2012_Wirral_Council_election
The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Main article: 2012 United Kingdom local elections
Quick Facts 22 of 66 seats (One Third)to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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Overall, Labour gained seven seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2011.
More information Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2012, Party ...
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Labour | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 |  7 |
59.1 | 44.6 | 38,455 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Conservative | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
31.8 | 30.6 | 26,426 | 3.2 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
9.1 | 10.9 | 9,375 | 1.6 | ||||||
| UKIP | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
0.0 | 7.4 | 6,378 | 2.4 | ||||||
| Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 5.9 | 5,064 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
0.0 | 0.4 | 364 | 0.3 | ||||||
| TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.2 | 130 | N/A | ||||||
| BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.1 | 61 | N/A | ||||||
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Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 30 | 27 | 9 |
| Lab | Con | LD |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 37 | 21 | 7 |
| Lab | Con | LD |
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2011.
Bebington
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Christina Muspratt | 2,572 | 53.8 | 2.9 | |
| Conservative | Sheila Clarke | 1,513 | 31.6 | 0.4 | |
| UKIP | Hilary Jones | 386 | 8.1 | 0.2 | |
| Green | Michael Harper | 173 | 3.6 | 0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Faulkner | 40 | 2.9 | New | |
| Majority | 1,059 | 22.2 | 3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,886 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.4 | 7.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.7 |
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Bidston and St James
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jim Crabtree | 1,992 | 78.2 | 1.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Dawson | 179 | 7.0 | 3.0 | |
| UKIP | Helen Romnes | 136 | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
| Green | Colin Dignam-Gill | 85 | 3.3 | New | |
| Independent | John Brace | 82 | 3.2 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Wood | 73 | 2.9 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | 1,813 | 71.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,817 | ||||
| Turnout | 26.0 | 3.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 |
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Birkenhead and Tranmere
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,474 | 49.7 | 4.1 | |
| Green | Pat Cleary | 1,215 | 41.0 | 6.1 | |
| UKIP | David Martin | 99 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 61 | 2.1 | 0.9 | |
| BNP | Joe Killen | 61 | 2.1 | New | |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 54 | 1.8 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | 259 | 8.7 | 10.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,527 | ||||
| Turnout | 31.2 | 2.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 |
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Bromborough
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Steve Niblock | 2,292 | 64.8 | 6.9 | |
| Conservative | Kathryn Hodson | 466 | 13.2 | 3.3 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Pass | 298 | 8.4 | 3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope Golby | 296 | 8.4 | 8.7 | |
| Green | Percy Hogg | 187 | 5.3 | 1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,826 | 51.6 | 10.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,969 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.4 | 9.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 |
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Clatterbridge
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Cherry Povall | 2,220 | 47.0 | 0.3 | |
| Labour | Phillip Brightmore | 1,623 | 34.4 | 3.2 | |
| UKIP | Roger Jones | 370 | 7.8 | 3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 337 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 174 | 3.7 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 597 | 12.6 | 2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,640 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.7 | 9.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 |
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Claughton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Davies | 2,367 | 65.6 | 5.3 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Sinclair | 575 | 15.9 | 6.1 | |
| UKIP | Bethan Williams | 304 | 8.4 | 2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 187 | 5.2 | 1.9 | |
| Green | Cathy Page | 177 | 4.9 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,792 | 49.7 | 11.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,054 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.7 | 6.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 |
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Eastham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,151 | 50.2 | 6.7 | |
| Labour | Mike Thompson | 1,539 | 36.0 | 1.6 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Sharkey | 315 | 7.4 | 9.5 | |
| UKIP | Laurence Jones | 219 | 5.1 | | |
| Green | Jackie Smith | 55 | 1.3 | New | |
| Majority | 612 | 14.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,964 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.2 | 4.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.6 |
