Main article: 1995 United Kingdom local elections
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22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 36 | 6 | |
Conservative | 22 | 6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 |
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1994.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1995 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 68.2 | 53.5 | 51,052 | 6.9 | ||||||
Conservative | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18.2 | 25.8 | 24,550 | 5.0 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13.6 | 20.1 | 19,179 | 2.4 | |||||||
Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 558 | 0.5 |
Ward results
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Smith | 2,685 | 52.6 | 9.3 | |
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 2,045 | 40.1 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 375 | 7.3 | 8.0 | |
Majority | 640 | 12.5 | 10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,735 | ||||
Turnout | 47.6 | 2.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.3 |
Bidston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Smith | 2,401 | 90.6 | 6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Tomlinson | 128 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
Conservative | P. Weare | 121 | 4.6 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 2,273 | 85.8 | 11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,446 | ||||
Turnout | 31.4 | 0.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 |
Birkenhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Davies | 2,850 | 88.3 | 3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 196 | 6.1 | 2.1 | |
Conservative | B. Brassey | 183 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 2,654 | 82.2 | 6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,508 | ||||
Turnout | 30.7 | 4.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 |
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Mullins | 2,950 | 73.2 | 11.6 | |
Conservative | K. Roberts | 653 | 16.2 | 5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Bolton | 427 | 10.6 | 6.3 | |
Majority | 2,297 | 57.0 | 16.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,102 | ||||
Turnout | 36.3 | 4.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.5 |
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Moore | 2,486 | 42.8 | 11.3 | |
Conservative | Leonard Moore | 2,201 | 37.9 | 5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Walsh | 1,119 | 19.3 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 285 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,974 | ||||
Turnout | 41.5 | 3.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.5 |
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrew Day | 2,205 | 49.8 | 3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Kelly | 1,644 | 37.1 | 4.7 | |
Conservative | P. Greening-Jackson | 509 | 11.5 | 2.8 | |
Green | K. Cuthbertson | 73 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 561 | 12.7 | 8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,607 | ||||
Turnout | 41.8 | 4.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.1 |
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Mitchell | 2,782 | 58.8 | 4.5 | |
Labour | A. Sheppard | 1,407 | 29.8 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | D. Jones | 539 | 11.4 | 2.6 | |
Majority | 1,375 | 29.1 | 6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,345 | ||||
Turnout | 41.7 | 6.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 |
Egerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Walter Smith | 2,884 | 76.8 | 5.1 | |
Conservative | M. Vickers | 461 | 12.3 | 3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Roberts | 327 | 8.7 | 3.4 | |
Green | Joyce Hogg | 82 | 2.2 | New | |
Majority | 2,423 | 64.5 | 9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,832 | ||||
Turnout | 34.7 | 4.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Johnson | 2,874 | 56.0 | 2.0 | |
Labour | L. Flanagan | 1,244 | 24.3 | 7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Norton | 1,011 | 19.7 | 5.6 | |
Majority | 1,630 | 31.8 | 0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 13,295 | ||||
Turnout | 38.6 | 3.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 |
Hoylake
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 2,544 | 53.4 | 4.2 | |
Labour | Pauline Cocker | 1,490 | 31.3 | 11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Richards | 731 | 15.3 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 1,054 | 22.1 | 13.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,544 | ||||
Turnout | 38.0 | 4.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.6 |
Leasowe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ernest Prout | 2,641 | 81.9 | 10.2 | |
Conservative | H. Tooke | 326 | 10.1 | 7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 259 | 8.0 | 3.2 | |
Majority | 2,315 | 71.8 | 17.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,581 | ||||
Turnout | 33.7 | 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 |
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Cocker | 2,985 | 71.9 | 10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Todd | 1,169 | 28.1 | 16.1 | |
Majority | 1,816 | 43.7 | 9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,324 | ||||
Turnout | 36.7 | 7.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Moreton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Green | 2,534 | 58.4 | 0.9 | |
Conservative | Ann Dishman | 1,506 | 34.7 | 1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 300 | 6.9 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 1,028 | 23.7 | 0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,662 | ||||
Turnout | 44.9 | 5.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.1 |
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mike Keenan | 2,608 | 62.4 | 11.2 | |
Conservative | Vera Ruck | 1,042 | 24.9 | 7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 531 | 12.7 | 3.2 | |
Majority | 1,566 | 35.7 | 18.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,563 | ||||
Turnout | 36.2 | 8.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.3 |
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Patricia Williams | 2,473 | 53.3 | 5.3 | |
Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,428 | 30.8 | 5.2 | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 655 | 14.1 | 1.7 | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 80 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,045 | 22.5 | 10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,613 | ||||
Turnout | 39.9 | 4.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.3 |
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Edward Cunniffe | 2,360 | 46.2 | 4.1 | |
Labour | Keith Williams | 1,828 | 35.8 | 10.3 | |
Conservative | A. Adams | 919 | 18.0 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 532 | 10.4 | 14.4 | ||
Registered electors | 11,752 | ||||
Turnout | 43.5 | 11.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.2 |
Royden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Kevan | 2,161 | 45.4 | 5.8 | |
Labour | R. Pennington | 1,534 | 32.3 | 6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 952 | 20.0 | 3.3 | |
Green | Cecil Bowler | 108 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 627 | 13.2 | 12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,638 | ||||
Turnout | 37.6 | 3.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 |
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adrian Jones | 3,200 | 83.5 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 315 | 8.2 | 3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Wright | 219 | 5.7 | 3.6 | |
Green | M. Godwin | 99 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,885 | 75.3 | 7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,321 | ||||
Turnout | 33.9 | 4.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,084 | 46.2 | 14.0 | |
Labour | A. Bell | 1,789 | 39.6 | 0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 641 | 14.2 | New | |
Majority | 295 | 6.5 | 14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,510 | ||||
Turnout | 36.1 | 4.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 |
Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Meaden | 2,478 | 83.7 | 2.6 | |
Conservative | H. Jackson-Payne | 185 | 6.3 | 0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 181 | 6.1 | 1.8 | |
Green | Nigel Birchenough | 116 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 2,293 | 77.5 | 4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,762 | ||||
Turnout | 30.3 | 4.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Corcoran | 3,109 | 64.6 | 10.7 | |
Conservative | D. Smith | 1,157 | 24.1 | 6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | E. Davies | 543 | 11.3 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 1,952 | 40.6 | 17.3 | ||
Registered electors | 12,810 | ||||
Turnout | 37.5 | 7.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 |
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Melanie Iredale | 2,316 | 44.6 | 13.6 | |
Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,070 | 39.8 | 4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 811 | 15.6 | 9.1 | |
Majority | 246 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,943 | ||||
Turnout | 43.5 | 3.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- Incumbent councillor for New Brighton ward.
- Incumbent councillor for Prenton ward.
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