# 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This is expected to be the last election to the council where a third of councillors are elected, following recommendations from a government report into the Council's finances.

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2021.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40.9 | 42.7 | 36,642 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36.4 | 26.2 | 22,499 | 7.1 |
| | Green | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.6 | 17.4 | 14,955 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 9.1 | 12.6 | 10,814 | 2.5 |
| | Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 758 | 0.3 |
| | NIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 89 | New |
| | For Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 51 | |
| | UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38 | New |

### Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Lab | Con | Grn | LDm | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Lab | Con | Grn | LDm | I |

## Retiring councillors

| Ward | Departing Councillor | Party |
| Bebington | Tony Cottier | Labour |
| Birkenhead and Tranmere | Steve Hayes | Independent (vacated seat on 22 March 2022) |
| Bromborough | Irene Williams | Labour |
| Greasby, Frankby and Irby | Wendy Clements | Conservative |
| Heswall | Les Rowlands | Conservative |
| Leasowe and Moreton East | Sharon Jones | Labour (vacated seat on 13 February 2022) |
| Moreton West and Saughall Massie | Bruce Berry | Conservative |
| New Brighton | Christine Spriggs | Labour |
| Pensby and Thingwall | Kate Cannon | Labour |
| Prenton | Samantha Frost | Labour |
| Rock Ferry | Moira McLaughlin | Independent |
| Seacombe | Adrian Jones | Labour |
| Upton | Stuart Whittingham | Labour |

## Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2021.

### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Judith Grier | 2,855 | 53.1 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Brenda Ashton | 1,876 | 34.9 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Oakley | 559 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thompson | 89 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | 18.2 | 12.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,798 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,397 | 45.7 | 0.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Bidston and St James

Bidston and St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Grey | 1,648 | 73.4 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative | Tina McDonnell | 276 | 12.3 | 3.7 |
| | Green | Jayne Clough | 220 | 9.8 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Parson | 102 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,372 | 61.1 | 7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,468 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | 21.6 | 0.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Birkenhead and Tranmere

Birkenhead and Tranmere (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Pat Cleary | 1,798 | 59.8 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Amanda Onwuemene | 1,484 | – | – |
| | Labour | Paul Jobson | 1,045 | 34.8 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Murphy | 743 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Mike Clements | 86 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Campbell | 78 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Young | 70 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith | 26 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 25.0 | 5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,337 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,816 | 27.2 | 0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | – | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Percy | 1,866 | 52.5 | 8.6 |
| | Green | Edward Lamb | 726 | 20.4 | 11.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Davies | 608 | 17.1 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Downie | 357 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,140 | 32.0 | 6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,122 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,557 | 29.5 | 0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Jordan | 1,967 | 43.1 | 8.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Laing | 1,521 | 33.3 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Raymond | 542 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| | Green | Jim McGinley | 532 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,202 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,562 | 40.9 | 0.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Gillian Wood | 1,984 | 59.6 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Andy Hodson | 598 | 18.0 | 0.5 |
| | Green | Liz Heydon | 414 | 12.4 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 275 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
| | For Britain | Gary Bergin | 57 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,386 | 41.6 | 1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,336 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,328 | 29.5 | 1.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Carubia | 2,201 | 56.6 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Nicole Williams | 1,032 | 26.5 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Denise Crossley-Williams | 416 | 10.7 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Percy Hogg | 239 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,169 | 30.1 | 13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,033 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 35.3 | 0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Greasby, Frankby and Irby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracy Elzeiny | 2,206 | 42.9 | 11.4 |
| | Labour | Gail Jenkinson | 2,142 | 41.7 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Cathy Page | 418 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern | 374 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 1.2 | 21.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,462 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,140 | 45.0 | 0.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.0 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Connolly | 1,999 | 40.6 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Johnson | 1,700 | 34.6 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Ann Ainsworth | 897 | 18.2 | 4.3 |
| | Green | Barbara Burton | 322 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 6.1 | 27.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,838 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,918 | 45.6 | 0.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.8 | |

### Hoylake and Meols

Hoylake and Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Cox | 1,981 | 42.2 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | David Sindall | 1,577 | 33.6 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Alix Cockcroft | 484 | 10.3 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | John Ellis | 329 | 7.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 326 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 8.6 | 15.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,521 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,697 | 44.8 | 1.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.1 | |

### Leasowe and Moreton East

Leasowe and Moreton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angie Davies | 2,112 | 65.1 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Caplin | 805 | 24.8 | 14.4 |
| | Green | Hannah Rapley | 177 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chase Newton | 150 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,307 | 40.3 | 25.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,969 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,244 | 29.7 | 3.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.7 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janette Williamson | 2,101 | 64.8 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Jane Owens | 643 | 19.8 | 6.4 |
| | Green | Perle Sheldricks | 334 | 10.3 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Doyle | 164 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,458 | 45.0 | 14.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,245 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,242 | 29.0 | 0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Moreton West and Saughall Massie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vida Wilson | 1,812 | 48.4 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | James Laing | 1,453 | 38.8 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Hilary Cullen | 313 | 8.4 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin | 167 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,599 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,745 | 35.5 | 1.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Powell-Wilde | 2,317 | 60.7 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | Darren May | 757 | 19.8 | 9.9 |
| | Green | Cynthia Stonall | 518 | 13.6 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Keenan | 225 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,560 | 40.9 | 17.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,400 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,817 | 33.6 | 1.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 2,513 | 64.2 | 7.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Susan Mahoney | 916 | 23.4 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Rachel Heydon | 234 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Merry | 216 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| | UKIP | Philip Griffiths | 38 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,597 | 40.8 | 9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,879 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,917 | 36.1 | 1.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Pensby and Thingwall

Pensby and Thingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leah Fraser | 1,787 | 40.5 | 7.9 |
| | Labour | Finlay Gordon | 1,755 | 39.7 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Allen Burton | 491 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Waterfield | 383 | 8.7 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 0.7 | 11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,505 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,416 | 42.2 | 2.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Prenton

Prenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Naomi Graham | 2,087 | 52.8 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Julienne McGeough | 1,520 | 38.5 | 3.3 |
| | Conservative | William Harland | 250 | 6.3 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell | 92 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 14.4 | 5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,850 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,967 | 36.6 | 1.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Davies | 1,579 | 60.6 | 4.9 |
| | Independent | Stephen Davies | 429 | 16.5 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Craig McDonald | 292 | 11.2 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mendies | 208 | 8.0 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Sutton | 98 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,150 | 44.1 | 8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,230 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,606 | 25.6 | 1.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hoey | 1,669 | 53.9 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Rae Voller | 1,218 | 39.3 | 30.2 |
| | Conservative | Bobby Cartwright | 116 | 5.4 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Morris | 46 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 14.6 | 37.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,227 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,099 | 30 | 7.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.7 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Bennett | 2,137 | 59.6 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | David Fairbairn | 818 | 22.8 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Lily Clough | 437 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 195 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,319 | 36.8 | 10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,316 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 29.3 | 0.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Rennie | 2,307 | 45.6 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Bennett | 2,198 | 43.4 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Moira Gommon | 292 | 5.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Codling | 265 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,565 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,062 | 43.8 | 0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### West Kirby and Thurstaston

West Kirby and Thurstaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeff Green | 2,034 | 45.7 | 11.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Louise Reecejones | 1,297 | 29.2 | 2.9 |
| | Green | Yvonne McGinley | 554 | 12.5 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mullins | 472 | 10.6 | 5.8 |
| | NIP | Lawrence Monk | 89 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 737 | 16.6 | 13.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,234 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,446 | 43.8 | 1.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 0.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

## Changes between 2022 and 2023
### Liscard by-election 2022

Cllr David Brennan, first elected in 2021, announced his resignation on 2 June 2022. A by-election was held on 14 July.
By-election, 14 July 2022: Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Laing | 1,304 | 64.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Owens | 370 | 18.4 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Nadia Parsons | 172 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Arrowsmith | 167 | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 46.4 | 1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,795 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,027 | 18.8 | 10.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |