# 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 31 | 1 |
| Conservative | 20 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2000.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | 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 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 406 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,775 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | 3.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Bidston

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

### Birkenhead

Birkenhead :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,247 | 67.7 | 8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,975 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.5 | 3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 864 | 23.7 | 13.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,117 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,249 | 21.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,941 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,071 | 33.9 | 5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,475 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.5 | 5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,024 | 51.5 | 0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,235 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,237 | 49.0 | 17.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,826 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.3 | 5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,263 | 48.3 | 9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,494 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.7 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,097 | 44.4 | 9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,848 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 628 | 25.4 | 4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,797 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.2 | 7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 234 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,127 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0 | 5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 157 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,971 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.0 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 217 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 | 5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.8 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 31.0 | 4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,677 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.3 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,152 | 28.6 | 2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,596 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 55 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,006 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 42.8 | 18.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,843 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.8 | 1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,274 | 27.7 | 14.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,744 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 64.6 | 11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,785 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.1 | 4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 533 | 13.3 | 0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,341 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.4 | 8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,612 | 34.7 | 19.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.6 | |

## Changes between 2000 and 2002
### Prenton by-election 2003

By-election, 6 February 2003: Prenton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,130 | 40.6 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,596 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.0 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.0 | |