# 1987 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1987 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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 | ± |
| Conservative | 29 | 1 |
| Labour | 27 | 1 |
| Alliance | 10 | |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1986.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40.9 | 42.1 | 53,954 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.9 | 33.0 | 42,215 | 4.3 |
| | Alliance | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 18.2 | 22.3 | 28,555 | 2.4 |
| | Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,792 | 0.7 |
| | Green | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1,597 | 0.1 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 3,565 | 55.8 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | M. Vobe | 1,667 | 26.1 | 5.2 |
| | Alliance | Kevin Turner | 1,049 | 16.4 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Cecil Bowler | 111 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,898 | 29.7 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,541 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Davies | 3,265 | 81.9 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | W. Houldin | 375 | 9.4 | 0.7 |
| | Alliance | S. Wood | 347 | 8.7 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,890 | 72.5 | 2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,883 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | 2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Birkenhead

Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 3,085 | 69.5 | 0.5 |
| | Alliance | C. Townsend | 840 | 18.9 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | C. Harris | 514 | 11.6 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,245 | 50.6 | 2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,314 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Rose | 2,739 | 47.9 | 4.5 |
| | Conservative | C. Molyneux | 2,170 | 37.9 | 8.3 |
| | Alliance | G. Daley | 813 | 14.2 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 9.9 | 12.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,712 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 | 3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Cureton | 4,705 | 64.0 | 9.9 |
| | Alliance | Stephen Niblock | 1,413 | 19.2 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | M. Harper | 1,239 | 16.8 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,292 | 44.7 | 16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,218 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.7 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | E. Curtis | 2,142 | 37.7 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | C. Bowditch | 1,810 | 31.8 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | P. Spruce | 1,623 | 28.6 | 1.6 |
| | Green | I. Wheelwright | 108 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,185 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.8 | 0.1 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | George Mitchell | 2,649 | 41.3 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Mary Jordan | 2,154 | 33.6 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | S. Henderson | 1,611 | 25.1 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 7.7 | 20.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,147 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.8 | 2.1 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 2,662 | 52.4 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | G. Francomb | 1,360 | 26.8 | 4.4 |
| | Alliance | K. Hughes | 954 | 18.8 | 1.9 |
| | Green | David Pye | 103 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | 25.6 | 6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,628 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 | 1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Robertson | 4,997 | 71.5 | 8.5 |
| | Alliance | Robert Wilkins | 1,463 | 20.9 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | A. Clark | 404 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| | Green | J. Bruce | 122 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,534 | 50.6 | 15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,396 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Pedley | 4,002 | 60.2 | 16.3 |
| | Residents | J. Leonard | 1,068 | 16.1 | 8.5 |
| | Alliance | J. Otterson | 940 | 14.1 | 8.1 |
| | Labour | A. Witter | 451 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| | Green | P. Kavanagh | 191 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,934 | 44.1 | 24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,800 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.0 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.4 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Fox | 2,649 | 61.0 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Vera Ruck | 2,197 | – | – |
| | Conservative | L. Kennedy | 1,229 | 28.3 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Vic Borg | 1,199 | – | – |
| | Alliance | John Codiling | 468 | 10.8 | 3.8 |
| | Alliance | B. Thomas | 446 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,420 | 32.7 | 6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,133 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | – | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hale | 2,851 | 45.8 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | John Clark | 2,484 | 39.9 | 6.0 |
| | Alliance | John Uriel | 892 | 14.3 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,868 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.5 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Nolan | 2,223 | 43.1 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 2,126 | 41.2 | 5.9 |
| | Alliance | D. Kelly | 811 | 15.7 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,361 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1 | 1.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.4 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Adams | 2,541 | 43.7 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Buzzard | 2,456 | – | – |
| | Labour | C. Penfold | 1,907 | 32.8 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | L. Blair | 1,840 | – | – |
| | Alliance | R. Curphey | 1,373 | 23.6 | 0.5 |
| | Alliance | J. Eyres | 1,188 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | 10.9 | 7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,924 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Patricia Williams | 2,186 | 39.1 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Moore | 1,985 | 35.5 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | T. Kelly | 1,287 | 23.0 | 0.3 |
| | Green | A. Tebbs | 131 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 3.6 | 19.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,539 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 | 1.4 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | John Thornton | 2,959 | 42.2 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Cummings | 2,577 | 36.8 | 5.1 |
| | Labour | W. Gamet | 1,356 | 19.3 | 6.9 |
| | Green | C. Pye | 116 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,723 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1 | 1.2 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reg Cumpstey | 3,792 | 58.8 | 9.8 |
| | Alliance | Peter Reisdorf | 1,038 | 16.1 | 0.9 |
| | Residents | W. Evans | 724 | 11.2 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | G. Chalinor | 709 | 11.0 | 4.9 |
| | Green | K. Cuthbertson | 188 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,754 | 42.7 | 11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,856 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.2 | 4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Kenna | 3,070 | 62.1 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Venner | 1,058 | 21.4 | 2.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Williams | 815 | 16.5 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,012 | 40.7 | 8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,228 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 3,956 | 62.4 | 13.1 |
| | Alliance | Charles Wall | 1,190 | 18.8 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | S. Connell | 827 | 13.1 | 3.9 |
| | Green | David Burton | 363 | 5.7 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,766 | 43.7 | 14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,912 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.1 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Barker | 2,794 | 67.3 | 9.7 |
| | Alliance | E. Harrison | 686 | 16.5 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Hockaday | 601 | 14.5 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Garnette Bowler | 72 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,108 | 50.8 | 15.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,795 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Corcoran | 2,985 | 45.4 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 2,003 | 30.5 | 0.9 |
| | Alliance | E. Hunt | 1,494 | 22.7 | 3.9 |
| | Green | G. Osler | 92 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 982 | 14.9 | 5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,921 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9 | 2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Whatling | 3,583 | 52.7 | 2.4 |
| | Alliance | Moira Gallagher | 2,033 | 29.9 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | M. Mannin | 1,178 | 17.3 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,550 | 22.8 | 1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,456 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.5 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |