# 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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 | 36 | 6 |
| Conservative | 22 | 6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1994.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 68.2 | 53.5 | 51,052 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18.2 | 25.8 | 24,550 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 13.6 | 20.1 | 19,179 | 2.4 |
| | Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 558 | 0.5 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Smith | 2,685 | 52.6 | 9.3 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 2,045 | 40.1 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 375 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 12.5 | 10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,735 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.6 | 2.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Smith | 2,401 | 90.6 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Tomlinson | 128 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | P. Weare | 121 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,273 | 85.8 | 11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,446 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 | 0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Birkenhead

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 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Mullins | 2,950 | 73.2 | 11.6 |
| | Conservative | K. Roberts | 653 | 16.2 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Bolton | 427 | 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,297 | 57.0 | 16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 | 4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Moore | 2,486 | 42.8 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Moore | 2,201 | 37.9 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Walsh | 1,119 | 19.3 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,974 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 | 3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Day | 2,205 | 49.8 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Kelly | 1,644 | 37.1 | 4.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Greening-Jackson | 509 | 11.5 | 2.8 |
| | Green | K. Cuthbertson | 73 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 12.7 | 8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,607 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.8 | 4.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Mitchell | 2,782 | 58.8 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | A. Sheppard | 1,407 | 29.8 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Jones | 539 | 11.4 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,375 | 29.1 | 6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,345 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 2,884 | 76.8 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Vickers | 461 | 12.3 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Roberts | 327 | 8.7 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Joyce Hogg | 82 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,423 | 64.5 | 9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,832 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.7 | 4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Johnson | 2,874 | 56.0 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | L. Flanagan | 1,244 | 24.3 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Norton | 1,011 | 19.7 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,630 | 31.8 | 0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,295 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hale | 2,544 | 53.4 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Pauline Cocker | 1,490 | 31.3 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Richards | 731 | 15.3 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,054 | 22.1 | 13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,544 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ernest Prout | 2,641 | 81.9 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Tooke | 326 | 10.1 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 259 | 8.0 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,315 | 71.8 | 17.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,581 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Cocker | 2,985 | 71.9 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Todd | 1,169 | 28.1 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,816 | 43.7 | 9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,324 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | 7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Green | 2,534 | 58.4 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative | Ann Dishman | 1,506 | 34.7 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 300 | 6.9 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,028 | 23.7 | 0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,662 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | 5.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.1 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Keenan | 2,608 | 62.4 | 11.2 |
| | Conservative | Vera Ruck | 1,042 | 24.9 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 531 | 12.7 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,566 | 35.7 | 18.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,563 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | 8.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Williams | 2,473 | 53.3 | 5.3 |
| | Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,428 | 30.8 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 655 | 14.1 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Garnette Bowler | 80 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 22.5 | 10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,613 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Cunniffe | 2,360 | 46.2 | 4.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Williams | 1,828 | 35.8 | 10.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Adams | 919 | 18.0 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,752 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Kevan | 2,161 | 45.4 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | R. Pennington | 1,534 | 32.3 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 952 | 20.0 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Cecil Bowler | 108 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,638 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Jones | 3,200 | 83.5 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 315 | 8.2 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Wright | 219 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| | Green | M. Godwin | 99 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,885 | 75.3 | 7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,321 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.9 | 4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,084 | 46.2 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | A. Bell | 1,789 | 39.6 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 641 | 14.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 6.5 | 14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,510 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Meaden | 2,478 | 83.7 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | H. Jackson-Payne | 185 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 181 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| | Green | Nigel Birchenough | 116 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,293 | 77.5 | 4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,762 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.3 | 4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Corcoran | 3,109 | 64.6 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Smith | 1,157 | 24.1 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Davies | 543 | 11.3 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,952 | 40.6 | 17.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,810 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.5 | 7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Melanie Iredale | 2,316 | 44.6 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,070 | 39.8 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 811 | 15.6 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,943 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5 | 3.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 | |