2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2000 2 May 2002 (2002-05-02) 2003 →
22 of 66 seats (One Third) toWirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	31.8% (4.7%)[1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Stuart Kelly Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Claughton Thurstaston Oxton Last election 8 seats, 30.7% 9 seats, 40.7% 5 seats, 25.8% Seats before 32 20 12 Seats won 11 6 5 Seats after 31 20 14 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 28,747 27,887 20,738 Percentage 36.4% 35.3% 26.2% Swing 5.7% 5.4% 0.4%
Map of results of 2002 election
Leader of the Council before election Steve Foulkes (Labour) No Overall Control Leader of the Council after election Steve Foulkes (Labour) No Overall Control

The2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members ofWirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This election was held on the same day as otherlocal elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	31	1
	Conservative	20
	Liberal Democrats	14	2
	Independent	1	1

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Overall result compared with2000.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2002
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	22	11	1	2	1	50.0	36.4	28,747	5.7
	Conservative	22	6	1	1		27.3	35.3	27,887	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	22	5	2	0	2	22.7	26.2	20,738	0.4
	Green	11	0	0	0		0.0	1.8	1,453	1.0
	Independent	1	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.2	181	N/A

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Bebington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Realey	1,884	46.7	5.3
	Conservative	Patricia Jones	1,478	36.7	9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Turner	493	12.2	2.2
	Green	Michael Harper	175	4.3	1.4
Majority			406	10.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,775
Turnout				37.4	3.1
	Labourgain fromIndependent		Swing	7.2

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Bidston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Nock	1,119	73.7	0.4
	Independent	Kathryn Shaughnessy[n 1]	181	11.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	John Tomlinson	110	7.2	3.3
	Conservative	David May	108	7.1	6.1
Majority			938	61.8	1.7
Registered electors			7,176
Turnout				21.2	7.4
	Labourhold		Swing	0.9

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Birkenhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Christian	1,481	80.4	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Williams	234	12.7	1.7
	Conservative	Barbara Poole	126	6.8	5.0
Majority			1,247	67.7	8.3
Registered electors			9,975
Turnout				18.5	3.1
	Labourhold		Swing	4.1

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Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Niblock	2,047	56.1	10.1
	Labour	Audrey Moore	1,183	32.4	3.3
	Conservative	Kathryn Hodson	349	9.6	6.1
	Green	Perle Sheldricks	72	2.0	0.6
Majority			864	23.7	13.4
Registered electors			11,117
Turnout				32.8	4.9
	Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour		Swing	6.7

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Clatterbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jennings	3,019	51.0	14.0
	Conservative	Brian Cummings	1,770	29.9	11.9
	Labour	Joseph Walsh	1,023	17.3	1.9
	Green	Ann Jones	106	1.8	0.3
Majority			1,249	21.1	N/A
Registered electors			13,941
Turnout				42.5	6.3
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	13.0

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Claughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Foulkes	1,775	56.2	2.3
	Conservative	Brian Stewart	704	22.3	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Doyle	561	17.8	1.3
	Green	Joyce Hogg	119	3.8	0.2
Majority			1,071	33.9	5.5
Registered electors			11,475
Turnout				27.5	5.2
	Labourhold		Swing	2.8

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Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Harney	2,743	69.7	1.8
	Labour	June Williams	719	18.3	3.4
	Conservative	Marcus Darby	376	9.6	6.4
	Green	Brian Gibbs	95	2.4	1.3
Majority			2,024	51.5	0.4
Registered electors			11,235
Turnout				35.0	2.7
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	0.3

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Egerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jerry Williams	1,652	65.5	10.5
	Conservative	Cyrus Ferguson	415	16.5	7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Lloyd	315	12.5	2.1
	Green	Catherine Page	140	5.6	1.2
Majority			1,237	49.0	17.5
Registered electors			10,826
Turnout				23.3	5.1
	Labourhold		Swing	8.8

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Heswall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Hodson	3,010	64.3	7.5
	Labour	John McElnay	747	16.0	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Jackson	703	15.0	3.8
	Green	Cecil Bowler	222	4.7	1.6
Majority			2,263	48.3	9.7
Registered electors			13,494
Turnout				34.7	3.8
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.8

