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Local Election Results 2012

Wirral

One-third of council up for election.

Other results for Wirral: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 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 2012

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 38455 44.6% 13
Conservative 26426 30.6% 7
Liberal Democrat 9375 10.9% 2
UK Independence Party 6378 7.4% 0
Green Party 5064 5.9% 0
Independent 364 0.4% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 130 0.2% 0
British National Party 61 0.1% 0

Bebington [Lab gain from C]

Christina Muspratt Lab 2572 53.8%
Sheila Clarke C 1513 31.6%
Hilary Jones UKIP 386 8.1%
Michael Harper Grn 173 3.6%
Peter Faulkner LD 140 2.9%

Bidston and St James

Jim Crabtree Lab 1992 78.2%
Peter Dawson C 179 7.0%
Helen Romnes UKIP 136 5.3%
Colin Dignam-Gill Grn 85 3.3%
John Brace Ind 82 3.2%
Roy Wood LD 73 2.9%

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Jean Stapleton Lab 1474 49.7%
Pat Cleary Grn 1215 41.0%
David Martin UKIP 99 3.3%
Allan Brame LD 61 2.1%
Joe Killen BNP 61 2.1%
June Cowin C 54 1.8%

Bromborough [Lab gain from LD]

Steve Niblock Lab 2292 64.8%
Kathryn Hodson C 466 13.2%
Timothy Pass UKIP 298 8.4%
Penelope Golby LD 296 8.4%
Percy Hogg Grn 187 5.3%

Clatterbridge

Cherry Povall C 2220 47.0%
Phillip Brightmore Lab 1623 34.4%
Roger Jones UKIP 370 7.8%
Simon Thomson LD 337 7.1%
Jim McGinley Grn 174 3.7%

Claughton

George Davies Lab 2367 65.6%
Barbara Sinclair C 575 15.9%
Bethan Williams UKIP 304 8.4%
Christopher Teggin LD 187 5.2%
Cathy Page Grn 177 4.9%

Eastham

Phillip Gilchrist LD 2151 50.3%
Mike Thompson Lab 1539 36.0%
Kevin Sharkey C 315 7.4%
Laurence Jones UKIP 219 5.1%
Jackie Smith Grn 55 1.3%

Greasby, Frankby and Irby [C gain from LD]

Tony Cox C 1820 37.3%
Peter Reisdorf LD 1277 26.1%
Lee Rushworth Lab 1159 23.7%
Derek Snowden UKIP 421 8.6%
Rachel Markey Grn 208 4.3%

Heswall

Peter Johnson C 2766 62.7%
Audrey Moore Lab 785 17.8%
David Scott UKIP 413 9.4%
Barbara Burton Grn 261 5.9%
David Tyrrell LD 186 4.2%

Hoylake and Meols

John Hale C 2134 53.6%
Alan Milne Lab 1056 26.5%
Yvonne McGinley Grn 334 8.4%
George Robinson UKIP 274 6.9%
Joseph McDowell LD 187 4.7%

Leasowe and Moreton East [Lab gain from C]

Anita Leech Lab 2094 51.0%
Ian Lewis C 1776 43.3%
Catherine Williams UKIP 144 3.5%
Cynthia Stonall Grn 89 2.2%

Liscard [Lab gain from C]

Janette Williamson Lab 1882 49.9%
James Keeley C 1261 33.4%
Lynda Williams UKIP 400 10.6%
Kenneth Peers Grn 230 6.1%

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Chris Blakeley C 2269 57.4%
Karl Greaney Lab 1369 34.6%
Susan Whitham UKIP 223 5.6%
Perle Sheldricks Grn 95 2.4%

New Brighton [Lab gain from C]

Robert Gregson Lab 1908 52.8%
Sue Taylor C 1032 28.5%
Bill Duffey UKIP 366 10.1%
James Brady Grn 309 8.5%

Oxton

Pat Williams LD 2026 45.8%
Matthew Patrick Lab 1763 39.8%
Philip Griffiths UKIP 258 5.8%
Tina McDonnell C 232 5.2%
Elisabeth Heydon Grn 149 3.4%

Pensby and Thingwall [Lab gain from LD]

Michael Sullivan Lab 1406 32.8%
Tom Anderson C 1217 28.4%
Damien Cummins LD 1079 25.2%
Janet Davison UKIP 394 9.2%
Allen Burton Grn 190 4.4%

Prenton [Lab gain from LD]

Tony Norbury Lab 2061 53.9%
Francis Doyle LD 895 23.4%
Cyrus Ferguson C 357 9.3%
James Bradshaw UKIP 313 8.2%
Mark Mitchell Grn 200 5.2%

Rock Ferry

Bill Davies Lab 1941 70.7%
Barbara Poole C 202 7.4%
Ann Flynn UKIP 195 7.1%
Morag Reid TUSC 130 4.7%
Joy Hogg Grn 115 4.2%
Brian Hall LD 85 3.1%
Jim Pritchard Ind 76 2.8%

Seacombe

John Salter Lab 1996 74.8%
Christopher Wellstead UKIP 278 10.4%
Ann Lavin C 258 9.7%
Timothy Denton Grn 135 5.1%

Upton [Lab gain from C]

Sylvia Hodrien Lab 2504 59.6%
Denis Knowles C 948 22.6%
Patricia Lamb UKIP 381 9.1%
Lesley Hussenbux Grn 205 4.9%
Alan Davies LD 164 3.9%

Wallasey

Leah Fraser C 2652 56.1%
Alan Hannaford Lab 1590 33.6%
Ian Watson UKIP 276 5.8%
Janet Wright Grn 208 4.4%

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Geoffrey Watt C 2180 51.9%
Louise Reecejones Lab 1082 25.8%
Shirley Johnson Grn 270 6.4%
John Cresswell LD 231 5.5%
Frank Whitham UKIP 230 5.5%
Charles Barnes Ind 206 4.9%

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