1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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24 of 66 seats (One Third and two by-elections) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 28.1% (6.9%)[1] |
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Map of results of 1998 election |
Leader of the Council before election Dave Jackson Labour | Leader of the Council after election Dave Jackson Labour | |
The 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 41 | |
| Conservative | 16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | |
| Ind. Lib Dem | 1 | |
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1996.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1998 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Labour | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | | 59.1 | 42.1 | 29,075 | 6.8 |
| Conservative | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | 27.3 | 33.1 | 22,856 | 2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 13.6 | 21.4 | 14,740 | 1.3 |
| Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1,925 | 2.1 |
| Socialist Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 435 | N/A |
[1][2] [n 1]
Ward results
Bebington
Bebington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kathryn Shaughnessy | 1,933 | 46.8 | 0.9 |
| Conservative | H. Gow | 1,757 | 42.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Dyer | 333 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Green | Ann Jones | 104 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
Majority | 176 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
Registered electors | 10,693 | | |
Turnout | | 38.7 | 4.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
[2]
Bidston
Bidston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Nock | 1,009 | 72.5 | 15.9 |
| Socialist Labour | Alec McFadden | 183 | 13.1 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | John Tomlinson | 155 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
| Green | Robert Mitchell | 45 | 3.2 | New |
Majority | 826 | 59.3 | 17.6 |
Registered electors | 7,994 | | |
Turnout | | 17.4 | 6.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |
[2]
Birkenhead
Birkenhead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Christian | 1,351 | 79.1 | 8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 357 | 20.9 | 8.9 |
Majority | 994 | 58.2 | 17.9 |
Registered electors | 9,892 | | |
Turnout | | 17.3 | 7.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 | |
[2]
Bromborough
Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Witter | 1,742 | 59.8 | 5.3 |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Hall | 640 | 22.0 | 4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Bolton | 412 | 14.1 | 3.7 |
| Green | J. Jones | 120 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
Majority | 1,102 | 37.8 | 9.5 |
Registered electors | 10,662 | | |
Turnout | | 27.4 | 6.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
[2]
Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Cummings | 2,344 | 48.5 | 3.4 |
| Labour | C. Riley | 1,578 | 32.7 | 4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabel Moon | 792 | 16.4 | 0.8 |
| Green | Michael Harper | 115 | 2.4 | New |
Majority | 766 | 15.9 | 8.4 |
Registered electors | 13,814 | | |
Turnout | | 35.0 | 5.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
[2]
Claughton
Claughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Foulkes | 1,600 | 55.8 | 4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Molyneux | 637 | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| Conservative | K. Wise | 455 | 15.9 | 1.5 |
| Socialist Labour | Michael Cullen | 99 | 3.5 | New |
| Green | S. Johnson | 76 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
Majority | 963 | 33.6 | 13.8 |
Registered electors | 10,644 | | |
Turnout | | 26.9 | 10.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.9 | |
[2][4]
Eastham
Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Harney | 2,419 | 62.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour | Jean Stapleton | 937 | 24.1 | 0.5 |
| Conservative | M. Hunt | 462 | 11.9 | 1.6 |
| Green | Brian Gibbs | 72 | 1.9 | New |
Majority | 1,482 | 38.1 | 2.4 |
Registered electors | 11,083 | | |
Turnout | | 35.1 | 3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
[2][5][6]
Egerton
Egerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Barney Gilfoyle | 1,293 | 58.6 | 16.7 |
| Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 351 | 15.9 | 2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Lloyd | 250 | 11.3 | 3.5 |
| Green | Catherine Page | 161 | 7.3 | 3.8 |
| Socialist Labour | Nicholas Kearns | 153 | 6.9 | New |
Majority | 942 | 42.7 | 19.2 |
Registered electors | 10,461 | | |
Turnout | | 21.1 | 7.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 | |
[2]
Heswall
Heswall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Hodson [n 2] | 2,850 | 61.6 | 1.3 |
| Conservative | Stephen Rowlands [n 3] | 2,647 | – | – |
| Labour | L. Flanaghan | 1,016 | 22.0 | 4.5 |
| Labour | A. Terry | 900 | – | – |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Norton | 610 | 13.2 | 9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Wilkins | 556 | – | – |
| Green | Garnette Bowler | 151 | 3.3 | New |
Majority | 1,834 | 39.6 | 1.6 |
Registered electors | 13,214 | | |
Turnout | | 33.7 | 2.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | – | |
[2][7][8][9]
Hoylake
Hoylake Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Ellis | 2,536 | 63.6 | 8.1 |
| Labour | E. Harrison | 817 | 20.5 | 7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Richards | 472 | 11.8 | 4.9 |
