# Pensby and Thingwall (ward)

Pensby and Thingwall is a Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Ward in the Wirral West Parliamentary constituency.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2004 | Oliver Adam (Liberal Democrats /Conservative) | Jacquie McKelvie (Conservative) | Ian Mackenzie (Conservative) |
| 2006 | Mike Redfern (Liberal Democrats) | Jacquie McKelvie (Conservative) | Ian Mackenzie (Conservative) |
| 2007 | Mike Redfern (Liberal Democrats) | Sarah Quinn (Liberal Democrats) | Ian Mackenzie (Conservative) |
| 2008 | Mike Redfern (Liberal Democrats) | Sarah Quinn (Liberal Democrats) | Bob Wilkins (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2010 | Mark Johnston (Liberal Democrats /Independent) | Don McCubbin (Conservative) | Bob Wilkins (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2011 | Mark Johnston (Liberal Democrats /Independent) | Don McCubbin (Conservative) | Bob Wilkins (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Mark Johnston (Liberal Democrats /Independent) | Don McCubbin (Conservative) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2013 by-election | Mark Johnston (Liberal Democrats /Independent) | Phil Brightmore (Labour) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2014 | Louise Reecejones (Labour) | Phil Brightmore (Labour) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2015 | Louise Reecejones (Labour) | Phil Brightmore (Labour) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2016 | Louise Reecejones (Labour) | Phil Brightmore (Labour) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2018 | Kate Cannon (Labour) | Phil Brightmore (Labour) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2019 | Kate Cannon (Labour) | Mike Collins (Conservative) | Mike Sullivan (Labour /Independent) |
| 2021 | Kate Cannon (Labour) | Mike Collins (Conservative) | Ivan Camphor (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Leah Fraser (Conservative) | Mike Collins (Conservative) | Ivan Camphor (Conservative) |

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

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2021: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ivan Camphor | 2,234 | 48.4 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | Tim Watson | 1,676 | 36.3 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 453 | 9.8 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Waterfield | 257 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 12.1 | 2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,492 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,665 | 44.5 | 3.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 1.0 | |

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

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2019: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Collins | 2,201 | 44.8 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | Phil Brightmore | 1,705 | 34.7 | 9.2 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 700 | 14.2 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 307 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,390 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | 47.6 | 6.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 37 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.3 | |

#### May 2018

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

#### May 2016

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2016: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Sullivan | 2,243 | 48.5 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gardner | 1,541 | 33.3 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | Jan Davison | 417 | 9.0 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 296 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 125 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 15.2 | 13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,388 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,651 | 44.8 | 30.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

#### May 2015

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 2015: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Brightmore | 3,085 | 39.1 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian MacKenzie | 2,918 | 36.9 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Hilary Jones | 796 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 602 | 7.6 | 1.9 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 378 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| | Independent | Maureen Wilkinson | 69 | 0.9 | New |
| | TUSC | Phil Simpson | 50 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,589 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.2 | 36.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

#### May 2014

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 22 May 2014: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Reecejones | 1,334 | 32.6 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | Denis Knowles | 1,172 | 28.7 | 0.3 |
| | UKIP | Jan Davison | 916 | 22.4 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 390 | 9.5 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 274 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,520 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 | 2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 0.2 | |

#### February 2013

By-election, 28 February 2013: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 543 | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,487 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | 6.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.2 | |

#### May 2012

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2012: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Sullivan | 1,406 | 32.8 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Tom Anderson | 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 | Majority | Majority | 189 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,462 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 | 7.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.6 | |

#### May 2011

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2011: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don McCubbin | 1,881 | 36.9 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Sullivan | 1,636 | 32.1 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien Cummins | 1,209 | 23.7 | 12.1 |
| | UKIP | Oliver Sayle-Adam | 196 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 180 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.8 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

#### May 2010

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2010: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Johnston | 2,854 | 35.8 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Don McCubbin | 2,479 | 31.1 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 2,297 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Adam Sykes | 2,103 | – | – |
| | Labour | Michael Sullivan | 1,673 | 21.0 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Hodrien | 1,517 | – | – |
| | UKIP | Janet Davison | 518 | 6.5 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 448 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,666 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.5 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | – | |

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

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2008: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wilkins | 2,071 | 43.7 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | John Meyer | 1,813 | 38.2 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | John Cunningham | 564 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | Mike Pepler | 160 | 3.4 | New |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 135 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,656 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.8 | |

#### May 2007

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2007: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Quinn | 2,110 | 44.0 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative | Jacquie McKelvie | 1,777 | 37.0 | 0.5 |
| | Labour | John Cunningham | 742 | 15.5 | 1.0 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 170 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 7.0 | 4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,743 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1 | |

#### May 2006

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2006: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 1,843 | 40.4 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Adam | 1,710 | 37.5 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | John Cunningham | 754 | 16.5 | 6.0 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 256 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,745 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.7 | |

#### June 2004

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 June 2004: Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Mackenzie | 2,037 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline McKelvie | 2,033 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Adam | 1,894 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ian McKellar | 1,810 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Welshman | 1,427 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jackson | 1,329 | – | – |
| | Labour | John Cunningham | 1,311 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Francis McIver | 1,265 | – | – |
| | Labour | David Kean | 1,022 | – | – |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 586 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,813 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |