1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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.
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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% ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1992 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Labour | 31 | ||
Conservative | 29 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | ||
Independent Labour | 0 | ||
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 | 54.5 | 50.5 | 50,918 | ||||||||
Labour | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 36.4 | 29.9 | 30,161 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.1 | 17.0 | 17,152 | ||||||||
Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2,502 | ||||||||
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 156 |
Ward results
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Brian Cummings | 2,935 | 62.4 | ||
Labour | Audrey Moore | 1,250 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 390 | 8.3 | ||
Green | T. Keen | 132 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 1,685 | 35.8 | |||
Registered electors | 11,061 | ||||
Turnout | 42.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bidston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | J. Williams | 1,536 | 76.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Molyneux | 355 | 17.8 | ||
Green | D. Pye | 109 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | 1,181 | 59.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,698 | ||||
Turnout | 23.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Birkenhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | D. Gower | 1,998 | 73.0 | ||
Conservative | J. Oliver | 447 | 16.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 213 | 7.8 | ||
Green | Catherine Page | 80 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 1,551 | 56.6 | |||
Registered electors | 10,754 | ||||
Turnout | 25.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | David Jackson | 1,723 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | J. Faulkner | 1,670 | 43.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | L. Smith | 406 | 10.5 | ||
Green | Cecil Bowler | 85 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 53 | 1.4 | |||
Registered electors | 11,328 | ||||
Turnout | 34.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Michael Moore | 4,245 | 70.0 | ||
Labour | P. Mason | 977 | 16.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Byde | 717 | 11.8 | ||
Green | S. Keen | 123 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 3,268 | 53.9 | |||
Registered electors | 14,180 | ||||
Turnout | 42.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | George Davies | 1,909 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Grocott | 1,851 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative | D. Smith | 1,058 | 21.5 | ||
Green | A. Cuthbertson | 99 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 58 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,753 | ||||
Turnout | 45.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,362 | 58.3 | ||
Conservative | A. Drury | 1,240 | 21.5 | ||
Labour | P. Jones | 1,091 | 18.9 | ||
Green | Nigel Birchenough | 69 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 2,122 | 36.8 | |||
Registered electors | 11,961 | ||||
Turnout | 48.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Egerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Andrew Dow [n 1] | 1,677 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Thomas | 1,117 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson | 564 | 16.3 | ||
Green | Tina Fox | 94 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 560 | 16.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,142 | ||||
Turnout | 31.0 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | T. Price | 4,317 | 77.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | W. Jones | 636 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | M. Sambrook | 496 | 8.9 | ||
Green | Barbara Burton | 134 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 3,681 | 65.9 | |||
Registered electors | 13,317 | ||||
Turnout | 41.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hoylake
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frank Jones | 4,307 | 78.5 | ||
Labour | D. Clee | 551 | 10.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Dennis | 456 | 8.3 | ||
Green | Allen Burton | 175 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 3,756 | 68.4 | |||
Registered electors | 12,707 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Leasowe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Aileen Keyes | 1,610 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | E. Pritchard | 1,069 | 36.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Thomas | 185 | 6.3 | ||
Green | S. Hughes | 78 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 541 | 18.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,894 | ||||
Turnout | 29.7 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | M. Ebbs | 2,288 | 47.5 | ||
Labour | E. Smith | 1,991 | 41.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Skelly | 405 | 8.4 | ||
Green | W. Lorimer | 137 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 297 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,525 | ||||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Moreton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Vic Borg | 2,412 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | John Clark | 1,447 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 168 | 4.0 | ||
Labour Moderate | Jim Edwards [n 2] | 156 | 3.7 | ||
Green | Pamela Mitchell | 66 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 965 | 22.7 | |||
Registered electors | 9,495 | ||||
Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | T. McMahon | 2,590 | 53.2 | ||
Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,589 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 466 | 9.6 | ||
Green | Sally Davis | 225 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 1,001 | 20.6 | |||
Registered electors | 11,683 | ||||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alec Dunn [n 3] | 2,008 | 41.6 | ||
Conservative | Mark Hughes | 1,961 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | David Christian | 763 | 15.8 | ||
Green | K. Cuthbertson | 98 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 47 | 1.0 | |||
Registered electors | 11,818 | ||||
Turnout | 40.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Howard Morton | 2,577 | 41.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Thornton | 2,532 | 40.5 | ||
Labour | John Mitchell | 1,083 | 17.3 | ||
Green | Perle Shedricks | 63 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 45 | 0.7 | |||
Registered electors | 12,083 | ||||
Turnout | 51.8 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Royden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Derek Robinson | 4,030 | 74.8 | ||
Labour | G. O'Neill | 672 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Crosbie | 518 | 9.6 | ||
Green | Garnette Bowler | 166 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 3,358 | 62.3 | |||
Registered electors | 12,766 | ||||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | P. Clee | 2,575 | 65.7 | ||
Conservative | L. May | 1,039 | 26.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Kelly | 222 | 5.7 | ||
Green | L. Georgeson | 82 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 1,536 | 39.2 | |||
Registered electors | 11,604 | ||||
Turnout | 33.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Sid Dunn | 3,883 | 75.0 | ||
Labour | W. Gamet | 685 | 13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 418 | 8.1 | ||
Green | David Burton | 194 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 3,198 | 61.7 | |||
Registered electors | 12,691 | ||||
Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | R. Davies | 1,527 | 65.3 | ||
Conservative | D. Brunskill | 488 | 20.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 235 | 10.0 | ||
Green | Angela Upton | 90 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 1,039 | 44.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,045 | ||||
Turnout | 23.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | L. Turnbull | 3,205 | 55.8 | ||
Labour | W. Lowe | 2,045 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | E. Davies | 403 | 7.0 | ||
Green | L. Bulton | 89 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 1,160 | 20.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,897 | ||||
Turnout | 44.5 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Kate Wood | 4,040 | 70.1 | ||
Labour | J. Strang | 966 | 16.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 642 | 11.1 | ||
Green | Robert Mitchell | 114 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 3,074 | 53.3 | |||
Registered electors | 12,212 | ||||
Turnout | 47.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Changes between 1992 and 1994
Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
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March 1994 | Eastham | Vera Ruck | Labour | Conservative | Defected. | ||
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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References
- "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 11 and 12)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Councillor George Davies". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor Phil Gilchrist". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor Adrian Jones". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
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.
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