2022 Election Special: Wirral’s local council election results

The 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place yesterday, Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 

Prior to the 2022 elections, the political composition of the council was as follows:

• Labour – 27 seats 
• Conservative – 23 seats
• Liberal Democrats – 6 seats
• The Green Party – 6 seats
• Independent – 2 seats
• Vacant seats – 2

The council was governed by a minority administration of Labour Councillors.

The seats won at the 2022 elections is as follows:

• Labour – 9 seats 42% of votes
• Conservative – 8 seats 26% of votes
• The Green Party – 4 seats 19% of votes
• Liberal Democrats – 2 seats 12% of votes
• Independent – 0 seats <1% of votes

Following the 2022 elections, the political composition of the council was as follows:

• Labour – 26 seats (-1)
• Conservative – 24 seats (+1)
• The Green Party – 9 seats (+3)
• Liberal Democrats – 6 seats (-)
• Independent – 1 seats (-1)

The council is still governed by a minority administration of Labour Councillors.

Following is a full list of Wirral candidates. • italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

Bebington – GREEN GAIN

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Brenda Ashton	1876	35%
Green	Judith Grier	2855	53%
Conservative	Nicola Oakley	559	10%
Lib Dems	Noel Thompson	89	2%

Bidston and St James – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Green	Jayne Clough	220	10%
Labour	Liz Grey	1648	73%
Conservative	Tina McDonnell	276	12%
Lib Dems	Mike Parsons	102	5%

Birkenhead and Tranmere – (Two councillors to be elected) – GREEN HOLD & GREEN GAIN (vacant seat)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Lib Dems	Ross Campbell	78	1%
Green	Pat Cleary	1798	34%
Conservative	Mike Clements	86	2%
Labour	Paul Jobson	1045	20%
Labour	Tony Murphy	743	14%
Green	Amanda Onwuemene	1484	28%
Lib Dems	Edward Smith	26	0%
Conservative	Colin Young	70	1%

Bromborough – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Graham Davies	608	17%
Lib Dems	Vicky Downie	357	10%
Green	Edward Lamb	726	20%
Labour	Sue Percy	1866	52%

Clatterbridge – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Mary Jordan	1967	43%
Labour	Thomas Laing	1521	33%
Green	Jim McGinley	532	12%
Lib Dems	Christopher Raymond	542	12%

Claughton – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
For Britain	Gary Bergin	57	2%
Lib Dems	Robert Evans	275	8%
Green	Liz Heydon	414	12%
Conservative	Andy Hodson	598	18%
Labour	Gillian Wood	1984	60%

Eastham – LIB DEM HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Lib Dems	Christopher Carubia	2201	57%
Conservative	Denise Crossley-Williams	416	11%
Green	Percy Hogg	239	6%
Labour	Nicole Williams	1032	27%

Greasby, Frankby and Irby – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Tracy Elzeiny	2206	43%
Labour	Gail Jenkinson	2142	42%
Green	Cathy Page	418	8%
Lib Dems	Mike Redfern	374	7%

Heswall – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Ann Ainsworth	897	18%
Green	Barbara Burton	322	7%
Conservative	Paul Connolly	1999	41%
Lib Dems	Lucy Johnson	1700	35%

Hoylake and Meols – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Green	Alix Cockcroft	484	10%
Conservative	Tony Cox	1981	42%
Independent	John Ellis	329	7%
Lib Dems	Peter Reisdorf	326	7%
Labour	David Sindall	1577	34%

Leasowe and Moreton East – LAB GAIN (seat vacant)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Debbie Caplin	805	25%
Labour	Angie Davies	2112	65%
Lib Dems	Chase Newton	150	5%
Green	Hannah Rapley	177	5%

Liscard – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Lib Dems	Francis Doyle	164	5%
Conservative	Jane Owens	643	20%
Green	Perle Sheldricks	334	10%
Labour	Janette Williamson	2101	65%

Moreton West and Saughall Massie – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Green	Hilary Cullen	313	8%
Labour	James Laing	1453	39%
Lib Dems	Christopher Teggin	167	4%
Conservative	Vida Wilson	1812	48%

New Brighton – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Lib Dems	Adam Keenan	225	6%
Conservative	Darren May	757	20%
Labour	Sue Powell-Wilde	2317	61%
Green	Cynthia Stonall	518	14%

Oxton – LIB DEM HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Lib Dems	Allan Brame	2513	64%
UKIP	Philip Griffiths	38	1%
Green	Rachel Heydon	234	6%
Labour	Susan Mahoney	916	23%
Conservative	Phil Merry	216	6%

Pensby and Thingwall – CON GAIN

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Green	Allen Burton	491	11%
Conservative	Leah Frazer	1787	40%
Labour	Finlay Gordon	1755	40%
Lib Dems	Phil Waterfield	383	9%

Prenton – GREEN GAIN

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Green	Naomi Graham	2087	53%
Conservative	William Harland	250	6%
Labour	Julienne McGeough	1520	38%
Lib Dems	David Tyrrell	92	2%

Rock Ferry – LAB GAIN

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Chris Davies	1579	61%
Independent	Stephen Davies	429	16%
Green	Craig McDonald	292	11%
Conservative	Simon Mendies	208	8%
Lib Dems	Tom Sutton	98	4%

Seacombe – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Bobby Cartwright	166	5%
Labour	John Hoey	1669	54%
Lib Dems	Anthony Morris	46	1%
Green	Rae Voller	1218	39%

Upton – LAB HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Stephen Bennett	2137	60%
Green	Lily Clough	437	12%
Lib Dems	Alan Davies	195	5%
Conservative	David Fairbairn	818	23%

Wallasey – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Andrew Bennett	2198	43%
Lib Dems	John Codling	265	5%
Green	Moira Gommon	292	6%
Conservative	Lesley Rennie	2307	46%

West Kirby and Thurstaston – CON HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Jeff Green	2034	46%
Green	Yvonne McGinley	555	12%
Northern Independence Party	Lawrence Monk	89	2%
Lib Dems	John Mullins	472	11%
Labour	Louise Reecejones	1297	29%

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