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Greasby, Frankby and Irby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Tony Cox | 1,820 | 37.3 | 1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,277 | 26.1 | 0.5 | |
| Labour | Lee Rushworth | 1,159 | 23.7 | 0.2 | |
| UKIP | Derek Snowden | 421 | 8.6 | 3.3 | |
| Green | Rachel Markey | 208 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 543 | 11.2 | 1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,485 | ||||
| Turnout | 42.6 | 10.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 |
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Heswall
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Peter Johnson | 2,766 | 62.7 | 2.2 | |
| Labour | Audrey Moore | 785 | 17.8 | 0.6 | |
| UKIP | David Scott | 413 | 9.4 | 4.4 | |
| Green | Barbara Burton | 261 | 5.9 | 1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell | 186 | 4.2 | 2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,981 | 44.9 | 1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,926 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.5 | 12.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 |
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Hoylake and Meols
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Hale | 2,134 | 53.6 | 3.3 | |
| Labour | Alan Milne | 1,056 | 26.5 | 1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph McDowell | 187 | 4.7 | 3.3 | |
| Green | Yvonne McGinley | 334 | 8.4 | 1.5 | |
| UKIP | George Robinson | 274 | 6.9 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | 1,078 | 27.1 | 4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,327 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.8 | 10.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 |
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Leasowe and Moreton East
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Anita Leech | 2,094 | 51.0 | 4.4 | |
| Conservative | Ian Lewis | 1,776 | 43.3 | 7.8 | |
| UKIP | Catherine Williams | 144 | 3.5 | 0.1 | |
| Green | Cynthia Stonall | 89 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 318 | 7.7 | 12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,466 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.3 | 2.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.1 |
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Liscard
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Janette Williamson | 1,882 | 49.9 | 4.2 | |
| Conservative | James Keeley | 1,261 | 33.4 | 2.4 | |
| UKIP | Lynda Williams | 400 | 10.6 | 6.2 | |
| Green | Kenneth Peers | 230 | 6.1 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | 621 | 16.5 | 1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,991 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.5 | 7.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.9 |
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Moreton West and Saughall Massie
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Chris Blakeley | 2,269 | 57.4 | 6.9 | |
| Labour | Karl Greaney | 1,369 | 34.6 | 5.1 | |
| UKIP | Susan Whitham | 223 | 5.6 | 1.2 | |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks | 95 | 2.4 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 900 | 22.8 | 12.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,655 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.2 | 4.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 |
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New Brighton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Robert Gregson | 1,908 | 52.8 | 3.2 | |
| Conservative | Sue Taylor | 1,032 | 28.5 | 6.7 | |
| UKIP | Bill Duffey | 366 | 10.1 | 4.6 | |
| Green | James Brady | 309 | 8.5 | 2.8 | |
| Majority | 876 | 24.3 | 9.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,669 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.0 | 8.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.0 |
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Oxton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Pat Williams | 2,026 | 45.8 | 6.0 | |
| Labour | Matthew Patrick | 1,763 | 39.8 | 2.6 | |
| UKIP | Philip Grittiths | 258 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
| Conservative | Tina McDonnell | 232 | 5.2 | 8.4 | |
| Green | Elisabeth Heydon | 149 | 3.4 | 1.2 | |
| Majority | 263 | 6.0 | 3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,140 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.9 | 3.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.7 |
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Pensby and Thingwall
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Michael Sullivan | 1,406 | 32.8 | 0.7 | |
| Conservative | Tom Anderson [n 1] | 1,217 | 28.4 | 8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 1,079 | 25.2 | 1.5 | |
| UKIP | Janet Davison | 394 | 9.2 | 5.4 | |
| Green | Allen Burton | 190 | 4.4 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | 189 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,462 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.1 | 7.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.6 |
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Prenton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tony Norbury | 2,061 | 53.9 | 2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Doyle | 895 | 23.4 | 2.9 | |
| Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 357 | 9.3 | 5.0 | |
| UKIP | James Bradshaw | 313 | 8.2 | 3.1 | |
| Green | Mark Mitchell | 200 | 5.2 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | 1,166 | 30.5 | 5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,595 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.2 | 6.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.8 |
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Rock Ferry
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Bill Davies | 1,941 | 70.7 | 0.6 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Poole | 202 | 7.4 | 5.0 | |
| UKIP | Ann Flynn | 195 | 7.1 | 0.4 | |
| TUSC | Morag Reid | 130 | 4.7 | New | |
| Green | Joy Hogg | 115 | 4.2 | 0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Hall | 85 | 3.1 | 2.4 | |
| Independent | Jim Pritchard | 76 | 2.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,739 | 63.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,564 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.7 | 2.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 |
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Seacombe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Salter | 1,996 | 74.8 | 10.4 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Wellstead | 278 | 10.4 | 1.7 | |
| Conservative | Ann Lavin | 258 | 9.7 | 10.9 | |
| Green | Timothy Denton | 135 | 5.1 | 1.9 | |
| Majority | 1,718 | 64.4 | 20.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,338 | ||||
| Turnout | 25.9 | 5.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 |
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Upton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Sylvia Hodrien | 2,504 | 59.6 | 2.0 | |
| Conservative | Denis Knowles | 948 | 22.6 | 7.6 | |
| UKIP | Patricia Lamb | 381 | 9.1 | 4.6 | |
| Green | Lesley Hussenbux | 205 | 4.9 | 1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 164 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,556 | 37.0 | 9.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,171 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.6 | 6.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.8 |
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Wallasey
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Leah Fraser | 2,652 | 56.1 | 6.9 | |
| Labour | Alan Hannaford | 1,590 | 33.6 | 3.8 | |
| UKIP | Ian Watson | 276 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| Green | Janet Wright | 208 | 4.4 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,062 | 22.5 | 10.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,863 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.0 | 5.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 |
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West Kirby and Thurstaston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 2,180 | 51.9 | 1.1 | |
| Labour | Louise Reecejones | 1,082 | 25.8 | 0.3 | |
| Green | Shirley Johnson | 270 | 6.4 | 1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cresswell | 231 | 5.5 | 3.6 | |
| UKIP | Frank Whitham | 230 | 5.5 | 1.3 | |
| Independent | Charles Barnes | 206 | 4.9 | 2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,098 | 26.1 | 1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,276 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.9 | 10.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 |
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Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Ian Lewis | 1,620 | 50.5 | 7.2 | |
| Labour | Pauline Daniels | 1,355 | 42.2 | 8.8 | |
| UKIP | Susan Whitham | 148 | 4.6 | 1.1 | |
| TUSC | Mark Halligan | 31 | 1.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clein | 28 | 0.9 | New | |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 28 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | 265 | 8.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,551 | ||||
| Turnout | 30.5 | 8.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.0 |
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Heswall by-election 2013
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Kathryn Hodson | 1,254 | 58.8 | 3.9 | |
| UKIP | David Scott | 460 | 21.6 | 12.2 | |
| Labour | Mike Holliday | 289 | 13.6 | 4.2 | |
| Green | Barbara Burton | 110 | 5.2 | 0.7 | |
| TUSC | Greg North | 19 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 794 | 37.2 | 7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,855 | ||||
| Turnout | 19.7 | 20.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Phillip Brightmore | 1,411 | 38.5 | 5.7 | |
| Conservative | Sheila Clarke | 868 | 23.7 | 4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 834 | 22.7 | 2.5 | |
| UKIP | Jan Davison | 426 | 11.6 | 2.4 | |
| Green | Allen Burton | 74 | 2.0 | 2.4 | |
| English Democrat | Neil Kenny | 53 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 543 | 14.8 | 10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,487 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.0 | 6.1 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.2 |
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Upton by-election 2013
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Matthew Patrick | 1,954 | 65.4 | 5.8 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Gubb | 762 | 25.5 | 2.9 | |
| Green | Jim McGinley | 143 | 4.8 | 0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 130 | 4.3 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,192 | 39.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,154 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,031 | 24.9 | 9.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
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Other changes
More information Date, Ward ...
| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
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| 30 April 2013 | Pensby and Thingwall | Mark Johnston | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Resigned.[63] | ||
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