2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Template:Short description Template:Main Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox election The 2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour 32 Template:Decrease2
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Conservative 22 Template:Increase1
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Liberal Democrat 6 Template:Increase1
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Green 3 Template:Increase2
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Independent 3 Template:Decrease2
Source: The Guardian[2]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2018. Template:Election summary begin with candidates Template:Election summary party with candidates Template:Election summary party with candidates Template:Election summary party with candidates Template:Election summary party with candidates Template:Election summary party with candidates Template:Election summary party with candidates Template:End

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Results by constituency

Birkenhead constituency

Birkenhead consists of the wards of Bidston and St James, Birkenhead and Tranmere, Claughton, Oxton, Prenton and Rock Ferry.

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Wallasey constituency

Wallasey consists of the wards of Leasowe and Moreton East, Liscard, Moreton West and Saughall Massie, New Brighton, Seacombe and Wallasey.

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Wirral South constituency

Wirral South consists of the wards of Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Eastham, and Heswall.

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Wirral West constituency

Wirral West consists of the wards of Greasby, Frankby and Irby, Hoylake and Meols, Pensby and Thingwall, Upton, and West Kirby and Thurstaston.

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Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:[4]

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34 21 5 1 5
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After the election the composition of the council was:[2]

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32 22 6 3 3
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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council composition after the 2019 election

Votes summary

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Seats summary

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Proportionality

The disproportionality of the 2019 election was 9.56 using the Gallagher Index.

Political Party Vote Share Seat Share Difference Difference²
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Labour 35.82 45.45 9.63 92.74
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Conservative 32.09 36.36 4.27 18.23
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Green 16.69 9.09 7.60 57.76
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Liberal Democrat 11.59 9.09 2.50 6.25
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| UKIP 2.46 0.00 2.46 6.05
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Independent 1.36 0.00 1.36 1.85
TOTAL 182.88
TOTAL /2 91.44
TOTAL2 9.56

Parties and candidates

Contesting political parties

Party Leader Leader since Leader's ward Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small
Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| [[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]] Phil Davies
(outgoing)Template:Small 		29 March 2012 Birkenhead and Tranmere Template:YTemplate:Small 45.5% 12 12 Template:Composition bar
width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]] Ian Lewis 8 May 2017 Wallasey Template:N 35.3% 7 7 Template:Composition bar
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]] Phil Gilchrist 16 May 2013 Eastham Template:N 10.2% 2 1 Template:Composition bar
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| [[Green Party of England and Wales|Template:Party shortname]] Pat ClearyTemplate:Small 22 May 2014 Birkenhead and Tranmere Template:N 8.6% 1 0 Template:Composition bar
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| [[Independent politician|Template:Party shortname]] Moira McLaughlin 22 February 2019[5] Rock Ferry Template:N 0.1% 0 2Template:Small Template:Composition bar

At the last regular election (2018), The Conservatives, Greens and Labour all ran a full slate of candidates with the Liberal Democrats contesting all but one of the seats available with other parties only putting forward a handful of candidates between them.

Candidate selection

The Green Party selected Steve Hayes on 13 June 2018 to contest the seat of Birkenhead and Tranmere after Pat Cleary was re-elected in May.[6]

On 17 September, incumbent Hoylake and Meols councillor of 20 years Gerry Ellis announced that he had been deselected by the Conservative Party.[7] Ellis appealed against the deselection, claiming he had been "unlawfully" discriminated against because of his age. In December, Alison Wright was announced as the new Conservative candidate.[8]

On 17 October, Phil Davies announced in a party email that he would stand down as Council Leader in May as well as not seeking re-election for his Birkenhead and Tranmere seat after serving on Wirral Council for over 27 years.[9]

Labour's selection process began in October with the left targeting seats such as Liscard, Bidston and St James, Pensby and Thingwall, Rock Ferry and New Brighton.Template:Citation needed Both Ron Abbey (Leasowe and Moreton East) and Chris Meaden (Rock Ferry) were not selected. Bernie Mooney's re-selection for Liscard was questioned due to apparent irregularities in the selection process.[10][11] Her candidacy was upheld by the regional party.Template:Citation needed However, on 27 February she was found to be in breach of Labour rules and subsequently removed from the panel of candidates by the Local Campaign Forum.[12]

TUSC suspended their electoral activity in November so did not put forward any candidates.[13]

In January, Meaden resigned the Labour whip and sought re-election as an independent.[14]

Target seats

Labour targeted Eastham and Wallasey and hoped to hold on to Pensby and Thingwall and Oxton, the latter of which was held by the Liberal Democrats in the subsequent two elections.[15]

The Conservatives' main target seat was Pensby and Thingwall, which they lost by just 23 votes in 2018.[16]

The Liberal Democrats hoped to regain a third councillor in Oxton, and the Greens were looking to take a second in Birkenhead and Tranmere and to make headways in Prenton.[17][18]

Campaign

On 26 March, Wirral Labour criticised the Conservatives for starting a Crowdfunder page for the election which had, so far, raised £20.[19] This came despite itself having used crowdfunding with Tory leader Ian Lewis saying that they [Labour] needed to "get with the programme".Template:Citation needed

