# 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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 | 5 |
| Conservative | 20 | 3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 2 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1999.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 27,238 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | 22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 30.7 | 20,542 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 17,271 | 1.9 |
| | Green | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1,846 | 0.1 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Hall | 1,712 | 45.7 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Williams | 1,550 | 41.4 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Dyer | 374 | 10.0 | 0.4 |
| | Green | Ann Jones | 108 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,923 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Crabtree | 788 | 73.3 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Sanne | 142 | 13.2 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Tomlinson | 113 | 10.5 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Pamela Holstein | 32 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 60.1 | 13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,790 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 13.8 | 2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Birkenhead

Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,107 | 71.3 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Poole | 184 | 11.8 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 171 | 11.0 | 1.5 |
| | Green | Stuart Harvey | 91 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 59.4 | 5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,099 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 15.4 | 2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Moon | 1,390 | 46.0 | 25.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Buckingham | 1,080 | 35.7 | 19.1 |
| | Conservative | Ian Mackenzie | 475 | 15.7 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Patricia Farmer | 78 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,852 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.9 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 22.1 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Moore | 2,126 | 41.8 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 1,880 | 37.0 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Audrey Moore | 974 | 19.2 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Michael Harper | 106 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,044 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Davies | 1,324 | 53.9 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 627 | 25.5 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blaycock | 406 | 16.5 | 3.8 |
| | Green | Elisabeth Heydon | 99 | 4.0 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 28.4 | 5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,050 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.3 | 1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,469 | 67.9 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Green | 582 | 16.0 | 4.1 |
| | Labour | Colin Kirwan | 542 | 14.9 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Brian Gibbs | 41 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,887 | 51.9 | 10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,264 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Dow | 1,063 | 55.0 | 10.1 |
| | Conservative | Cyrus Ferguson | 455 | 23.6 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Lloyd | 283 | 14.6 | 4.0 |
| | Green | Catherine Page | 131 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 608 | 31.5 | 16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,643 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.2 | 3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Rowlands | 2,985 | 71.8 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Albert McCabe | 576 | 13.9 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Norton | 467 | 11.2 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Garnette Bowler | 128 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,409 | 58.0 | 7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,478 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 2,680 | 68.4 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Alan Milne | 570 | 14.5 | 4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Richards | 470 | 12.0 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 199 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,110 | 53.8 | 5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,605 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Abbey | 936 | 56.6 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mountney | 436 | 26.4 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Hayden | 281 | 17.0 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 30.2 | 25.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,390 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.6 | 2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.8 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Robinson | 1,185 | 45.8 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,005 | 38.8 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ellett | 297 | 11.5 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Matthew Adams | 101 | 3.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,135 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.3 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.7 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Blakeley | 1,613 | 55.9 | 11.1 |
| | Labour | Ann McLachlan | 1,023 | 35.4 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susanne Uriel | 251 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,947 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.1 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pritchard | 1,503 | 51.4 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | John Salter | 1,049 | 35.9 | 8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 264 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
| | Green | George Bowler | 108 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,579 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.3 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Anderson | 1,683 | 56.8 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Moore | 620 | 20.9 | 9.0 |
| | Labour | John Mitchell | 540 | 18.2 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Pamela Mitchell | 122 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,063 | 35.9 | 11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,544 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.7 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bridson | 1,924 | 55.5 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian McKellar | 843 | 24.3 | 4.6 |
| | Labour | June Williams | 633 | 18.3 | 5.8 |
| | Green | John Wilson | 68 | 2.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 31.2 | 1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,659 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.8 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 2,507 | 48.1 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Derek Robinson | 2,203 | 42.3 | 1.6 |
| | Labour | William Ward | 420 | 8.1 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Barbara Burton | 77 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,914 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Seacombe

Incumbent councillor for Bromborough and leader of the council Dave Jackson died in April 2000, days before he was due to stand, causing the election to be delayed.
Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denis Knowles | 1,454 | 55.4 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Robinson | 814 | 31.0 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 331 | 12.6 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Perle Sheldricks | 26 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 24.4 | 13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,728 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.7 | 5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Elderton | 2,508 | 64.0 | 5.3 |
| | Labour | David Kean | 856 | 21.9 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Wall | 408 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Percy Hogg | 145 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,652 | 42.2 | 11.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,605 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Moira McLaughlin | 893 | 68.5 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan Bebell | 204 | 15.6 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 127 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| | Green | Angela Upton | 80 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 52.8 | 12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,036 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 14.5 | 2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Brown | 1,461 | 49.9 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Darby | 1,050 | 35.9 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Beazer | 309 | 10.6 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Joyce Hogg | 106 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 14.0 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,336 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.7 | 1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kate Wood | 2,774 | 72.0 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Margaret Allen | 698 | 18.1 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Uriel | 383 | 9.9 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,076 | 53.9 | 12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,011 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

## Changes between 2000 and 2002

| Date | Ward | Name | Previous affiliation | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| December 2001 | Egerton | Colin Dow | | Labour | | Independent | Whip removed. |
| February 2002 | Bebington | Kath Shaughnessy | | Labour | | Independent | Resigned. |