# 1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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 | 30 | |
| Conservative | 28 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 2 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1992.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 24 | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 59.1 | 46.6 | 50,381 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27.3 | 30.8 | 33,283 | 19.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.6 | 22.5 | 24,288 | 5.5 |
| | Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 135 | 2.4 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathryn Shaughnessy | 2,344 | 43.3 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Green | 2,242 | 41.4 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Turner | 830 | 15.3 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,839 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0 | 7.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.9 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Nock | 2,302 | 83.8 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Doyle | 257 | 9.4 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Vickers | 189 | 6.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,045 | 74.4 | 15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,560 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 | 9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Birkenhead

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 | 19.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,532 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | 9.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Witter | 2,823 | 61.6 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | K. Roberts | 984 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Smith | 775 | 16.9 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | 40.1 | 38.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,227 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 | 6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.4 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Myrra Lea | 2,794 | 43.5 | 26.5 |
| | Labour | Audrey Moore | 2,024 | 31.5 | 15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Walsh | 1,612 | 25.1 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 12.0 | 41.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,165 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 21.0 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Foulkes | 2,653 | 53.3 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson | 1,616 | 32.4 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Greening-Jackson | 711 | 14.3 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,037 | 20.8 | 19.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,732 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 | 0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Harney | 3,019 | 54.3 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Ann McLachlan | 1,761 | 31.7 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Drury | 780 | 14.0 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,258 | 22.6 | 14.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,576 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.1 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barney Gilfoyle | 3,084 | 71.7 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 698 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Molyneux | 520 | 12.1 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,386 | 55.5 | 39.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,852 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 | 8.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.7 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hodson | 3,268 | 58.0 | 19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Norton | 1,427 | 25.3 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | L. Flanagan | 941 | 16.7 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,841 | 32.7 | 33.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,326 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.6 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Stedmon | 3,049 | 57.6 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Richards | 1,183 | 22.3 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Adrian Jones | 1,062 | 20.1 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,866 | 35.2 | 33.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,619 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.6 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul O'Connor | 2,455 | 71.7 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | M. Davies | 2,239 | – | – |
| | Labour | M. Keenan | 2,192 | – | – |
| | Conservative | G. Beattie | 587 | 17.1 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Caton | 575 | – | – |
| | Conservative | B. Howden | 535 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Thomas | 382 | 11.2 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Gallagher | 337 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Price | 295 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,868 | 54.6 | 35.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,598 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | 6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | – | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | – | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Paterson | 3,020 | 61.0 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Buzzard | 1,334 | 26.9 | 20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Todd | 596 | 12.0 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,686 | 34.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,297 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 20.2 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Groves | 2,763 | 57.5 | 23.4 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 1,621 | 33.7 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 423 | 8.8 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,142 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,596 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.1 | 5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 23.3 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Hackett | 2,606 | 51.2 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | N. Joynson | 1,639 | 32.2 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 841 | 16.5 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,502 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 | 2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.8 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Lindsay | 3,087 | 58.6 | 17.0 |
| | Labour | Keith Williams | 1,345 | 25.6 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Vera Ruck | 832 | 15.8 | 24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,742 | 33.1 | 32.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,836 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.0 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Thornton | 3,239 | 50.3 | 9.8 |
| | Labour | John Cocker | 1,643 | 25.5 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | D. Morton | 1,554 | 24.1 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,596 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,707 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.0 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 12.8 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Jones | 2,683 | 51.2 | 23.6 |
| | Labour | R. Pennington | 1,337 | 25.5 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 1,219 | 23.3 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,346 | 25.7 | 36.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,658 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 18.3 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Jackson | 3,443 | 79.1 | 13.4 |
| | Conservative | B. Bartlett | 503 | 11.6 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Wright | 407 | 9.3 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,940 | 67.5 | 28.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,232 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 | 5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Hughes | 3,049 | 60.2 | 14.8 |
| | Labour | Denis Knowles | 2,012 | 39.8 | 26.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,037 | 20.5 | 41.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,580 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 20.7 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Davies | 2,790 | 81.8 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaylock | 273 | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | C. Bowditch | 243 | 7.1 | 13.8 |
| | Green | Nigel Birchenough | 135 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,517 | 73.1 | 28.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,868 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | 11.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.4 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Lloyd | 3,136 | 53.9 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Smith | 1,782 | 30.6 | 25.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Davies | 902 | 15.5 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,354 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,908 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.8 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Howden | 2,471 | 44.3 | 25.8 |
| | Labour | A. Sheppard | 1,730 | 31.0 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 1,377 | 24.7 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 13.3 | 40.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,998 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 20.0 | |