# 1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 | 34 | 1 |
| Conservative | 24 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 1 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1990.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45.5 | 43.6 | 54,489 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40.9 | 31.5 | 39,347 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.6 | 19.3 | 24,049 | 5.0 |
| | Green | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4,949 | 1.1 |
| | Independent Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2,081 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 3,360 | 56.1 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | Audrey Moore | 1,701 | 28.4 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 698 | 11.7 | 2.4 |
| | Green | T. Keen | 230 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,659 | 27.7 | 21.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,144 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Smith | 2,374 | 75.2 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Vickers | 366 | 11.6 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Molyneux | 287 | 9.1 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Robert Mitchell | 129 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,008 | 63.6 | 14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,842 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | 7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |

### Birkenhead

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 | 57.6 | 16.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,912 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 | 9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Rose | 2,291 | 43.4 | 11.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Flynn | 1,822 | 34.5 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Smith | 927 | 17.6 | 1.6 |
| | Green | D. Hughes | 240 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 8.9 | 21.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,481 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | 4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Moore | 4,341 | 60.7 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | T. Collins | 1,286 | 18.0 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Cody | 1,285 | 18.0 | 5.4 |
| | Green | Nigel Birchenough | 243 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,055 | 42.7 | 17.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,231 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Kelly | 2,390 | 42.8 | 17.7 |
| | Labour | S. Van Vliet | 1,736 | 31.1 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Smith | 1,306 | 23.4 | 1.5 |
| | Green | A. Cuthbertson | 153 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 11.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,914 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.2 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.2 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Mitchell | 2,847 | 43.5 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | K. Dawson | 1,977 | 30.2 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Drury | 1,580 | 24.2 | 1.1 |
| | Green | Perle Sheldricks | 136 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 870 | 13.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,994 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.5 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.2 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 2,452 | 51.7 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Flynn | 1,066 | 22.5 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson | 1,044 | 22.0 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Tina Fox | 183 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,386 | 29.2 | 14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,370 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 | 5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Johnson | 4,883 | 72.0 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Jones | 975 | 14.4 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | H. Walsh | 693 | 10.2 | 5.0 |
| | Green | J. Bruce | 230 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,908 | 57.6 | 7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,374 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.7 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hale | 4,714 | 72.9 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Stedmon | 4,568 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Welshman | 772 | 11.9 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Dennis | 761 | – | – |
| | Labour | S. Wynne | 654 | 10.1 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | J. Rohan | 609 | – | – |
| | Green | L. Bufton | 325 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Cecil Bowler | 317 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,942 | 61.0 | 22.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,644 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.2 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Cashman | 1,779 | 39.6 | 31.7 |
| | Independent Labour | Ken Fox | 1,326 | 29.5 | New |
| | Conservative | H. Tooke | 944 | 21.0 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Gallagher | 327 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 116 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 10.1 | 43.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,819 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | 3.0 |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | 21.8 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Williams | 2,753 | 45.2 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Ebbs | 2,412 | 39.6 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 660 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
| | Green | W. Lorimer | 271 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 5.6 | 19.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,644 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.3 | 3.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Dishman | 2,701 | 48.8 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Nolan | 1,501 | 27.1 | 28.3 |
| | Independent Labour | H. Euers | 755 | 13.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 434 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
| | Green | R. Georgeson | 140 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,200 | 21.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,381 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.0 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 20.7 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Adams | 2,849 | 49.7 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Aileen Keyes | 1,869 | 32.6 | 13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 679 | 11.8 | 4.2 |
| | Green | Sally Davis | 341 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 980 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,688 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.1 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Willams | 2,792 | 47.4 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 1,883 | 32.0 | 5.1 |
| | Labour | J. Mitchell | 973 | 16.5 | 13.4 |
| | Green | K. Cuthbertson | 242 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 15.4 | 5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,781 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,709 | 39.2 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Thornton | 2,620 | 37.9 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | W. Lowe | 1,431 | 20.7 | 16.8 |
| | Green | David Pye | 148 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,253 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.4 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Kevan | 4,394 | 66.7 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Crosbie | 913 | 13.9 | 4.6 |
| | Labour | P. Jones | 849 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| | Green | Garnette Bowler | 432 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,481 | 52.8 | 19.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,829 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.3 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Scully | 3,229 | 62.4 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | L. May | 1,159 | 22.4 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Kelly | 545 | 10.5 | 5.3 |
| | Green | L. Georgeson | 238 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,070 | 40.0 | 24.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,792 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 | 9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.5 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 4,220 | 66.5 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | W. Gamet | 960 | 15.1 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 837 | 13.2 | 3.9 |
| | Green | David Burton | 326 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,260 | 51.4 | 22.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,704 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.9 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Meaden | 2,360 | 64.5 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hughes | 678 | 18.5 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 461 | 12.6 | 7.2 |
| | Green | Angela Upton | 162 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,682 | 46.0 | 25.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,066 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | 7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.8 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Corcoran | 2,598 | 40.8 | 15.7 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Caton | 2,532 | 39.7 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Copestake | 993 | 15.6 | 4.6 |
| | Green | S. Boyle | 252 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 1.1 | 27.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,963 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 | 3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.6 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Whatling | 4,080 | 60.5 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | D. Pitchard | 1,271 | 18.8 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,159 | 17.2 | 2.8 |
| | Green | Barbara Burton | 238 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,809 | 41.7 | 20.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,271 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.0 | 2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.1 | |