# 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The third third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 34 | 1 |
| Labour | 24 | 1 |
| Alliance | 8 | 2 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1982.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 22 | 11 | 1 | 50.0 | 44.7 | 49,878 | 0.2 |
| | Labour | 22 | 8 | 1 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 39,402 | 7.5 |
| | Alliance | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13.6 | 19.9 | 22,246 | 7.7 |
| | Independent | 2 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 139 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Shennan | 3,280 | 56.6 | 0.5 |
| | Labour | P. McCarthy | 1,649 | 28.5 | 6.0 |
| | Alliance | Alan Brighouse | 863 | 14.9 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,631 | 28.2 | 6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,407 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.8 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Davies | 3,333 | 80.3 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Firth | 461 | 11.1 | 0.3 |
| | Alliance | W. Wood | 357 | 8.6 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,872 | 69.2 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,183 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | 3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Birkenhead

Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Smith | 2,878 | 66.6 | 7.2 |
| | Alliance | C. Lloyd | 903 | 20.9 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Clement | 543 | 12.6 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,975 | 45.7 | 13.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,663 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | 3.9 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Moore | 2,461 | 48.4 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative | E. Davies | 1,904 | 37.4 | |
| | Alliance | R. Williams | 721 | 14.2 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 11.0 | 7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,715 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 | 1.3 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Goodfellow | 3,999 | 62.4 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | G. Farmer | 1,361 | 21.2 | 4.8 |
| | Alliance | P. Lloyd | 1,045 | 16.3 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,638 | 41.2 | 3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,698 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | R. Curtis | 2,029 | 39.0 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian McKellar | 1,835 | 35.2 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | C. Holmes | 1,345 | 25.8 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 3.7 | 16.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,780 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3 | 11.8 |
| | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | George Mitchell | 2,416 | 39.7 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Evans | 2,003 | 32.9 | 4.4 |
| | Labour | P. Taylor | 1,674 | 27.5 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 6.8 | 16.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,037 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.6 | 2.1 |
| | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 2,538 | 50.5 | 11.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Cureton | 1,643 | 32.7 | 3.6 |
| | Alliance | Simon Holbrook | 845 | 16.8 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 895 | 17.8 | 14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,561 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5 | 5.0 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Robertson | 4,066 | 74.5 | 2.0 |
| | Alliance | E. Judge | 888 | 16.3 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | J. Halling | 505 | 9.3 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,178 | 58.2 | 0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,879 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Thompson | 3,652 | 65.0 | 1.9 |
| | Alliance | C. Robertshaw | 1,456 | 25.9 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 511 | 9.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,196 | 39.1 | 12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,589 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Fox | 2,447 | 62.5 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Sanders | 1,015 | 25.9 | 0.4 |
| | Alliance | B. Thomas | 451 | 11.5 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,432 | 36.6 | 9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,851 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 | 3.1 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hale | 2,352 | 47.7 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | Keith Rimmer | 1,668 | 33.9 | 6.8 |
| | Alliance | Moira Gallagher | 906 | 18.4 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 13.9 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,170 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 1,918 | 44.0 | 0.8 |
| | Labour | Stuart Marshall-Clarke | 1,767 | 40.6 | 10.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Eyres | 670 | 15.4 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 3.5 | 11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,394 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 5.8 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Nottage | 2,289 | 53.2 | 2.9 |
| | Labour | I. Jackson | 1,312 | 30.5 | 8.0 |
| | Alliance | G. Pumford | 705 | 16.4 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 22.7 | 10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,720 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | L. Egdell | 2,172 | 41.2 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Birkett | 1,946 | 36.9 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | Pauline Cocker | 1,117 | 21.2 | 6.5 |
| | Independent | R. Cross | 36 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 4.3 | 19.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,409 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 | 3.5 |
| | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Taylor | 2,944 | 50.0 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | P. Brady | 1,908 | 32.4 | 2.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Miller | 1,039 | 17.6 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,036 | 17.6 | 0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,839 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reg Cumpstey | 3,013 | 64.7 | 0.8 |
| | Alliance | A. Colwell | 1,084 | 23.3 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | J. Grant | 562 | 12.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,929 | 41.4 | 10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,987 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barney Gilfoyle | 2,754 | 61.0 | 11.8 |
| | Conservative | L. Kennedy | 1,179 | 26.1 | 1.7 |
| | Alliance | C. Holmes | 584 | 12.9 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | 34.9 | 12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,584 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 | 1.4 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald McCubbin | 3,409 | 66.6 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | J. Burden | 913 | 17.8 | 8.2 |
| | Alliance | John Thornton | 799 | 15.6 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,496 | 48.7 | 4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,270 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Barker | 2,983 | 70.4 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | W. Lloyd | 773 | 18.2 | 1.2 |
| | Alliance | Edward Cunniffe | 481 | 11.4 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,210 | 52.2 | 13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,479 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 | 4.9 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Corcoran | 2,775 | 49.6 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Bartlett | 1,949 | 34.9 | 0.6 |
| | Alliance | Eric Copestake | 765 | 13.7 | 7.4 |
| | Independent | M. Wilkinson | 103 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 14.8 | 4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,752 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 | 1.9 |
| | Labour gain from (new seat) | Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Whatling | 3,705 | 64.9 | 1.8 |
| | Alliance | I. Horton | 1,067 | 18.7 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Vincent McGee | 941 | 16.5 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,638 | 46.2 | 10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,612 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | 5.1 | |