1992 election of Wirral Council members
1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Coat_of_arms_of_Wirral_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Wirral_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png)
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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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Turnout | 39.6% ( 9.2%)[1] |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1992.svg/300px-Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1992.svg.png) Map of results of 1992 election |
Leader of the Council before election George Clark Labour | Leader of the Council after election None No Overall Control | |
The 1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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 | 31 | 3 |
| Conservative | 29 | 5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 1 |
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1991.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1992 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Conservative | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 54.5 | 50.5 | 50,918 | 6.9 |
| Labour | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 36.4 | 29.9 | 30,161 | 1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.1 | 17.0 | 17,152 | 2.3 |
| Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2,502 | 1.5 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 156 | 1.5 |
[1][2]
Ward results
Bebington
Bebington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Cummings | 2,935 | 62.4 | 6.3 |
| Labour | Audrey Moore | 1,250 | 26.6 | 1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 390 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| Green | T. Keen | 132 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
Majority | 1,685 | 35.8 | 8.1 |
Registered electors | 11,061 | | |
Turnout | | 42.6 | 11.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.1 | |
[2]
Bidston
Bidston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Williams | 1,536 | 76.8 | 1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Molyneux | 355 | 17.8 | 8.7 |
| Green | D. Pye | 109 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
Majority | 1,181 | 59.1 | 4.5 |
Registered electors | 8,698 | | |
Turnout | | 23.0 | 12.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
[2]
Birkenhead
Birkenhead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Gower | 1,998 | 73.0 | 2.0 |
| Conservative | J. Oliver | 447 | 16.3 | 3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 213 | 7.8 | 3.2 |
| Green | Catherine Page | 80 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
Majority | 1,551 | 56.6 | 1.0 |
Registered electors | 10,754 | | |
Turnout | | 25.5 | 8.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
[2]
Bromborough
Bromborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Jackson | 1,723 | 44.0 | 1.0 |
| Conservative | J. Faulkner | 1,670 | 43.0 | 8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Smith | 406 | 10.5 | 7.1 |
| Green | Cecil Bowler | 85 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Majority | 53 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
Registered electors | 11,328 | | |
Turnout | | 34.3 | 11.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |
[2]
Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Moore | 4,245 | 70.0 | 9.3 |
| Labour | P. Mason | 977 | 16.1 | 1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Byde | 717 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Green | S. Keen | 123 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
Majority | 3,268 | 53.9 | 11.2 |
Registered electors | 14,180 | | |
Turnout | | 42.8 | 7.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
[2]
Claughton
Claughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Davies | 1,909 | 38.8 | 7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Grocott | 1,851 | 37.6 | 5.2 |
| Conservative | D. Smith | 1,058 | 21.5 | 1.9 |
| Green | A. Cuthbertson | 99 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
Majority | 58 | 1.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 10,753 | | |
Turnout | | 45.7 | 5.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |
[2][4]
Eastham
Eastham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,362 | 58.3 | 14.8 |
| Conservative | A. Drury | 1,240 | 21.5 | 2.7 |
| Labour | P. Jones | 1,091 | 18.9 | 11.3 |
| Green | Nigel Birchenough | 69 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Majority | 2,122 | 36.8 | 23.5 |
Registered electors | 11,961 | | |
Turnout | | 48.2 | 6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 11.8 | |
[2][5]
Egerton
Egerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andrew Dow [n 1] | 1,677 | 48.6 | 3.1 |
| Conservative | J. Thomas | 1,117 | 32.4 | 9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson | 564 | 16.3 | 5.7 |
| Green | Tina Fox | 94 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
Majority | 560 | 16.2 | 13.0 |
Registered electors | 11,142 | | |
Turnout | | 31.0 | 10.7 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.5 | |
[2]
Heswall
Heswall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Price | 4,317 | 77.3 | 5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Jones | 636 | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| Labour | M. Sambrook | 496 | 8.9 | 1.3 |
| Green | Barbara Burton | 134 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
Majority | 3,681 | 65.9 | 8.3 |
Registered electors | 13,317 | | |
Turnout | | 41.9 | 8.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
[2]
Hoylake
Hoylake Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Jones | 4,307 | 78.5 | 5.6 |
| Labour | D. Clee | 551 | 10.0 | 0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Dennis | 456 | 8.3 | 3.6 |
| Green | Allen Burton | 175 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
Majority | 3,756 | 68.4 | 7.4 |
Registered electors | 12,707 | | |
Turnout | | 43.2 | 9.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 | |
[2]
Leasowe
Leasowe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Aileen Keyes | 1,610 | 54.7 | 15.1 |
| Conservative | E. Pritchard | 1,069 | 36.3 | 15.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Thomas | 185 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Green | S. Hughes | 78 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
Majority | 541 | 18.4 | 8.3 |
Registered electors | 9,894 | | |
Turnout | | 29.7 | 16.0 |
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | 4.2 | |
[2]
Liscard
Liscard Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Ebbs | 2,288 | 47.5 | 7.9 |
| Labour | E. Smith | 1,991 | 41.3 | 3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Skelly | 405 | 8.4 | 2.4 |
| Green | W. Lorimer | 137 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
Majority | 297 | 6.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,525 | | |
Turnout | | 41.8 | 10.5 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.9 | |
[2]
Moreton
Moreton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vic Borg | 2,412 | 56.8 | 8.0 |
| Labour | John Clark | 1,447 | 34.1 | 7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 168 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Labour Moderate | Jim Edwards [n 2] | 156 | 3.7 | 10.0 |
| Green | Pamela Mitchell | 66 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
Majority | 965 | 22.7 | 1.0 |
Registered electors | 9,495 | | |
Turnout | | 44.7 | 14.3 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 0.5 | |
[2]
New Brighton
New Brighton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. McMahon | 2,590 | 53.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,589 | 32.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 466 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
| Green | Sally Davis | 225 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
Majority | 1,001 | 20.6 | 3.5 |
Registered electors | 11,683 | | |
Turnout | | 41.7 | 7.4 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.8 | |
[2][6]
Oxton
Oxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alec Dunn [n 3] | 2,008 | 41.6 | 5.8 |
| Conservative | Mark Hughes | 1,961 | 40.6 | 8.6 |
| Labour | David Christian | 763 | 15.8 | 0.7 |
| Green | K. Cuthbertson | 98 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Majority | 47 | 1.0 | 14.4 |
Registered electors | 11,818 | | |
Turnout | | 40.9 | 9.1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.2 | |
[2]
Prenton
Prenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Howard Morton | 2,577 | 41.2 | 2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Thornton | 2,532 | 40.5 | 2.6 |
| Labour | John Mitchell | 1,083 | 17.3 | 3.4 |
| Green | Perle Shedricks | 63 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Majority | 45 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Registered electors | 12,083 | | |
Turnout | | 51.8 | 4.6 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.3 | |
[2]
Royden
Royden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derek Robinson | 4,030 | 74.8 | 8.1 |
| Labour | G. O'Neill | 672 | 12.5 | 0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Crosbie | 518 | 9.6 | 4.3 |
| Green | Garnette Bowler | 166 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Majority | 3,358 | 62.3 | 9.5 |
Registered electors | 12,766 | | |
Turnout | | 42.2 | 9.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
[2]
Seacombe
Seacombe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Clee | 2,575 | 65.7 | 3.3 |
| Conservative | L. May | 1,039 | 26.5 | 4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Kelly | 222 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Green | L. Georgeson | 82 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Majority | 1,536 | 39.2 | 0.8 |
Registered electors | 11,604 | | |
Turnout | | 33.8 | 10.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
[2]
Thurstaston
Thurstaston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sid Dunn | 3,883 | 75.0 | 8.5 |
| Labour | W. Gamet | 685 | 13.2 | 1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 418 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
| Green | David Burton | 194 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
Majority | 3,198 | 61.7 | 10.3 |
Registered electors | 12,691 | | |
Turnout | | 40.8 | 9.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
[2]
Tranmere
Tranmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Davies | 1,527 | 65.3 | 0.8 |
| Conservative | D. Brunskill | 488 | 20.9 | 2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 235 | 10.0 | 2.6 |
| Green | Angela Upton | 90 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
Majority | 1,039 | 44.4 | 1.5 |
Registered electors | 10,045 | | |
Turnout | | 23.3 | 13.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
[2]
Upton
Upton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L. Turnbull | 3,205 | 55.8 | 16.1 |
| Labour | W. Lowe | 2,045 | 35.6 | 5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | E. Davies | 403 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| Green | L. Bulton | 89 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Majority | 1,160 | 20.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 12,897 | | |
Turnout | | 44.5 | 4.7 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.7 | |
[2]
Wallasey
Wallasey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kate Wood | 4,040 | 70.1 | 9.6 |
| Labour | J. Strang | 966 | 16.8 | 2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 642 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
| Green | Robert Mitchell | 114 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Majority | 3,074 | 53.3 | 11.7 |
Registered electors | 12,212 | | |
Turnout | | 47.2 | 7.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.8 | |
[2][7]
Changes between 1992 and 1994
Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
March 1994 | Eastham | Vera Ruck | | Labour | | Conservative | Defected. |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ Incumbent councillor for Eastham ward.
- ^ Incumbent councillor for Leasowe ward.
- ^ Incumbent councillor for Egerton ward.
References
Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.