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Election Result for 3 May 2012

State of the Parties: Labour Control

Party Council
Seats
Before		 Defending Stood Held Gain Lost Overall
Change		 Council
Seats
After
Labour
(Party Votes: 38,455)		 30 6 22 6 7 0 7 37
Conservative
(Party Votes: 26,426)		 27 12 22 7 0 5 -5 22
Liberal Democrat
(Party Votes: 9,375)		 9 4 16 2 0 2 -2 7
Independent
(Party Votes: 364)		 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Trade Unionist and Socialists Against Cuts
(Party Votes: 130)		 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Green Party
(Party Votes: 5,064)		 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
U.K. Independence
(Party Votes: 6,378)		 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
British National Party
(Party Votes: 61)		 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total Electorate: 237,785 Turnout for all wards: 36.39% (Total ballot papers: 86,529)

West Kirby and Thurstaston ward (declared at 01:19)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,276 Turnout: 40.9% Majority: 1,098
Charles Frederick BARNES Independent 206
John Peter CRESSWELL Liberal Democrat 231
Shirley Ann JOHNSON Green Party 270
Louise Ann REECEJONES Labour 1082
Geoffrey Christopher John WATT* Conservative 2180
Frank Naylor WHITHAM U.K. Independence 230
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward (declared at 01:04)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 11,485 Turnout: 42.6% Majority: 543
Tony COX* Conservative 1820
Rachel MARKEY Green Party 208
Peter Timothy Clifford REISDORF Liberal Democrat 1277
Lee Anthony RUSHWORTH Labour 1159
Derek Martin SNOWDEN U.K. Independence 421
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Rock Ferry ward (declared at 01:04)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 9,564 Turnout: 28.7% Majority: 1,739
Bill DAVIES* Labour 1941
Ann FLYNN U.K. Independence 195
Brian HALL Liberal Democrat 85
Joy HOGG Green Party 115
Barbara Frances POOLE Conservative 202
Jim PRITCHARD Independent 76
Morag Kennedy REID Trade Unionist and Socialists Against Cuts 130
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Upton ward (declared at 01:02)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 12,171 Turnout: 34.6% Majority: 1,556
Alan DAVIES Liberal Democrat 164
Sylvia HODRIEN Labour 2504
Lesley Marian HUSSENBUX Green Party 205
Denis Thomas KNOWLES Conservative 948
Patricia Anne LAMB U.K. Independence 381

Prenton ward (declared at 00:59)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,595 Turnout: 36.2% Majority: 1,166
James Robert BRADSHAW U.K. Independence 313
Francis Michael DOYLE Liberal Democrat 895
Cyrus Joseph FERGUSON Conservative 357
Mark Vincent MITCHELL Green Party 200
Tony NORBURY Labour 2061

