# 2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 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 | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 39 |
| | Conservative | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 5 |
| | Green | 1 |
| Source: BBC ||||

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2016.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | | 54.5 | 45.5 | 40,092 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 31.8 | 35.3 | 31,122 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 9.1 | 10.2 | 8,993 | 0.7 |
| | Green | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 4.5 | 8.6 | 7,545 | 1.8 |
| | TUSC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 239 | 0.2 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 107 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 92 | 1.1 |

### Results by constituency
#### Birkenhead constituency

Birkenhead consists of the wards of Bidston and St James, Birkenhead and Tranmere, Claughton, Oxton, Prenton and Rock Ferry.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2018 (Birkenhead) :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 66.7 | 54.7 | 11,169 | 1.0 |
| | Green | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 16.7 | 19.2 | 3,916 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 16.7 | 14.1 | 2,875 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2,307 | 1.0 |
| | TUSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 150 | 0.3 |

#### Wallasey constituency

Wallasey consists of the wards of Leasowe and Moreton East, Liscard, Moreton West and Saughall Massie, New Brighton, Seacombe and Wallasey.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2018 (Wallasey) :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 66.7 | 52.2 | 12,201 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 33.3 | 38.1 | 8,898 | 3.5 |
| | Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1,121 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 934 | 1.6 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 107 | 5.1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 92 | N/A |

#### Wirral South constituency

Wirral South consists of the wards of Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Eastham, and Heswall.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2018 (Wirral South) :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 40.0 | 40.4 | 8,803 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 40.0 | 39.5 | 8,602 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 20.0 | 15.7 | 3,418 | 2.1 |
| | Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.4 | 966 | |

#### Wirral West constituency

Wirral West consists of the wards of Greasby, Frankby and Irby, Hoylake and Meols, Pensby and Thingwall, Upton, and West Kirby and Thurstaston.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results, 2018 (Wirral West) :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 60.0 | 50.0 | 11,315 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 40.0 | 35.0 | 7,919 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.8 | 1,766 | 0.7 |
| | Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 6.8 | 1,542 | 0.6 |
| | TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 89 | |

### Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 38 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Lab | Con | LD | G | V |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 39 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Lab | Con | LD | G |

### Votes summary

Popular vote
Labour
45.5%
Conservative
36.3%
Liberal Democrats
10.2%
Green
8.6%
Others
0.5% :

### Seats summary

Wards won
Labour
54.5%
Conservative
31.8%
Liberal Democrats
9.1%
Green
4.5%
Others
0.0% :

### Proportionality

The disproportionality of the 2018 election was 7.49 using the Gallagher Index.
| Political Party | Vote Share | Seat Share | Difference | Difference² |
| Labour | 45.46 | 54.55 | 9.09 | 82.63 |
| Conservative | 35.29 | 31.82 | 3.47 | 12.04 |
| Liberal Democrat | 10.20 | 9.09 | 1.11 | 1.23 |
| Green | 8.56 | 4.55 | 4.01 | 16.08 |
| TUSC | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.07 |
| UKIP | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Independent | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
| | | | TOTAL | 112.07 |
| | | | TOTAL /2 | 56.04 |
| | | | ${\sqrt {\frac {\text{TOTAL}}{2}}}$ | 7.49 |

## Parties and candidates
### Contesting political parties

| Party | Party | Leader | Leader since | Leader's ward | Up for re-election? | Last election | Last election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Leader | Leader since | Leader's ward | Up for re-election? | % of votes | Wards | Defending | Prior Composition |
| | Labour | Phil Davies | 29 March 2012 | Birkenhead and Tranmere | N | 46.1% | 13 | 12 | 39 / 66 |
| | Conservative | Ian Lewis | 8 May 2017 | Wallasey | N | 30.8% | 7 | 7 | 21 / 66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Gilchrist | 16 May 2013 | Eastham | N | 10.9% | 2 | 2 | 5 / 66 |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 22 May 2014 | Birkenhead and Tranmere | Y | 6.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 / 66 |
There were in total 96 candidates (down 7 from 2016). As per 2016, both Labour and The Conservative Party contested all 23 seats up for election. The Green Party also stood 23 (up 2), the Liberal Democrats, 22 (up 3) and TUSC, 3 (down 4). UKIP stood 1 candidate (down 8) with 1 Independent also standing.

### Policies
#### Labour Party

Wirral Labour's local election campaign was launched on 10 April 2018 at The Engineering College in Monk's Ferry with the help of the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram.
Wirral Labour's key priorities were to protect services; work with the police and social services to clamp down on anti-social behaviour and to work with the Metro Mayor to access funds to improve roads and highways.
Wirral Labour received criticism by its own LCF (Local Campaign Forum) for only having one target seat, the Green held ward of Birkenhead and Tranmere. Their campaign in Birkenhead included "Super Saturdays", personal attacks against the Green candidate Pat Cleary and suspected Green voting Labour members put on a list and threatened with suspension. The Greens held the seat with an increased vote share. Other targets were later added.