| Green | Allen Burton | 160 | 4.0 | New |
Majority | 1,719 | 43.1 | 15.4 |
Registered electors | 12,130 | | |
Turnout | | 32.4 | 3.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.7 | |
[2][10]
Leasowe
Leasowe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Iris Coates | 1,347 | 71.2 | 5.9 |
| Conservative | G. Beattie | 296 | 15.7 | 0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 248 | 13.1 | 5.0 |
Majority | 1,051 | 55.6 | 6.6 |
Registered electors | 9,072 | | |
Turnout | | 20.8 | 9.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |
[2]
Liscard
Liscard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gordon Paterson | 1,334 | 57.8 | 6.8 |
| Conservative | J. Tooke | 569 | 24.7 | 1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Wright | 404 | 17.5 | 5.7 |
Majority | 765 | 33.2 | 7.8 |
Registered electors | 10,939 | | |
Turnout | | 21.1 | 12.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
[2]
Moreton
Moreton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Groves | 1,449 | 53.8 | 6.7 |
| Conservative | Ian Lewis | 977 | 36.3 | 3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 267 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
Majority | 472 | 17.5 | 9.8 |
Registered electors | 9,653 | | |
Turnout | | 27.9 | 9.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |
[2][11]
New Brighton
New Brighton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Hackett | 1,729 | 55.7 | 3.6 |
| Conservative | Anthony Pritchard | 965 | 31.1 | 2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 310 | 10.0 | 1.8 |
| Green | George Bowler | 102 | 3.3 | New |
Majority | 764 | 24.6 | 5.8 |
Registered electors | 11,306 | | |
Turnout | | 27.5 | 4.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
[2][12][13]
Oxton
Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Kelly [n 2] | 1,913 | 54.7 | 1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson [n 3] | 1,856 | – | – |
| Labour | Anna McLaughlin | 804 | 23.0 | 5.5 |
| Labour | Denise Roberts | 771 | – | – |
| Conservative | Leonard Moore | 587 | 16.8 | 3.5 |
| Green | Pamela Mitchell | 193 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
Majority | 1,109 | 31.7 | 3.9 |
Registered electors | 11,282 | | |
Turnout | | 27.1 | 7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | – | |
[2][14][15]
Prenton
Prenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Thornton | 2,343 | 56.8 | 9.0 |
| Labour | Ray Pullen | 1,042 | 25.2 | 8.0 |
| Conservative | David Elderton | 679 | 16.5 | 2.5 |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks | 63 | 1.5 | New |
Majority | 1,301 | 31.5 | 16.8 |
Registered electors | 11,320 | | |
Turnout | | 36.5 | 5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.5 | |
[2][16]
Royden
Royden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Laurence Jones | 1,746 | 44.7 | 5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,158 | 29.7 | 8.5 |
| Labour | R. Pennington | 909 | 23.3 | 5.4 |
| Green | Barbara Burton | 89 | 2.3 | New |
Majority | 588 | 15.1 | 6.3 |
Registered electors | 12,501 | | |
Turnout | | 31.2 | 10.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
[2][17]
Seacombe
Seacombe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janet Jackson | 1,525 | 73.1 | 9.6 |
| Conservative | L. May | 280 | 13.4 | 5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Ellett | 225 | 10.8 | 1.2 |
| Green | P. Exley | 56 | 2.7 | New |
Majority | 1,245 | 59.7 | 13.4 |
Registered electors | 10,743 | | |
Turnout | | 19.4 | 8.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |
[2]
Thurstaston
Thurstaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jacqueline McKelvie | 2,163 | 53.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour | A. Beer | 1,417 | 34.9 | 3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 388 | 9.5 | 0.8 |
| Green | Percy Hogg | 96 | 2.4 | New |
Majority | 746 | 18.4 | 5.8 |
Registered electors | 12,363 | | |
Turnout | | 32.9 | 6.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
[2]
Tranmere
Tranmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Davies | 1,328 | 81.1 | 1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 211 | 12.9 | 6.3 |
| Green | Angela Upton | 98 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
Majority | 1,117 | 68.2 | 4.1 |
Registered electors | 9,380 | | |
Turnout | | 17.5 | 6.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
[2][18]
Upton
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hugh Lloyd | 1,790 | 53.6 | 4.7 |
| Conservative | John Laing | 1,034 | 31.0 | 0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 421 | 12.6 | 1.5 |
| Green | Joyce Hogg | 94 | 2.8 | New |
Majority | 756 | 22.6 | 5.2 |
Registered electors | 12,375 | | |
Turnout | | 27.0 | 8.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
[2]
Wallasey
Wallasey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,165 | 56.5 | 6.1 |
| Labour | P. Carrington | 1,125 | 29.3 | 8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 415 | 10.8 | 0.6 |
| Green | George Bowler | 130 | 3.4 | New |
Majority | 1,040 | 27.1 | 14.9 |
Turnout | | 32.9 | 8.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.5 | |
[2][19]
Changes between 1998 and 1999
Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
June 1998 | Prenton | Ed Cunniffe | | Ind. Lib Dem | | Labour | Defected.[20] |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
- ^ a b Elected to serve a 4-year term.
- ^ a b Elected to serve a 2-year term.
References
"Socialist Labour candidates". Wirral Globe. 23 April 1998. Retrieved 30 December 2018.