Election Special: Wirral’s local council election results

The 2021 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place yesterday, Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to the 2021 elections, the political composition of the council was as follows:

• Labour – 31 seats 
• Conservative – 20 seats
• Liberal Democrats – 6 seats
• Independent – 3 seats
• The Green Party – 2 seats
• Vacant seats – 4

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

The seats won at the 2021 elections is as follows:

• Labour – 10 seats 
• Conservative – 8 seats
• Liberal Democrats – 2 seats
• Independent – 0 seats
• The Green Party – 3 seats

Following the 2021 elections, the political composition of the council was as follows:

• Labour – 30 seats 
• Conservative – 22 seats
• Liberal Democrats – 6 seats
• Independent – 1 seat
• The Green Party – 5 seats
• Vacant seats – 2

The council is 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 from Labour

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Lib Dems	Vicky Downie	63	1%	-4.1%
Conservative	Geoff Jones	529	10%	-11.7%
Labour	Christina Muspratt	1536	29%	-28.0%
Green	Jason Walsh	3167	60%	+55.6%

Bidston and St James – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Diane Johnson	205	9%	+4.6%
Conservative	Tina McDonnell	364	16%	+8.1%
Labour	Julie McManus	1581	70%	-1.0%
Lib Dems	Mike Parsons	122	5%	+2.0%

Birkenhead and Tranmere – Green GAIN from Labour

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	June Cowin	153	5%	+3.5%
Green	Emily Gleaves	1765	62%	+19.2%
Labour	Susan Mahoney	897	31%	-16.6%
Lib Dems	Edward Smith	35	1%	+0.1%

Bromborough – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	Jo Bird	2248	61%	+9.7%
Conservative	Anthony Drury	819	22%	+9.7%
Green	Sheena Hatton	318	9%	+4.9%
Lib Dems	Chase Newton	295	8%	+3.7%

Clatterbridge – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	Christopher Davies	1426	31%	-6.4%
Green	Jim McGinley	466	10%	+6.1%
Conservative	Cherry Povall	2414	52%	+0.1%
Lib Dems	Daniel Rogers	357	8%	+0.3%

Claughton – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
For Britain	Gary Bergin	67	2%	+1.9%
Labour	George Davies	2096	60%	-8.1%
Conservative	Rania Elzeiny	608	17%	-0.9%
Green	Liz Heydon	412	12%	+5.4%
Lib Dems	Chris Teggin	300	9%	+1.7%

Eastham – Lib Dem HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Paul Connolly	488	12%	+5.1%
Lib Dems	Phillip Gilchrist	2497	63%	-3.7%
Green	Percy Hogg	171	4%	+2.3%
Labour	Shab Syed	792	20%	-3.6%

Greasby, Frankby and Irby – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Tom Anderson	2755	54%	+5.8%
Labour	Gail Jenkinson	1585	31%	+2.5%
Green	Cathy Page	428	8%	+3.3%
Lib Dems	Mike Redfern	306	6%	-11.6%

Heswall – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Barbara Burton	468	9%	+1.6%
Reform UK	Ken Ferguson	60	1%	+1.2%
Conservative	Kathy Hodson	2785	56%	-9.0%
Labour	Giuseppe Roberto	1118	23%	+2.2%
Lib Dems	Robert Thompson	535	11%	+4.0%

Hoylake and Meols – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Alix Cockcroft	548	11%	+2.2%
Conservative	Andrew Gardner	2532	53%	-1.5%
Labour	Matt Houghton	1391	29%	-1.2%
Lib Dems	Peter Reisdorf	335	7%	+0.5%

Leasowe and Moreton East – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Debbie Caplin	1409	39%	+15.6%
Labour	Helen Collinson	1943	54%	-15.2%
Green	Michael Dixon	175	5%	-2.2%
Lib Dems	John Mullins	64	2%	+1.8%

Liscard – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Lib Dems	Sue Arrowsmith	221	7%	-0.3%
Labour	David Brennan	1898	57%	+1.6%
Conservative	Jane Owens	875	26%	+9.2%
Reform UK	Dave Sharp	71	2%	+2.1%
Green	Perle Sheldricks	271	8%	-0.2%

Moreton West and Saughall Massie – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Max Booth	2206	56%	-0.8%
Green	Helen O’Donnell	256	7%	+4.5%
Lib Dems	David Tyrrell	84	2%	+2.1%
Reform UK	Paul Whelligan	60	2%	+1.5%
Labour	Nicole Williams	1320	34%	-0.2%

New Brighton (Two councillors elected) 2 x Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Moira Gommon	492	7%	+8.8%
Labour	Tony Jones	2024	28%	+2.9%
Lib Dems	Adam Keenan	214	3%	+3.7%
Labour	Paul Martin	1835	25%	+2.9%
Conservative	Darren May	923	13%	-9.2%
Conservative	Tony Pritchard	1230	17%	-9.2%
Lib Dems	Charlie Smethurst	184	3%	+3.7%
Green	Cynthia Stonall	433	6%	+8.8%

Oxton – Lib Dem HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Judith Grier	306	8%	+3.4%
Reform UK	Philip Griffiths	58	1%	+1.4%
Labour	Paul Jobson	1050	26%	-9.7%
Lib Dems	Stuart Kelly	2311	57%	+3.0%
Conservative	Phil Merry	328	8%	+1.9%

Pensby and Thingwall – Conservative GAIN from Independent

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Allen Burton	453	10%	+7.1%
Conservative	Ivan Camphor	2234	48%	+15%
Lib Dems	Phil Waterfield	257	10%	-0.8%
Labour	Tim Watson	1676	36%	-12.3%

Prenton – Green GAIN from Labour

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Harry Gorman	2235	55%	+44.6%
Labour	Angie Davies	1441	35%	-25.1%
Lib Dems	Lucy Johnson	87	2%	-8.4%
Conservative	Hilary Jones	336	8%	-11.0%

Rock Ferry – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	Stephen Davies	547	20%	+20.1%
Conservative	Nick Hanna	296	11%	-12.2%
Green	Craig McDonald	271	10%	+3.4%
Labour	Clare O’Hagan	1512	56%	-12.2%
Lib Dems	Tom Sutton	95	3%	-0.1%

Seacombe – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Hilary Cullen	208	9%	+9.1%
Lib Dems	Anthony Morris	83	4%	+3.6%
Labour	Paul Stuart	1597	70%	-15.7%
Conservative	Vida Wilson	405	18%	+3.0%

Upton – Labour HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Lib Dems	Alan Davies	143	4%	-0.4%
Green	Lily Clough	432	12%	+5.9%
Labour	Jean Robinson	1960	55%	-11.1%
Conservative	Emma Sellman	1017	29%	+5.6%

Wallasey – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Lib Dems	John Codling	160	3%	-1.0%
Green	Rachel Heydon	297	6%	+0.4%
Conservative	Ian Lewis	2567	50%	-0.4%
Labour	Tom Usher	2135	41%	+6.2%

West Kirby and Thurstaston – Conservative HOLD

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Green	Yvonne McGinley	571	12%	+4.5%
Conservative	Simon Mountney	2650	57%	-0.8%
Lib Dems	Orod Osanlou	224	5%	-1.4%
Labour	Louise Reecejones	1228	26%	-2.3%