# 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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 | 33 | 4 |
| Conservative | 23 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 3 |
| Independent Labour | 3 | |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1988.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 63.6 | 45.9 | 60,891 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31.8 | 34.7 | 45,993 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 14.3 | 18,918 | 0.8 |
| | Green | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6,737 | 2.8 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Green | 2,900 | 46.0 | 8.2 |
| | Labour | Audrey Moore | 2,504 | 39.7 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 589 | 9.3 | 3.0 |
| | Green | Garnette Bowler | 317 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 6.3 | 13.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,015 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.3 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Nock | 3,189 | 84.3 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Robinson | 249 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Doyle | 196 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| | Green | Robert Mitchell | 149 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,940 | 77.7 | 1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,764 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 | 7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Birkenhead

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 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Witter | 3,171 | 55.1 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Faulkner | 1,411 | 24.5 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Smith | 921 | 16.0 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Perle Sheldricks | 256 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,760 | 30.6 | 5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,311 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9 | 7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Myrra Lea | 3,977 | 53.9 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | S. Christie | 2,107 | 28.6 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Cody | 926 | 12.6 | 1.0 |
| | Green | Nigel Birchenough | 362 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,870 | 25.4 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.3 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Foulkes | 2,797 | 45.8 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Kelly | 1,530 | 25.1 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Smith | 1,518 | 24.9 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Barbara Burton | 262 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,267 | 20.7 | 15.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,708 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.0 | 7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.5 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vera Ruck | 2,704 | 40.4 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,104 | 34.1 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Green | 1,547 | 23.1 | 6.9 |
| | Green | R. Georgeson | 340 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,782 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.8 | 10.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Williams | 3,257 | 61.3 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Flynn | 923 | 17.4 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson | 891 | 16.8 | 8.2 |
| | Green | C. Pye | 243 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,334 | 43.9 | 0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,359 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 | 6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Heswall

Heswall (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Mackenzie | 4,689 | 65.3 | 10.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Price | 4,496 | – | – |
| | Labour | H. Walsh | 1,094 | 15.2 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | N. Apperley | 1,092 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Jones | 814 | 11.3 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Norton | 767 | – | – |
| | Green | J. Bruce | 587 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,595 | 50.0 | 14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.6 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Amyes | 3,771 | 60.4 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | D. Blake | 1,374 | 22.0 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Dennis | 561 | 9.0 | 2.5 |
| | Green | C. Fisher | 533 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,397 | 38.4 | 16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,464 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.1 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Curtis | 3,391 | 71.3 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Tooke | 836 | 17.6 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Glover | 309 | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| | Green | S. Hughes | 220 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,555 | 53.7 | 11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,773 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.7 | 7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Paterson | 3,655 | 57.4 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Beard | 2,039 | 32.0 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 365 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| | Green | Pamela Mitchell | 304 | 4.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,616 | 25.4 | 11.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,511 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.3 | 1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Groves | 3,049 | 55.4 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Pluck | 1,968 | 35.7 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Robertson | 279 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 212 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 19.6 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,372 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.8 | 4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Harris | 2,966 | 46.5 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Vic Borg | 2,529 | 39.7 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 487 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| | Green | Sally Davis | 394 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,450 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.7 | 9.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Lindsay | 2,420 | 39.6 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | Harry Smith | 1,827 | 29.9 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 1,644 | 26.9 | 9.8 |
| | Green | George Bowler | 213 | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,656 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.4 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Cocker | 2,685 | 37.5 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Cunniffe | 2,364 | 33.0 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Weatherhead | 1,901 | 26.5 | 7.7 |
| | Green | David Pye | 213 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,198 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.7 | 9.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Lloyd | 3,696 | 59.0 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | M. Watson | 1,599 | 25.5 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Brame | 580 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
| | Green | K. Cuthbertson | 392 | 6.3 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,097 | 33.5 | 14.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Jackson | 4,796 | 78.0 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | L. May | 803 | 13.1 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Kelly | 322 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| | Green | D. Hughes | 230 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,993 | 64.9 | 6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,447 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7 | 11.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Fletcher | 3,537 | 55.2 | 10.4 |
| | Labour | W. Gamet | 1,710 | 26.7 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 597 | 9.3 | 0.6 |
| | Green | David Burton | 567 | 8.8 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,827 | 28.5 | 18.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,564 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Davies | 3,526 | 81.0 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | G. Francomb | 412 | 9.5 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Townsend | 233 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| | Green | Angela Upton | 182 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,114 | 71.5 | 5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,907 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 | 9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Lloyd | 3,786 | 56.5 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Caton | 1,895 | 28.3 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 736 | 11.0 | 0.8 |
| | Green | L. Georgeson | 281 | 4.2 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,891 | 28.2 | 3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,798 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.3 | 8.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Howden | 3,376 | 48.6 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | B. Williams | 1,883 | 27.1 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Gallagher | 1,388 | 20.0 | 3.5 |
| | Green | A. Cuthbertson | 306 | 4.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 21.5 | 13.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,054 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.7 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

## Changes between 1990 and 1991

| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| ? | Egerton | Alec Dunn | | Independent Labour | | Liberal Democrats | Defected. |