Elections to the council of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 311,200, and encompasses of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. The city of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 as largest single party, but with the Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

—Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

 coalition remaining in power.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour
  Labour Party (UK)
  The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
  
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• Conservative
  Conservative Party (UK)
  The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
  
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• Liberal Democrat
  Liberal Democrats
  The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
  
   20

Summary of the Wirral local election

Wirral local elections

One third of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.-Political control:...

, 2008
|- bgcolor="E9E9E9"
! colspan="2"|Parties
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Before
! Stood
! Held
! Gain
! Lost
! +/-
! After
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

| 37,925
| 43.5%
| +5.0%
| 20
| 22
| 6
| 5
| 1
| +4
| 24
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

| 22,277
| 25.6%
| -3.1%
| 25
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 4
| -4
| 21
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

| 19,624
| 22.5%
| -2.7%
| 19
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 0
| +1
| 20
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Green Party

Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...

| 4,276
| 4.9%
| -0.5%
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| ±0
| 0
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|United Kingdom Independence Party

United Kingdom Independence Party

The United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP...

| 2,127
| 2.4%
| +0.7%
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| ±0
| 0
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|British National Party

British National Party

The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...

| 489
| 0.6%
| N/A
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| ±0
| 0
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

| 147
| 0.2%
| -0.2%
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| ±0
| 0
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of individuals within the original Liberal Party who felt that the merger of the party with the Social Democratic Party, to form the Liberal Democrats, had ended the spirit of the Liberal Party, claiming that...

| 96
| 0.1%
| N/A
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| ±0
| 0
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Independent Conservative

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

| 0
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| ±0
| 1
|-
| style="background-color: ; width: 5px;" |
| align="left"|Independent Liberal Democrat

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

| 0
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| -1
| -1
| 0
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
!
! align="left" rowspan="2" |Total
! 242,077
! align="center" colspan="2" |100%
! align="center" colspan="6" |
! align="center" colspan="2" |66
|-
|}

Bebington ward

Bidston and St. James ward

Birkenhead and Tranmere ward

Bromborough ward

Clatterbridge ward

Claughton ward

Eastham ward

Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward

Heswall ward

Hoylake and Meols ward

Leasowe and Moreton East ward

Liscard ward

Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward

New Brighton ward

Oxton ward

Pensby and Thingwall ward

Prenton ward

Rock Ferry ward

Seacombe ward

Upton ward

Wallasey ward

West Kirby and Thurstaston ward

External links

• Wirral Council election, 2008 - nominations
• http://www.wirral.gov.uk/Election/results/2008-05-01/
• http://www.wirral.gov.uk/election/results/2008-05-01/all.html
• http://www.wirral.gov.uk/members/election.asp??ward=All&date=20070503