# 1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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 | 30 | 4 |
| Labour | 26 | 2 |
| Alliance | 10 | 2 |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1984.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45.5 | 37.3 | 44,991 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36.4 | 34.6 | 41,772 | 8.3 |
| | Alliance | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 24.7 | 29,813 | 5.8 |
| | Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,551 | N/A |
| | Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1,554 | 1.3 |

## Ward results
### Bebington

Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Green | 2,860 | 49.0 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | William Nock | 1,826 | 31.3 | 0.5 |
| | Alliance | Kevin Turner | 1,049 | 18.0 | 3.9 |
| | Green | K. McKee | 107 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | 17.7 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,329 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.6 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Bidston

Bidston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Cocker | 3,198 | 83.6 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | W. Houldin | 331 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| | Alliance | K. Hughes | 296 | 7.7 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,867 | 74.9 | 2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,115 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Birkenhead

Birkenhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Craig | 3,139 | 70.0 | 3.5 |
| | Alliance | R. Francis | 987 | 22.0 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | L. Jones | 357 | 8.0 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | 48.0 | 11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,300 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7 | 4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Bromborough

Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Williams | 2,789 | 52.4 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | C. Suffield | 1,573 | 29.6 | 6.4 |
| | Alliance | F. Mushrow | 961 | 18.1 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,216 | 22.8 | 8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,615 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.8 | 1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Myrra Lea | 3,403 | 54.1 | 5.3 |
| | Alliance | Stephen Niblock | 1,650 | 26.2 | 8.4 |
| | Labour | G. Chalinor | 1,234 | 19.6 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,753 | 27.9 | 8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,808 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Claughton

Claughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Roy Perkins | 2,102 | 37.8 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | J. Pennington | 1,678 | 30.2 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | C. Bowditch | 1,669 | 30.0 | 8.4 |
| | Green | K. Cuthbertson | 109 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.7 | 1.3 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Phillip Gilchrist | 3,385 | 55.4 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | P. Spruce | 1,650 | 27.0 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Mary Jordan | 1,075 | 17.6 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,735 | 28.4 | 18.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,044 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.7 | 2.6 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

### Egerton

Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Williams | 2,842 | 54.4 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Jones | 1,171 | 22.4 | 7.8 |
| | Alliance | W. Wood | 1,082 | 20.7 | 6.9 |
| | Green | David Pye | 130 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,671 | 32.0 | 6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,481 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | 3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Heswall

Heswall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Price | 3,851 | 63.0 | 8.6 |
| | Alliance | Robert Wilkins | 1,696 | 27.8 | 9.0 |
| | Labour | George Davies | 563 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,155 | 35.3 | 17.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,126 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Hoylake

Hoylake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Amyes | 2,671 | 43.9 | 21.8 |
| | Residents | J. Leonard | 1,498 | 24.6 | New |
| | Alliance | J. Otterson | 1,347 | 22.2 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | P. Morrin | 565 | 9.3 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,173 | 19.3 | 24.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,549 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.3 | |

### Leasowe

Leasowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John George | 2,591 | 62.2 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | L. Kennedy | 964 | 23.1 | 5.3 |
| | Alliance | B. Thomas | 610 | 14.6 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,627 | 39.1 | 4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,091 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 | 6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Liscard

Liscard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Paterson | 2,724 | 45.9 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | S. Morgan | 2,267 | 38.2 | 3.7 |
| | Alliance | John Uriel | 943 | 15.9 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,962 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.6 | 7.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Moreton

Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stuart Marshall-Clarke | 2,311 | 46.0 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative | W. Leigh | 1,773 | 35.3 | 8.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Eyres | 939 | 18.7 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.0 | 5.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.5 | |

### New Brighton

New Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Redhead | 2,150 | 40.0 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | A. Clark | 1,978 | 36.8 | 3.7 |
| | Alliance | R. Curphey | 1,243 | 23.1 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 3.2 | 10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,818 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Oxton

Oxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Gordon Lindsay | 2,607 | 48.6 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Moore | 1,394 | 26.0 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | T. Kelly | 1,248 | 23.3 | 1.2 |
| | Green | A. Tebbs | 112 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,213 | 22.6 | 12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,402 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.0 | 1.9 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Prenton

Prenton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Edward Cunniffe | 2,681 | 40.4 | 19.0 |
| | Alliance | John Thornton | 2,655 | – | – |
| | Conservative | M. Baker | 2,106 | 31.7 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Stretch | 1,934 | – | – |
| | Labour | John Clark | 1,739 | 26.2 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | L. Blair | 1,722 | – | – |
| | Green | C. Pye | 109 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,580 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.9 | 8.4 |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.7 | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | – | |

### Royden

Royden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Lloyd | 2,848 | 49.0 | 15.1 |
| | Residents | W. Evans | 1,053 | 18.1 | New |
| | Alliance | Peter Reisdorf | 989 | 17.0 | 2.9 |
| | Labour | C. Harrison | 923 | 15.9 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,795 | 30.9 | 13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,648 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Seacombe

Seacombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Cowderoy | 3,377 | 67.9 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | F. Hunter | 928 | 18.7 | 4.7 |
| | Alliance | D. Kelly | 667 | 13.4 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,449 | 49.3 | 5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,053 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 | 2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Thurstaston

Thurstaston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Fletcher | 3,008 | 49.3 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Green | 2,970 | – | – |
| | Alliance | Charles Wall | 1,235 | 20.2 | 6.5 |
| | Alliance | Ray Pullen | 1,109 | – | – |
| | Labour | M. Cooper | 1,036 | 17.0 | 1.2 |
| | Green | David Burton | 823 | 13.5 | New |
| | Labour | P. Connell | 813 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,773 | 29.1 | 20.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,663 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | – | |

### Tranmere

Tranmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Davies | 3,239 | 77.0 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Hockaday | 466 | 11.1 | 3.6 |
| | Alliance | G. Pumford | 420 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
| | Green | Garnette Bowler | 83 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,773 | 65.9 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,003 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2 | 3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Upton

Upton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Lloyd | 3,048 | 50.3 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Watt | 1,793 | 29.6 | 3.8 |
| | Alliance | Eric Copestake | 1,142 | 18.8 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Cecil Bowler | 81 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,255 | 20.7 | 3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,586 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | 2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Wallasey

Wallasey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Moir | 3,114 | 50.3 | 10.9 |
| | Alliance | P. Rimmer | 1,782 | 28.8 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | G. Kenna | 1,293 | 20.9 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,332 | 21.5 | 18.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,268 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.4 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |