# Birkenhead and Tranmere (ward)

Birkenhead and Tranmere (previously Argyle-Clifton-Holt, 1973 to 1979, and Birkenhead, 1979 to 2004) is a Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council ward in the Birkenhead Parliamentary constituency.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1973 | Tomlinson (Labour) | Parnall (Labour) | Richard Kimberly (Labour) |
| 1975 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Parnall (Labour) | Richard Kimberly (Labour) |
| 1976 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | Richard Kimberly (Labour) |
| 1978 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | Richard Kimberly (Labour) |
| 1979 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | Richard Kimberly (Labour) |
| 1980 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | Richard Kimberly (Labour) |
| 1982 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | W. Craig (Labour) |
| 1983 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | W. Craig (Labour) |
| 1984 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | W. Craig (Labour) |
| 1986 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | W. Craig (Labour) |
| 1987 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | W. Craig (Labour) |
| 1988 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | W. Craig (Labour) |
| 1990 | Arthur Smith (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | M. Gaskell (Labour) |
| 1991 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Bill Lungley (Labour) | M. Gaskell (Labour) |
| 1992 | Phil Davies (Labour) | D. Gower (Labour) | M. Gaskell (Labour) |
| 1994 | Phil Davies (Labour) | D. Gower (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 1995 | Phil Davies (Labour) | D. Gower (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 1996 | Phil Davies (Labour) | D. Gower (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 1998 | Phil Davies (Labour) | D. Gower (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 1999 | Phil Davies (Labour) | D. Gower (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 2000 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 2002 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 2003 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 2004 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | David Christian (Labour) |
| 2006 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Brian Kenny (Labour) |
| 2007 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Brian Kenny (Labour) |
| 2008 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Brian Kenny (Labour) |
| 2010 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Brian Kenny (Labour) |
| 2011 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Brian Kenny (Labour) |
| 2012 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Brian Kenny (Labour) |
| 2014 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2015 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2016 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2018 | Phil Davies (Labour) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2019 | Steve Hayes (Green /Independent) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2020 | Steve Hayes (Green /Independent) | Jean Stapleton (Labour) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2021 | Steve Hayes (Green /Independent) | Emily Gleaves (Green) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2022 | Amanda Onwuemene (Green) | Emily Gleaves (Green) | Pat Cleary (Green) |
| 2023 | Amanda Onwuemene (Green) | Ewan Tomeny (Green) | Pat Cleary (Green) |

## Election results
### Elections of the 2020s
#### May 2023

Birkenhead and Tranmere (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,856 | 65.2 | |
| | Green | Amanda Onwuemene | 1,590 | 55.9 | |
| | Green | Ewan Tomeny | 1,567 | 55.1 | |
| | Labour | Helen Collinson | 1,034 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour | Julienne McGeough | 916 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour | Piara Miah | 792 | 27.8 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Baker | 82 | 2.9 | |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Catherine Evans | 75 | 2.6 | |
| | Conservative | Ada Lewis | 68 | 2.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith | 62 | 2.2 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Young | 60 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 26.4 | 1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,516 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 27.1 | 0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.2 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

#### May 2022

Birkenhead and Tranmere (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,798 | 59.8 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Amanda Onwuemene | 1,484 | – | – |
| | Labour | Paul Jobson | 1,045 | 34.8 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Murphy | 743 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Mike Clements | 86 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Campbell | 78 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Young | 70 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith | 26 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 25.0 | 5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,337 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | 27.2 | 0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | – | |

#### May 2021

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2021: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Emily Gleaves | 1,765 | 61.9 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Susan Mahoney | 897 | 31.5 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 153 | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith | 35 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 30.5 | 3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,400 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,886 | 27.8 | 5.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 36 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Elections of the 2010s
#### May 2019

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2019: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Steve Hayes | 2,198 | 65.9 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Bill McGenity | 1,058 | 31.7 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 78 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,140 | 34.2 | 32.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,109 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,360 | 33.2 | 3.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 16.2 | |

#### May 2018

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: 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 | |