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Hoylake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerry Ellis	3,100	65.6	2.8
	Labour	Ron Johnston	1,003	21.2	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wilkins	620	13.1	1.1
Majority			2,097	44.4	9.4
Registered electors			12,848
Turnout				36.8	5.7
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.8

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Leasowe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iris Coates	1,436	58.1	1.5
	Conservative	Vida Wilson	808	32.7	6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Uriel	227	9.2	7.8
Majority			628	25.4	4.8
Registered electors			9,797
Turnout				25.2	7.6
	Labourhold		Swing	2.4

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Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hawkins	1,569	48.5	9.7
	Conservative	Leah Fraser	1,335	41.3	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Thomas	328	10.1	1.4
Majority			234	7.2	N/A
Registered electors			11,127
Turnout				29.0	5.7
	Labourhold		Swing	7.1

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Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Spencer	1,622	47.7	8.2
	Labour	Ann McLachlan	1,465	43.1	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Copestake	316	9.3	0.6
Majority			157	4.6	15.8
Registered electors			9,971
Turnout				34.1	5.0
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	8.0

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New Brighton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Hackett	1,692	47.1	11.2
	Conservative	John Laing	1,475	41.0	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Codling	427	11.9	2.9
Majority			217	6.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,736
Turnout				30.6	5.3
	Labourhold		Swing	10.8

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Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Kelly	1,810	54.7	2.1
	Labour	Mary Smith	785	23.7	5.5
	Conservative	Leonard Moore	590	17.8	3.1
	Green	Percy Hogg	124	3.7	0.4
Majority			1,025	31.0	4.9
Registered electors			11,677
Turnout				28.3	2.6
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	2.5

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Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Thornton	2,153	53.4	2.1
	Labour	Gerard Allen	1,001	24.8	6.5
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	879	21.8	2.5
Majority			1,152	28.6	2.6
Registered electors			11,596
Turnout				34.8	5.0
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	1.3

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Royden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laurence Jones	2,405	42.8	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Gardiner	2,350	41.8	6.3
	Labour	Dennis Woods	762	13.6	5.5
	Green	Garnette Bowler	102	1.8	0.3
Majority			55	1.0	N/A
Registered electors			13,006
Turnout				43.2	2.9
	Conservativehold		Swing	3.4

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Seacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Salter	1,630	66.1	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Ellett	574	23.3	7.7
	Conservative	David Hearn	263	10.7	1.9
Majority			1,056	42.8	18.4
Registered electors			10,843
Turnout				22.8	1.9
	Labourhold		Swing	9.2

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Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline McKelvie	2,552	55.6	8.4
	Labour	David Kean	1,278	27.8	5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Wall	568	12.4	2.0
	Green	Shirley Johnson	193	4.2	0.5
Majority			1,274	27.7	14.5
Registered electors			12,744
Turnout				36.0	4.9
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.2

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Tranmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Davies	1,250	74.7	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Blaylock	169	10.1	0.4
	Conservative	Peter Hartley	150	9.0	6.6
	Green	Stuart Harvey	105	6.3	0.2
Majority			1,081	64.6	11.8
Registered electors			8,785
Turnout				19.1	4.6
	Labourhold		Swing	5.9

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Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John George	2,041	51.1	1.2
	Conservative	David Stitcher	1,508	37.8	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Beazer	444	11.1	0.5
Majority			533	13.3	0.7
Registered electors			12,341
Turnout				32.4	8.7
	Labourhold		Swing	0.3

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Wallasey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Rennie	2,864	61.7	10.3
	Labour	Alexander Nuttall	1,252	27.0	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Uriel	527	11.4	1.5
Majority			1,612	34.7	19.2
Registered electors			12,281
Turnout				37.8	5.6
	Conservativehold		Swing	9.6

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By-election, 6 February 2003:Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Doyle	1,764	63.3	9.9
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	634	22.7	0.9
	Labour	Gerard Allen	389	14.0	10.8
Majority			1,130	40.6	12.0
Registered electors			11,596
Turnout				24.0	10.8
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	6.0

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