Prenton (ward)
Appearance
53°21′25″N 2°52′34″W / 53.357°N 2.876°W Prenton is a Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Ward in the Birkenhead Parliamentary constituency. The ward was created with its current boundaries for the 2004 municipal election succeeding the previous Prenton ward.[1]
Councillors
Term | Councillor | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2004–2010 | Frank Doyle | Liberal Democrat |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2004–2011 | Simon Holbrook [2] | Liberal Democrat |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2004–2012 | Ann Bridson [3] | Liberal Democrat |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2011–2015 | Paul Doughty [4] | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2010–2018 | Denise Realey [5] | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2012–present | Tony Norbury [6] | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2015–present | Angela Davies [7] | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018–present | Samantha Frost | Labour |
Election results
Elections of the 2010s
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 3rd May 2018 | |||||
Labour | Samantha Frost | 1,914 | 49.4 | 10.9 | |
Green | Chris Cooke | 1,322 | 34.1 | 24.2 | |
Conservative | Tom Bottom | 470 | 12.1 | 7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Forshaw | 172 | 4.4 | 6.2 | |
Majority | 592 | 15.3 | 25.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,995 | ||||
Turnout | 3,891 | 35.4 | 3.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.9 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 5th May 2016 | |||||
Labour | Tony Norbury | 2,028 | 60.3 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 647 | 19.2 | 1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 355 | 10.6 | 4.0 | |
Green | Chris Cooke | 334 | 9.9 | 5.3 | |
Majority | 1,381 | 41.1 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,680 | ||||
Turnout | 3,401 | 31.8 | 36.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 37 | 1.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 7th May 2015 | |||||
Labour | Angela Davies | 4,362 | 59.3 | 12.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Hughes | 1,307 | 17.8 | 2.1 | |
UKIP | James Shorthall | 864 | 11.7 | 10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 481 | 6.5 | 1.9 | |
Green | Moira Gommon | 342 | 4.6 | 2.6 | |
Majority | 3,055 | 41.5 | 16.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,790 | ||||
Turnout | 68.4 | 34.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 22nd May 2014 | |||||
Labour | Denise Realey | 1,731 | 47.0 | 6.9 | |
UKIP | James Bradshaw | 802 | 21.8 | 13.6 | |
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 578 | 15.7 | 6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 310 | 8.4 | 15.0 | |
Green | Moira Gommon | 265 | 7.2 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 929 | 25.2 | 5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,820 | ||||
Turnout | 34.2 | 2.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 3rd May 2012 | |||||
Labour | Tony Norbury | 2,061 | 53.9 | 2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 895 | 23.4 | 2.9 | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 357 | 9.3 | 5.0 | |
UKIP | James Bradshaw | 313 | 8.2 | 3.1 | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 200 | 5.2 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 1,166 | 30.5 | 5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,595 | ||||
Turnout | 36.2 | 6.9 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.8 |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 5th May 2011 | |||||
Labour | Paul Doughty | 2,376 | 51.2 | 11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Holbrook | 1,219 | 26.3 | 5.3 | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 662 | 14.3 | 4.1 | |
UKIP | James Bradshaw | 238 | 5.1 | 0.1 | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 146 | 3.1 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 1,157 | 24.9 | 16.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,820 | ||||
Turnout | 43.1 | 21.8 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.5 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 6th May 2010 | |||||
Labour | Denise Realey | 2,827 | 39.6 | 15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 2,258 | 31.6 | 16.9 | |
Conservative | Robert Hughes | 1316 | 18.4 | 2.5 | |
UKIP | Bruce Cain | 369 | 5.2 | New | |
BNP | Lee Griffiths | 219 | 3.1 | New | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 150 | 2.1 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 569 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,039 | ||||
Turnout | 64.9 | 30.4 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 16.3 |
Elections of the 2000s
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 1st May 2008 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Bridson | 1,836 | 48.5 | 3.8 | |
Labour | Denise Realey | 905 | 23.9 | 3.0 | |
Conservative | John Gilbert | 792 | 20.9 | 4.4 | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 154 | 4.1 | 0.2 | |
Liberal | Sean Keatley | 96 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 931 | 24.6 | 0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,017 | ||||
Turnout | 34.5 | 2.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.4 |
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 3rd May 2007 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Holbrook | 2,148 | 52.3 | 10.8 | |
Labour | Denise Realey | 1,105 | 26.9 | 5.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Burns | 677 | 16.5 | 3.5 | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 177 | 4.3 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 1,043 | 25.4 | 16.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,141 | ||||
Turnout | 36.9 | 2.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.1 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 4th May 2006 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 1,558 | 41.5 | 2.5 | |
Labour | Denise Realey | 1,215 | 32.3 | 2.3 | |
Conservative | Susan Percy | 753 | 20.0 | 1.6 | |
Green | Mark Mitchell | 232 | 6.2 | 2.6 | |
Majority | 343 | 9.2 | 4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,038 | ||||
Turnout | 34.2 | 10.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.4 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election: 10th June 2004 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Bridson | 2,164 | 44.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Holbrook | 1,855 | 37.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 1,832 | 37.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Gerard Allen | 1,476 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Denise Realey | 1,441 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Barbara Lee | 1,354 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mark Davey-Hayford | 905 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jonathan Mackie | 854 | 17.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Bozena Hillyer | 779 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Wirral Independent Network | Ann Adams | 324 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Green | Matthew Adams | 176 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Wirral Independent Network | Marita Grace | 169 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Wirral Independent Network | Wallace Sturrock | 156 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 688 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,072 | ||||
Turnout | 44.4 | N/A | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- ^ "The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003". legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Ann Bridson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Paul Doughty". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Realey". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Tony Norbury". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Angela Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Prenton". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Prenton". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election Result for Prenton ward on 7 May 2015". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election Result for Prenton ward on 22 May 2014". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election Result for Prenton ward on 3 May 2012". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election Result for Prenton ward on 5 May 2011". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election Result for Prenton ward on 6 May 2010". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Election Result for Prenton ward on 1 May 2008". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "03 May 2007 - Election Results". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Local Election - 04 May 2006". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Local Election - 10 June 2004". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.