#### Conservative Party

The Wirral Conservative's key priorities were to cut spending on consultants and senior directors; abolish country park and coastal area parking charges; scrap the Wirral View newspaper and use the money to reinstate school crossing patrols; scrap plans for food waste bins and instead do more to reduce packaging and plastic waste; ban lending to other councils and scrap plans to build on the Green belt.

#### Liberal Democrats

The Wirral Liberal Democrat's key priorities were to focus on getting basic services right; secure grants from the government that will recognise Wirral's needs; give local people a greater say, particularly over the Wirral Growth Company; "leave nobody out", particularly in the example of health and social services; make sure money from the sale of council assets is put back into the community; better maintain the road network with more 20 mph zones to improve safety and to scrap the Wirral View.

#### Green Party

The Wirral Green Party's key priorities were to clamp down on waste and invest more in "key public services"; scrap the Wirral View newspaper and invest savings made in improving the environment; freeze executive pay and introduce measures to address the "obscene pay gap" between the lowest and highest paid council staff; prioritise key brownfield sites for regeneration and housing to end the threat to Wirral's Green belt; transform democratic structures to secure "a more inclusive and transparent council in contrast to the rigid closed shop operated by the Labour Party" and to prioritise investment in active travel with pedestrians, cyclists and cleaner air.

#### Other parties

The sole UKIP candidate, Paula Walters, was urged to withdraw her nomination by The Labour Party due to a series of "hate-filled" tweets from an account under her name that compared migrants to terrorists.

## Retiring councillors

| Ward | Departing Councillor | Party |
| Bebington | Walter Smith | Labour (died on 9 November 2017) |
| Bidston and St James | Ann McLachlan | Labour |
| Clatterbridge | Tracey Pilgrim | Conservative |
| Hoylake and Meols | Eddie Boult | Conservative |
| Hoylake and Meols | John Hale | Conservative (retired on 12 March 2018) |
| Leasowe and Moreton East | Treena Johnson | Labour |
| Oxton | Alan Brighouse | Liberal Democrat |
| Pensby and Thingwall | Louise Reecejones | Labour |
| Prenton | Denise Realey | Labour |

## Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2016.

### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Cottier | 2,660 | 59.6 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | Des Drury | 1,355 | 30.3 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Britton | 235 | 5.3 | |
| | Green | Rachel Heydon | 215 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,305 | 29.3 | 6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,086 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,473 | 37.0 | 0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Bidston and St James

Bidston and St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Grey | 1,866 | 75.7 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Nick Hanna | 303 | 12.3 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Jamie Parkhouse | 119 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Parsons | 92 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| | TUSC | Warwick Roberts | 84 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,563 | 63.4 | 7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,294 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | 24.0 | 0.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Birkenhead and Tranmere

Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,881 | 49.7 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Jobson | 1,810 | 47.8 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 96 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,793 | 36.9 | 3.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Williams | 2,120 | 61.1 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Taylor | 768 | 22.1 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Downie | 386 | 11.1 | 6.9 |
| | Green | Susan Braddock | 198 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,352 | 39.0 | 16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,756 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,483 | 29.6 | 2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Jordan | 2,735 | 55.3 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | Giuseppe Roberto | 1,674 | 33.9 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 322 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| | Green | Jim McGinley | 211 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 21.4 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,528 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 43.0 | 3.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Wood | 2,079 | 58.9 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Downward | 795 | 22.5 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 426 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| | Green | Liz Heydon | 231 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,284 | 36.4 | 12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,549 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,541 | 30.7 | 0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Carubia | 2,083 | 48.2 | 18.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jo Bird | 1,561 | 36.1 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | Allan Guy | 564 | 13.0 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Percy Hogg | 115 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 12.1 | 31.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,150 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,330 | 38.8 | 2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.7 | |

### Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Greasby, Frankby and Irby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Clements | 3,046 | 58.8 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | Katherine Stuart | 1,238 | 23.9 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Corkhill | 717 | 13.8 | 3.8 |
| | Green | Cathy Page | 176 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,808 | 34.9 | 15.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,500 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,184 | 45.1 | 5.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Les Rowlands | 3,180 | 69.3 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Christine Trenery | 788 | 17.2 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thompson | 392 | 8.5 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Barbara Burton | 227 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,392 | 52.1 | 7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,950 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,595 | 42.0 | 2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Hoylake and Meols

Hoylake and Meols (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Cox | 2,441 | 53.9 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gardner | 2,378 | 52.6 | 1.5 |
| | Labour | Tony Murphy | 1,346 | 29.7 | 0.5 |
| | Labour | Matthew Daniel | 1,191 | 26.3 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Alix Cockcroft | 526 | 11.6 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 298 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Mark Wilde | 259 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Clark | 222 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,095 | 23.7 | 0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,586 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,537 | 42.9 | 3.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |

### Leasowe and Moreton East

Leasowe and Moreton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Jones | 2,067 | 58.6 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Caplin | 1,185 | 33.6 | 9.9 |
| | Green | Michael Dixon | 116 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| | Independent | Mike Holt | 92 | 2.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell | 65 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 882 | 25.0 | 20.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,782 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,534 | 32.8 | 0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janette Williamson | 2,241 | 63.6 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Kalil | 756 | 21.5 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Arrowsmith | 337 | 9.6 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Perle Sheldricks | 190 | 5.4 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,485 | 42.1 | 3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,091 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,542 | 31.9 | 0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Moreton West and Saughall Massie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bruce Berry | 2,711 | 61.6 | 4.8 |
| | Labour | Bill McGenity | 1,464 | 33.3 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Helen O'Donnell | 135 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Crowfoot | 92 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,247 | 28.3 | 5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,688 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,409 | 41.3 | 1.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Spriggs | 2,402 | 59.1 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | William Raybould | 1,048 | 25.8 | 8.3 |
| | Green | Cynthia Stonall | 326 | 8.0 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Keenan | 184 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| | UKIP | Paula Walters | 107 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,354 | 33.3 | 15.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,267 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,076 | 36.2 | 2.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 2,073 | 47.6 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | Jeff Davies | 1,700 | 39.0 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 376 | 8.6 | 2.4 |
| | Green | Moira Gommon | 205 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,135 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,359 | 39.1 | 1.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Pensby and Thingwall

Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Cannon | 1,878 | 43.9 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Collins | 1,855 | 43.4 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Johnson | 298 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 244 | 5.7 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.5 | 14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,473 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,282 | 40.9 | 3.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samantha Frost | 1,914 | 49.4 | 10.9 |
| | Green | Chris Cooke | 1,322 | 34.1 | 24.2 |
| | Conservative | Tom Bottom | 470 | 12.1 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Forshaw | 172 | 4.4 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 15.3 | 25.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,995 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,891 | 35.4 | 3.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.9 | |

### Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 1,800 | 74.9 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Sue Hemmings | 267 | 11.1 | 2.6 |
| | Green | Sheena Hatton | 158 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith | 112 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| | TUSC | Mark Hazlehurst | 66 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,533 | 63.8 | 10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,113 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | 23.8 | 1.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Jones | 2,003 | 77.1 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | John Laing | 337 | 13.0 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Peter Lageard | 174 | 6.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 85 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,666 | 64.1 | 6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,366 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,605 | 25.1 | 1.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stuart Whittingham | 2,289 | 58.2 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Alison Wright | 1,125 | 28.6 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Lily Clough | 265 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 166 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| | TUSC | John Murray | 89 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,164 | 29.6 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,471 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,945 | 31.6 | 1.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,861 | 54.6 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Martin | 2,024 | 38.7 | 3.6 |
| | Green | James Brady | 180 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 171 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 15.9 | 0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,823 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,243 | 44.3 | 5.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### West Kirby and Thurstaston

West Kirby and Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeff Green | 2,848 | 61.5 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | James Laing | 1,168 | 25.2 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Yvonne McGinley | 331 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 287 | 6.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,680 | 36.3 | 7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,328 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,642 | 44.9 | 4.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

## Changes between 2018 and 2019
### Bromborough by-election 2018

Cllr Warren Ward, elected in 2016, announced his resignation on 9 July 2018. A casual vacancy was announced the next day.
By-election, 23 August 2018: Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jo Bird | 1,253 | 47.1 | 14.0 |
| | Conservative | Des Drury | 749 | 28.1 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Downie | 454 | 17.1 | 6.0 |
| | Independent | Steve Niblock | 147 | 5.5 | New |
| | Green | Susan Braddock | 59 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,760 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,664 | 22.7 | 6.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Campaign

On 20 July, Conservative candidate Des Drury sent a printed letter to nearly 1,200 residents about a planning application being approved for the ex-Bromborough Secondary School site that borders the south of the ward. The letter mentions a "More than 1,000" signature strong petition opposing the application. The lead petitioner, who spoke in front of the planning committee when the application was considered on 19 July, was future Labour candidate Jo Bird. This was despite the fact that all 7 Labour councillors on the committee (a majority on the committee as a whole) voted to approve the application.

### Upton by-election 2018

Cllr Matthew Patrick, first elected in 2013, announced his resignation on 21 September 2018. He formally resigned on 7 October 2018 with a casual vacancy announced the following day.
By-election, 22 November 2018: Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Robinson | 1,490 | 61.3 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Emma Sellman | 705 | 29.0 | 0.4 |
| | Green | Lily Clough | 151 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 83 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | 32.3 | 2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,040 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,434 | 20.2 | 11.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Other changes

| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| 28 August 2018 | Pensby and Thingwall | Mike Suillvan | Labour | Independent | Resigned. |
| 25 October 2018 | Rock Ferry | Moira McLaughlin | Labour | Independent | Resigned. |
| January 2019 | Rock Ferry | Chris Meaden | Labour | Independent | Resigned. |
| 4 March 2019 | Bromborough | Jo Bird | Labour Co-op | Independent | Suspended. |
| 14 March 2019 | Bromborough | Jo Bird | Independent | Labour Co-op | Reinstated. |
| 18 March 2019 | Rock Ferry | Bill Davies | Labour | Independent | Resigned. |
| April 2019 | Oxton | Paul Doughty | Labour | Independent | Suspended. |
On 22 February 2019, Moira McLaughlin was announced as leader of an Independent group composed of the three Labour defections.