Outgoing Oxton councillor Paul Doughty was suspended from Labour in April due to campaigning for the Independent Group.[20]

Representatives from all four parties in Council as well as the Independent Group appeared on Sunday Politics North West on 7 April talking about the issues facing the election campaign.[21] Particular attention was given to the Green belt as well as the alleged rifts in the local Labour Party.Template:Citation needed

Leasowe and Moreton East Conservative candidate Debbie Caplin was criticised by Labour for comments she made to The Observer in 2016 in which she described her hometown of Moreton as "horrible".[22] Tory Leader Ian Lewis defended her comments as being taken out of context stating that "Debbie, her family and her neighbours had been let down by years of Labour neglect".Template:Citation needed

Greenbelt leak controversy

On Monday 8 April, a report leaked by Pensby and Thingwall councillor Phil Brightmore claimed that 20 Green belt sites ranging from 2 to 1,705 houses had been "saved" from development.[23] However, the following day a statement released by Wirral Council dismissed that any sites had been removed from the list of [Green belt] sites identified for potential release.Template:Citation needed

Further leaked documents suggested that Labour were deciding on potential sites based on political preference.[24]

A full list of 21 "accepted" sites published on 23 April was described by Liberal Democrat planning spokesperson Stuart Kelly as a "shabby back-room carve up of green belt sites based on what was politically advantageous to Labour".[25]

Policies

A 12 April article in the Wirral Globe put forward each party's priorities for the election.[26]

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[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]
  • Create 3,000 new jobs and apprenticeships through a regeneration programme
  • Invest £1 million in Liscard and New Ferry
  • Invest over £8 million on a highway improvements over the coming year
  • Replace every street light with energy efficient bulbs
  • Prioritise Brownfield sites for development
[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]
  • Push for a Local plan to protect the Green belt and direct investment toward Liscard and New Ferry
  • Invest in highway maintenance and road safety
  • Create jobs and apprenticeships
  • Cut business rates and car parking charges
  • Curb executive pay
  • Scrap Wirral View
  • Scrap the Leader and cabinet model in favour of a Committee system
[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]
  • "work together" to protect the Green belt as part of the creation of a Local plan
  • Scrap Wirral View
  • Curb executive pay
  • Cancel Hoylake Golf Resort
  • Support a People's Vote on Brexit
[[Green Party of England and Wales|Template:Party shortname]]
  • Ensure Local plan is "fit for purpose" by reducing the number of empty properties, maximizing Brownfield potential and protecting the Green belt
  • Engage with developers to optimise "green potential" of Wirral Waters
  • Declare a Climate Emergency and cut Wirral's Carbon footprint
  • Scrap Wirral View
  • Curb executive pay
  • Cancel Hoylake Golf Resort
  • Scrap the Leader and cabinet model in favour of a Committee system

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Retiring councillors

Ward Departing Councillor Party Template:Abbr
Birkenhead and Tranmere Phil Davies[27] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour [9]
Clatterbridge Adam Sykes[28] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Conservative [29]
Hoylake and Meols Gerry Ellis[30] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Conservative Template:Small [7]
Leasowe and Moreton East Ron Abbey[31] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour Template:Small [10]
Liscard Bernie Mooney[32] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour Template:Small [12]
Oxton Paul Doughty[33] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | [[Independent politician|Template:Party shortname]]
West Kirby and Thurstaston David Elderton[34] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Conservative [35]

Aftermath

Labour lost control of the Council losing two seats to the Greens and one to the Conservatives.[36]

Green Councillors Cooke, Hayes and Cleary celebrate after election successes.

Labour councillors chose the new leader of their group Pat Hackett on 5 May.[37] Hackett was elected Council leader on 14 May with 31 votes compared to 25 for Conservative leader Ian Lewis and 10 abstentions.[38] The meeting also saw Labour lose their majority on every committee with chairs given to each opposition party.

Ward results

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2018.

Bebington

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Bidston and St James

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Birkenhead and Tranmere

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Bromborough

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Clatterbridge

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Claughton

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Eastham

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Greasby, Frankby and Irby

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Heswall

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Hoylake and Meols

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Leasowe and Moreton East

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Liscard

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Moreton West and Saughall Massie

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New Brighton

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Oxton

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Pensby and Thingwall

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Prenton

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Rock Ferry

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Seacombe

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Upton

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Wallasey

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West Kirby and Thurstaston

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Changes between 2019 and 2021

Date Ward Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
17 July 2019 Greasby, Frankby and Irby David Burgess-Joyce Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Suspended.[89]
6 February 2020 Bromborough Jo Bird Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Suspended.[90]
14 February 2020 Bromborough Jo Bird Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Reinstated.[91]
9 August 2020 Birkenhead and Tranmere Steve Hayes Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Resigned.[92]
After 20 July 2020 Greasby, Frankby and Irby David Burgess-Joyce Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Reinstated.[93][94]
14 November 2020 Hoylake and Meols Tony Cox Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Suspended.[95]
December 2020 Prenton Tony Norbury Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Suspended.[96]
February 2021 Prenton Tony Norbury Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Reinstated.[97]
After November 2020 Hoylake and Meols Tony Cox Template:Party name with colour Template:Party name with colour Reinstated.[98]

Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

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