Oxton ward (declared at 00:54)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 11,140 Turnout: 39.9% Majority: 263
Philip William Barrington GRIFFITHS U.K. Independence 258
Elisabeth HEYDON Green Party 149
Tina MCDONNELL Conservative 232
Matthew John PATRICK Labour 1763
Pat WILLIAMS* Liberal Democrat 2026
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Bidston and St James ward (declared at 00:51)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 9,817 Turnout: 26% Majority: 1,813
John BRACE Independent 82
Jim CRABTREE* Labour 1992
Peter James DAWSON Conservative 179
Colin Edward DIGNAM-GILL Green Party 85
Helen Frances ROMNES U.K. Independence 136
Roy John WOOD Liberal Democrat 73
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Pensby and Thingwall ward (declared at 00:51)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,462 Turnout: 41.1% Majority: 189
Tom ANDERSON* Conservative 1217
Allen John BURTON Green Party 190
Damien William CUMMINS Liberal Democrat 1079
Janet Ann DAVISON U.K. Independence 394
Michael SULLIVAN Labour 1406
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Clatterbridge ward (declared at 00:44)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 11,640 Turnout: 40.7% Majority: 597
Phillip Alexander BRIGHTMORE Labour 1623
Roger Laurence JONES U.K. Independence 370
Jim MCGINLEY Green Party 174
Cherry POVALL* Conservative 2220
Simon Paul THOMSON Liberal Democrat 337
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Leasowe and Moreton East ward (declared at 00:40)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,466 Turnout: 39.3% Majority: 318
Anita LEECH Labour 2094
Ian LEWIS* Conservative 1776
Cynthia STONALL Green Party 89
Catherine Mary WILLIAMS U.K. Independence 144
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Hoylake and Meols ward (declared at 00:40)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,327 Turnout: 38.8% Majority: 1,078
John HALE* Conservative 2134
Joseph Michael MCDOWELL Liberal Democrat 187
Yvonne MCGINLEY Green Party 334
Alan MILNE Labour 1056
George David ROBINSON U.K. Independence 274
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Bromborough ward (declared at 00:37)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,969 Turnout: 32.4% Majority: 1,826
Penelope Ruth GOLBY Liberal Democrat 296
Kathryn HODSON Conservative 466
Percy HOGG Green Party 187
Steve NIBLOCK* Labour 2292
Timothy Joseph PASS U.K. Independence 298
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Liscard ward (declared at 00:37)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,991 Turnout: 34.5% Majority: 621
James KEELEY* Conservative 1261
Kenneth PEERS Green Party 230
Lynda Ellen WILLIAMS U.K. Independence 400
Janette WILLIAMSON Labour 1882
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Birkenhead and Tranmere ward (declared at 00:37)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 9,527 Turnout: 31.2% Majority: 259
Allan BRAME Liberal Democrat 61
Pat CLEARY Green Party 1215
June Irene COWIN Conservative 54
Joe KILLEN British National Party 61
David Charles MARTIN U.K. Independence 99
Jean Victoria STAPLETON* Labour 1474
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Wallasey ward (declared at 00:35)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 11,863 Turnout: 40% Majority: 1,062
Leah FRASER Conservative 2652
Alan Paul HANNAFORD Labour 1590
Ian Christopher WATSON U.K. Independence 276
Janet Esther WRIGHT Green Party 208

Bebington ward (declared at 00:32)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 11,886 Turnout: 40.4% Majority: 1,059
Sheila Lesley CLARKE* Conservative 1513
Peter Leslie FAULKNER Liberal Democrat 140
Michael John HARPER Green Party 173
Hilary Jane JONES U.K. Independence 386
Christina Claire MUSPRATT Labour 2572
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward (declared at 00:30)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,655 Turnout: 37.2% Majority: 900
Chris BLAKELEY* Conservative 2269
Karl Gerard GREANEY Labour 1369
Perle Winifred SHELDRICKS Green Party 95
Susan Jane WHITHAM U.K. Independence 223
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

New Brighton ward (declared at 00:28)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,669 Turnout: 34% Majority: 876
James Anthony BRADY Green Party 309
Bill DUFFEY U.K. Independence 366
Robert James GREGSON Labour 1908
Sue TAYLOR* Conservative 1032
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Seacombe ward (declared at 00:25)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,338 Turnout: 25.9% Majority: 1,718
Timothy Peter DENTON Green Party 135
Ann LAVIN Conservative 258
John SALTER* Labour 1996
Christopher John WELLSTEAD U.K. Independence 278
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Heswall ward (declared at 00:23)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,926 Turnout: 40.5% Majority: 1,981
Barbara Florence BURTON Green Party 261
Peter JOHNSON* Conservative 2766
Audrey MOORE Labour 785
David Anthony SCOTT U.K. Independence 413
David Robert TYRRELL Liberal Democrat 186
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Claughton ward (declared at 00:19)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 11,054 Turnout: 32.7% Majority: 1,792
George DAVIES* Labour 2367
Cathy PAGE Green Party 177
Barbara Vera SINCLAIR Conservative 575
Christopher TEGGIN Liberal Democrat 187
Bethan Mary WILLIAMS U.K. Independence 304
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)

Eastham ward (declared at 23:50)

Candidate Party Votes Cast
Electorate: 10,964 Turnout: 39.2% Majority: 612
Phillip Norman GILCHRIST* Liberal Democrat 2151
Laurence Cresswell JONES U.K. Independence 219
Kevin SHARKEY Conservative 315
Jackie SMITH Green Party 55
Mike THOMPSON Labour 1539
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)