnell | 565 | 15.1 | 0.1 |
| UKIP | Michael Pepler | 267 | 7.2 | New |
| Green | Garnette Bowler | 185 | 5.0 | 3.7 |
Majority | 1,421 | 38.1 | 2.7 |
Registered electors | 11,190 | | |
Turnout | | 33.4 | 4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
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Pensby and Thingwall
Pensby and Thingwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 1,843 | 40.4 | 7.9 |
| Conservative | Oliver Adam [n 2] | 1,710 | 37.5 | 2.5 |
| Labour | John Cunningham | 754 | 16.5 | 6.0 |
| Green | Allen Burton | 256 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
Majority | 133 | 2.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 10,745 | | |
Turnout | | 42.6 | 7.5 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.7 | |
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Prenton
Prenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Doyle | 1,558 | 41.5 | 1.4 |
| Labour | Denise Realey | 1,215 | 32.3 | 3.0 |
| Conservative | Susan Percy | 753 | 20.0 | 2.1 |
| Green | Mark Mitchell | 232 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
Majority | 343 | 9.2 | 4.4 |
Registered electors | 11,038 | | |
Turnout | | 34.2 | 10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
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Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 1,405 | 58.0 | 2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Heppinstall | 405 | 16.7 | 0.9 |
| Conservative | Joanne Suffield | 404 | 16.7 | 2.5 |
| Green | Anna Stamp | 207 | 8.6 | 5.3 |
Majority | 1,000 | 41.3 | 1.1 |
Registered electors | 10,205 | | |
Turnout | | 23.8 | 6.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
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Seacombe
Seacombe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,341 | 58.2 | 2.8 |
| Conservative | Robert Sherlock | 413 | 17.9 | 1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Terence Pitt | 344 | 14.9 | 4.9 |
| Green | Beverley Kells | 205 | 8.9 | New |
Majority | 928 | 40.3 | 0.9 |
Registered electors | 10,452 | | |
Turnout | | 22.2 | 7.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
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Upton
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John George | 1,716 | 39.1 | 4.4 |
| Conservative | Julie Kirwan | 1,424 | 32.4 | 6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Earl | 991 | 22.6 | 0.5 |
| Green | Lesley Hussenbux | 262 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
Majority | 292 | 6.7 | 10.4 |
Registered electors | 12,170 | | |
Turnout | | 36.2 | 4.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
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Wallasey
Wallasey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,907 | 59.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour | James Crabtree | 957 | 19.5 | 7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 546 | 11.1 | 4.3 |
| BNP | John Edwards | 282 | 5.7 | New |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks | 228 | 4.6 | New |
Majority | 1,950 | 39.6 | 9.8 |
Registered electors | 11,989 | | |
Turnout | | 41.1 | 7.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
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West Kirby and Thurstason
West Kirby and Thurstaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,771 | 62.4 | 11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Beazer | 716 | 16.1 | 9.2 |
| Labour | James Brown | 591 | 13.3 | 1.9 |
| Green | Patrick Cleary | 362 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
Majority | 2,055 | 46.3 | 20.2 |
Registered electors | 10,396 | | |
Turnout | | 42.9 | 11.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.1 | |
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Notes
• 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