1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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 | ± | |
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Labour | 39 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 17 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 10 | ![]() |
Election results
[edit]Overall election result
[edit]Overall result compared with 1998.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
59.1 | 38.4 | 26,142 | ![]() | ||||||
Conservative | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22.7 | 34.8 | 23,675 | ![]() | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
18.2 | 23.9 | 16,295 | ![]() | ||||||
Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2.7 | 1,834 | ![]() | ||||||
Socialist Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 94 | ![]() |
Ward results
[edit]Bebington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patrick Smith | 1,846 | 47.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jacqueline Hall | 1,511 | 39.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Dyer | 402 | 10.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Ann Jones | 99 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 335 | 8.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,736 | ||||
Turnout | 35.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bidston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Smith | 1,049 | 81.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Doreen Pike | 105 | 8.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | John Tomlinson | 95 | 7.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Robert Mitchell | 38 | 3.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 944 | 73.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,967 | ||||
Turnout | 16.1 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Birkenhead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,298 | 74.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 166 | 9.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Susan Bebell | 132 | 7.5 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Alec McFadden | 94 | 5.4 | New | |
Green | Stuart Harvey | 62 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,132 | 64.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,887 | ||||
Turnout | 17.7 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bromborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anna McLaughlin | 1,504 | 54.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Moon | 578 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ian Mackenzie | 565 | 20.6 | ![]() | |
Green | J. Jones | 99 | 3.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 926 | 33.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,720 | ||||
Turnout | 25.6 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Clatterbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Isabel Moon | 2,011 | 38.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mary Jordan | 1,735 | 32.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Audrey Moore | 1,417 | 26.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Michael Harper | 116 | 2.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 276 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,936 | ||||
Turnout | 37.9 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Claughton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denise Roberts | 1,406 | 54.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaycock | 527 | 20.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Barbara Brassey | 512 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Elisabeth Heydon | 153 | 5.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 879 | 33.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,725 | ||||
Turnout | 24.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eastham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | George Mitchell | 2,278 | 64.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | S. Blair | 796 | 22.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | S. Hutchen | 422 | 11.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Brian Gibbs | 63 | 1.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,482 | 41.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,171 | ||||
Turnout | 31.9 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Egerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Walter Smith | 1,441 | 65.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 368 | 16.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Lloyd | 234 | 10.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Catherine Page | 172 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,073 | 48.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,468 | ||||
Turnout | 21.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Heswall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Johnson | 2,894 | 67.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Margaret Allen | 740 | 17.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean Norton | 508 | 11.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Garnette Bowler | 118 | 2.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,154 | 50.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,325 | ||||
Turnout | 32.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hoylake
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hale | 2,820 | 67.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Dennis Woods | 782 | 18.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Richards | 446 | 10.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Allen Burton | 149 | 3.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,038 | 48.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,447 | ||||
Turnout | 33.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Leasowe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ernest Prout | 1,330 | 71.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | J. Tooke | 293 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Wright | 239 | 12.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,037 | 55.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,187 | ||||
Turnout | 20.3 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Liscard
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Cocker | 1,343 | 56.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 666 | 27.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | James Robinson | 387 | 16.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 677 | 28.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,010 | ||||
Turnout | 21.8 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Moreton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Green | 1,266 | 46.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Simon Mountney | 1,222 | 44.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 239 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 44 | 1.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,737 | ||||
Turnout | 28.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
New Brighton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Therese Irving | 1,348 | 44.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Anthony Pritchard | 1,286 | 42.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 281 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Green | George Bowler | 102 | 3.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 62 | 2.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,468 | ||||
Turnout | 26.3 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Oxton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Patricia Williams | 2,103 | 66.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Salter | 606 | 19.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Leonard Moore | 380 | 11.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Pamela Mitchell | 98 | 3.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,497 | 47.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,365 | ||||
Turnout | 28.0 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Prenton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Simon Holbrook | 2,071 | 54.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | C. Riley | 918 | 24.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David Elderton | 752 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
Green | John Wilson | 76 | 2.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,153 | 30.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,460 | ||||
Turnout | 33.3 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Royden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 1,887 | 40.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,867 | 40.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | G. O'Neil | 798 | 17.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Barbara Burton | 88 | 1.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 20 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,694 | ||||
Turnout | 36.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Seacombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,349 | 63.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Robinson | 552 | 26.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | K. Hobson | 220 | 10.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 797 | 37.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,745 | ||||
Turnout | 19.7 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Thurstaston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,333 | 58.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | A. Terry | 1,129 | 28.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 404 | 10.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Percy Hogg | 108 | 2.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,204 | 30.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,445 | ||||
Turnout | 31.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tranmere
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christine Meaden | 1,150 | 75.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 153 | 10.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Yvonne Sanne | 126 | 8.3 | New | |
Green | Angela Upton | 91 | 6.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 997 | 65.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,068 | ||||
Turnout | 16.8 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Upton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Corcoran | 1,710 | 55.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | D. Milligan | 904 | 29.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 392 | 12.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Joyce Hogg | 94 | 3.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 806 | 26.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,310 | ||||
Turnout | 25.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wallasey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Lewis | 2,542 | 64.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | M. Keenan [n 1] | 916 | 23.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 362 | 9.2 | ![]() | |
Green | F. Gillespie | 108 | 2.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,626 | 41.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,813 | ||||
Turnout | 33.3 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Notes
[edit]• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- ^ Incumbent councillor for New Brighton ward.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 15)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Tony Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Harry Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Phil Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Bob Moon". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Mary Jordan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Denise Roberts". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Dave Mitchell". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Peter Johnson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Simon R Mountney". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Tony Pritchard". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Pat Williams". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor John Salter". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor David M Elderton". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Geoffrey Watt". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Jeff Green". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Chris Meaden". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Ian Lewis". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 31 July 2023.
"Last local elections of this Millennium, so . . . CAST YOUR VOTE". Wirral Globe. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2018.