- Wirral local elections
One third of Wirral Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1975
Conservative 1975 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1991
Labour 1991 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2002
No overall control 2000 - present
Council elections
Wirral Council election, 1998 Wirral Council election, 1999 Wirral Council election, 2000 Wirral Council election, 2002 Wirral Council election, 2003 Wirral Council election, 2004 Wirral Council election, 2006 Wirral Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,781
percentage = 47.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,490
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 443
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 291
percentage = 7.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,714
percentage = 32.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denis Knowles
votes = 1,454
percentage = 55.4
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jim Robinson
votes = 814
percentage = 31.0
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Jones
votes = 331
percentage = 12.6
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Perle Sheldricks
votes = 26
percentage = 1.0
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 640
percentage = 24.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,625
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frank Doyle
votes = 1,764
percentage = 63.3
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian McKellar
votes = 634
percentage = 22.7
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gerard Allen
votes = 389
percentage = 14.0
change = -10.8Election box majority
votes = 1,130
percentage = 40.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,787
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.wirral.gov.uk Wirral Council]
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