Wirral Council election, 2008

Elections to Wirral Council were held on 1 May2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Labour Party as largest party.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 25
*Conservative 21
*Liberal Democrat 20

Candidates

Bebington ward

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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Clarke
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Michael Harper
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Hilary Jones
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Percy
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Sheena Turner
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Bidston and St. James ward

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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = George Bowler
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Brace
votes = 266
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Crabtree
votes = 1,129
percentage = 54.3
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party = British National Party
candidate = Steve McHale
votes = 236
percentage = 11.3
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Wilson
votes = 313
percentage = 15
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Birkenhead and Tranmere ward

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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alan Brighouse
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = June Cowin
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Cathy Page
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Stapleton
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Bromborough ward

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party = British National Party
candidate = David Bell
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Gibson
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Percy Hogg
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Steve Niblock
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Timothy Pass
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Irene Williams
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Clatterbridge ward

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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Robert Earl
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Roger Jones
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jim McGinley
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Morgan
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cherry Povall
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Claughton ward

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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = James Brady
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Davies
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Sinclair
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Roy Wood
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Eastham ward

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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Brian Gibbs
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Phillip Gilchrist
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Lawler
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nick Whieldon
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Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward

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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Clements
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Gill Gardiner
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Moores
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Perle Sheldricks
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Heswall ward

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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Johnson
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Bill Jones
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Mike Magee
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Audrey Moore
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Matthew Rosseinsky
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Hoylake and Meols ward

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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Di Christian
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alexander Clark
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Hale
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Colin Hawksworth
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Leasowe and Moreton East ward

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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rosemary Bland
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Glenn Fleetwood
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Gerald Hainsworth
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Lewis
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Don Prout
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Liscard ward

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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Daniel Clein
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hawkins
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Keeley
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Robbie Quinn
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jacqueline Smith
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Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward

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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Blakeley
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eric Copestake
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Dodd
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = James Drew
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Lynda Williams
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New Brighton ward

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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eric Fenna
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pat Hackett
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rebecca Koncienzcy
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Taylor
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Oxton ward

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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Barden
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Bleasdale
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Garnette Bowler
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Catherine Williams
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Pat Williams
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Pensby and Thingwall ward

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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Allen Burton
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Cunningham
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Meyer
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Mike Pepler
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Robert Wilkins
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Prenton ward

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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ann Bridson
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Gilbert
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Sean Keatley
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Mark Mitchell
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candidate = Denise Realey
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Rock Ferry ward

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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Davies
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Peter Exley
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Peter Heppinstall
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Suffield
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eacombe ward

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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Lavin
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Steve Pitt
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Salter
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Simon Wagner
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christopher Wellstead
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Upton ward

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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Anderson
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Christopher Beazer
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Brown
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candidate = Lesley Hussenbux
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Wallasey ward

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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Codling
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne McArdle
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Cynthia Stonall
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ian Watson
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kate Wood
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West Kirby and Thurstaston ward

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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Brown
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Patrick Cleary
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Cresswell
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Philip Griffiths
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candidate = Geoffrey Watt
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External links

* [http://www.wirral.gov.uk/members/election.asp?ward=All&date=20080501 Wirral Council election, 2008 - nominations]

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