#### May 2016

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2016: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,555 | 47.9 | 8.2 |
| | Green | Steve Hayes | 1,383 | 42.6 | 11.0 |
| | UKIP | Graeme Foster | 203 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 59 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Price | 35 | 1.1 | |
| | TUSC | Jack Yarlett | 11 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 5.3 | 19.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,703 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,264 | 33.6 | 23.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 | |

#### May 2015

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 2015: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 3,130 | 56.0 | 15.2 |
| | Green | Jayne Clough | 1,763 | 31.6 | 16.1 |
| | UKIP | Laurence Sharpe-Stevens | 447 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 183 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Price | 61 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,367 | 24.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,854 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.9 | 21.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.6 | |

#### May 2014

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 22 May 2014: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,658 | 47.6 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Kenny | 1,421 | 40.8 | 8.9 |
| | UKIP | Laurence Sharpe-Stevens | 334 | 9.6 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 69 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,882 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 | 4.2 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 7.8 | |

#### May 2012

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2012: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 259 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,527 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

#### May 2011

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2011: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,750 | 53.9 | 2.1 |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,133 | 34.9 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 148 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | David Martin | 120 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 95 | 3.0 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 19.0 | 9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,807 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2 | 14.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 | |

#### May 2010

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2010: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Kenny | 2,409 | 51.8 | 8.1 |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,095 | 23.6 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Heppinstall | 566 | 12.2 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 380 | 8.2 | 5.7 |
| | UKIP | David Martin | 198 | 4.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,314 | 28.2 | 16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,956 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.3 | 26.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Elections of the 2000s
#### May 2008

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2008: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,278 | 59.9 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 315 | 14.8 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 297 | 13.9 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Catherine Page | 244 | 11.4 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 963 | 45.1 | 2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.8 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

#### May 2007

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2007: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,399 | 62.4 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 333 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 255 | 11.4 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Catherine Page | 254 | 11.3 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 47.5 | 9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,374 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.7 | 0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

#### May 2006

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2006: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Kenny | 1,119 | 53.2 | 5.5 |
| | WIN | Andrew Dow | 318 | 15.1 | 1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 303 | 14.4 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | June Cowin | 193 | 9.2 | 1.3 |
| | Green | Catherine Page | 170 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 801 | 38.1 | 4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,137 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.9 | 6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

#### June 2004

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 June 2004: Birkenhead and Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,400 | 47.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,292 | – | – |
| | Labour | David Christian | 1,275 | – | – |
| | WIN | Andrew Dow | 408 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Lloyd | 401 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | WIN | Deirdre Baker | 382 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 376 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Teggin | 349 | – | – |
| | WIN | John Maher | 311 | – | – |
| | Green | Catherine Page | 249 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | John Edwards | 246 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tom Parker | 233 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Jackson | 217 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Johnson | 186 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 992 | 33.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,364 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### May 2003

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2003: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,157 | 70.3 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Lloyd | 188 | 11.4 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | David Noble | 118 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| | WIN | John Maher | 98 | 6.0 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance Against The War | Morag Reid | 45 | 2.7 | New |
| | Green | Christopher Childe | 40 | 2.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 969 | 58.9 | 8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,867 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 16.7 | 1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

#### May 2002

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2002: 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 | 8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,975 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.5 | 3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

#### May 2000

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2000: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,107 | 71.3 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Poole | 184 | 11.8 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 171 | 11.0 | 1.5 |
| | Green | Stuart Harvey | 91 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 59.5 | 5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,099 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 15.4 | 2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Elections of the 1990s
#### May 1999

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1999: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,298 | 74.1 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 166 | 9.5 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Bebell | 132 | 7.5 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Alec McFadden | 94 | 5.4 | New |
| | Green | Stuart Harvey | 62 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,132 | 64.6 | 6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,887 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.7 | 0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

#### May 1998

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1998: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Christian | 1,351 | 79.1 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 357 | 20.9 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 994 | 58.2 | 17.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,892 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.3 | 7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

#### May 1996

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1996: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Gower | 2,228 | 88.0 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 303 | 12.0 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,925 | 76.0 | 6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,211 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8 | 5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

#### May 1995

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1995: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 2,850 | 88.3 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 196 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | B. Brassey | 183 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,654 | 82.2 | 6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,508 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7 | 4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

#### May 1994

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1994: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Christian | 3,107 | 84.4 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 303 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | B. Brassey | 270 | 7.3 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,804 | 76.2 | 19.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,532 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | 9.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

#### May 1992

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1992: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Gower | 1,998 | 73.0 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Oliver | 447 | 16.3 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 213 | 7.8 | 3.2 |
| | Green | Catherine Page | 80 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,551 | 56.7 | 1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,754 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.5 | 8.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

#### May 1991

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1991: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Davies | 2,610 | 71.0 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Oliver | 490 | 13.3 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Niblock | 404 | 11.0 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Pamela Mitchell | 174 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,120 | 57.7 | 16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,912 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 | 9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

#### May 1990

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1990: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Gaskell | 3,821 | 81.8 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Oliver | 372 | 8.0 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Niblock | 306 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| | Green | T. Keen | 174 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,449 | 73.8 | 9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,766 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 | 7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Elections of the 1980s
#### May 1988

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1988: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Lungley | 3,035 | 76.5 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Smith | 501 | 12.6 | 1.0 |
| | SLD | Stuart Kelly | 333 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| | Green | A. Harrison | 98 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,534 | 63.9 | 13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,005 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | 3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

#### May 1987

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1987: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 3,085 | 69.5 | 0.5 |
| | Alliance | C. Townsend | 840 | 18.9 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | C. Harris | 514 | 11.6 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,245 | 50.6 | 2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,314 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

#### May 1986

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 8 May 1986: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Craig | 3,139 | 70.0 | 3.5 |
| | Alliance | R. Francis | 987 | 22.0 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | L. Jones | 357 | 8.0 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | 48.0 | 11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,300 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7 | 4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

#### May 1984

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1984: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Lungley | 3,027 | 73.5 | 6.9 |
| | Alliance | Stephen Niblock | 589 | 14.3 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 503 | 12.2 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,438 | 59.2 | 13.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,563 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | 1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

#### May 1983

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1983: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 2,878 | 66.6 | 7.2 |
| | Alliance | C. Lloyd | 903 | 20.9 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Clement | 543 | 12.6 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,975 | 45.7 | 13.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,663 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | 3.9 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 7.0 | |

#### May 1982

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1982: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Craig | 2,328 | 59.4 | 7.0 |
| | Alliance | C. Lloyd | 1,081 | 27.6 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | F. Dawson | 507 | 12.9 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,247 | 31.8 | 14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,780 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2 | 3.7 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 7.0 | |

#### May 1980

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 1980: Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Lungley | 2,343 | 66.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Curtis | 728 | 20.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | V. Garceau | 460 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,615 | 45.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,976 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections of the 1970s
#### May 1979

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1979: Argyle-Clifton-Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 2,867 | 59.2 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Adams | 1,092 | 22.5 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Smith | 887 | 18.3 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,775 | 36.7 | 6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,259 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.8 | 34.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

#### May 1978

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1978: Argyle-Clifton-Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Kimberly | 1,240 | 52.7 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal | Anna Blumenthal | 527 | 22.4 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | B. Jones | 506 | 21.5 | 7.7 |
| | National Front | Howard Hawksley | 78 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 30.3 | 22.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,259 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.4 | 1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.4 | |

#### May 1976

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1976: Argyle-Clifton-Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Lungley | 1,354 | 46.9 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal | Roy Perkins | 1,135 | 39.3 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | F. Morton | 397 | 13.8 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,498 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | 5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

#### May 1975

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 1975: Argyle-Clifton-Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 1,096 | 44.6 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal | D. Boxer | 954 | 38.8 | New |
| | Conservative | L. Peers | 410 | 16.7 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 5.8 | 39.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,590 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6 | 4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.9 | |

#### April 1973

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 May 1973: Argyle-Clifton-Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Kimberly | 1,580 | 72.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Parnall | 1,577 | – | – |
| | Labour | Tomlinson | 1,515 | – | – |
| | Conservative | L. Peers | 589 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Wilson | 546 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Gates | 530 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 45.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,985 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |