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Local Election Results 2002

Wirral

One-third of council up for election.

Other results for Wirral: 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
By-elections for Wirral (may be incomplete): 6th February 2003 (Prenton) — 26th September 2009 (Moreton W. & Saughall Massie) — 17th January 2013 (Heswall; Leasowe & Moreton E.) — 28th February 2013 (Pensby & Thingwall) — 24th October 2013 (Upton) — 4th May 2017 (Claughton) — 23rd August 2018 (Bromborough) — 22nd November 2018 (Upton) — 22nd July 2021 (Liscard) — 25th November 2021 (Oxton) — 14th July 2022 (Liscard) — 4th July 2024 (Liscard)

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Consolidated results — Wirral 2002

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 28747 36.4% 11
Conservative 27887 35.3% 6
Liberal Democrat 20738 26.2% 5
Green Party 1453 1.8% 0
Independent 181 0.2% 0

Bebington

Denise Realey Lab 1884 46.7%
Patricia Jones C 1478 36.7%
Kevin Turner LD 493 12.2%
Michael Harper Grn 175 4.3%

Bidston

Bill Nock Lab 1119 73.7%
Kathryn Shaughnessy Ind 181 11.9%
John Tomlinson LD 110 7.2%
David May C 108 7.1%

Birkenhead

David Christian Lab 1481 80.4%
Ronald Williams LD 234 12.7%
Barbara Poole C 126 6.8%

Bromborough

Steve Niblock LD 2047 56.1%
Audrey Moore Lab 1183 32.4%
Kathryn Hodson C 349 9.6%
Perle Sheldricks Grn 72 2.0%

Clatterbridge

Alan Jennings LD 3019 51.0%
Brian Cummings C 1770 29.9%
Joseph Walsh Lab 1023 17.3%
Ann Jones Grn 106 1.8%

Claughton

Stephen Foulkes Lab 1775 56.2%
Brian Stewart C 704 22.3%
Francis Doyle LD 561 17.8%
Joyce Hogg Grn 119 3.8%

Eastham

Thomas Harney LD 2743 69.7%
June Williams Lab 719 18.3%
Marcus Darby C 376 9.6%
Brian Gibbs Grn 95 2.4%

Egerton

Keith Williams Lab 1652 65.5%
Cyrus Ferguson C 415 16.5%
Philip Lloyd LD 315 12.5%
Catherine Page Grn 140 5.6%

Heswall

Andrew Hodson C 3010 64.3%
John McElnay Lab 747 16.0%
Christopher Jackson LD 703 15.0%
Cecil Bowler Grn 222 4.7%

Hoylake

Gerry Ellis C 3100 65.6%
Ron Johnston Lab 1003 21.2%
Robert Wilkins LD 620 13.1%

Leasowe

Iris Coates Lab 1436 58.1%
Vida Wilson C 808 32.7%
Susan Uriel LD 227 9.2%

Liscard

David Hawkins Lab 1569 48.5%
Leah Fraser C 1335 41.3%
Neil Thomas LD 328 10.1%

Moreton

Leslie Spencer C 1622 47.7%
Ann McLachlan Lab 1465 43.1%
Eric Copestake LD 316 9.3%

New Brighton

Patrick Hackett Lab 1692 47.1%
John Laing C 1475 41.0%
John Codling LD 427 11.9%

Oxton

Stuart Kelly LD 1810 54.7%
Mary Smith Lab 785 23.7%
Leonard Moore C 590 17.8%
Percy Hogg Grn 124 3.7%

Prenton

John Thornton LD 2153 53.4%
Gerard Allen Lab 1001 24.8%
Ian McKellar C 879 21.8%

Royden

Laurence Jones C 2405 42.8%
Gillian Gardiner LD 2350 41.8%
Dennis Woods Lab 762 13.6%
Garnette Bowler Grn 102 1.8%

Seacombe

John Salter Lab 1630 66.1%
Richard Ellett LD 574 23.3%
David Hearn C 263 10.7%

Thurstaston

Jacqueline McKelbie C 2552 55.6%
David Kean Lab 1278 27.8%
Charles Wall LD 568 12.4%
Shirley Johnson Grn 193 4.2%

Tranmere

William Davies Lab 1250 74.7%
Stephen Blaylock LD 169 10.1%
Peter Hartley C 150 9.0%
Stuart Harvey Grn 105 6.3%

Upton

John George Lab 2041 51.1%
David Stitcher C 1508 37.8%
Christopher Beazer LD 444 11.1%

Wallasey

Lesley Rennie C 2864 61.7%
Alexander Nuttall Lab 1252 27.0%
John Uriel LD 527 11.4%

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