1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Main article: 1996 United Kingdom local elections
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1996
Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png
← 1995 2 May 1996 (1996-05-02) 1998 →
22 of 66 seats (One Third)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 35.0% (Decrease3.2%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Leader Dave Jackson John Hale Phil Gilchrist
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat Bromborough Hoylake Eastham
Last election 15 seats,
53.5%		 4 seats,
25.8%		 3 seats,
20.1%
Seats before 36 22 8
Seats won 13 6 3
Seats after 41 16 9
Seat change Increase5 Decrease6 Increase1
Popular vote 41,521 25,611 17,066
Percentage 48.9% 30.2% 20.1%
Swing Decrease4.6% Increase4.4% Steady
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Map of results of 1996 election
Leader of the Council before election

Dave Jackson
Labour

 Leader of the Council after election

Dave Jackson
Labour

The 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats ±
Labour 41 Increase5
Conservative 16 Decrease6
Liberal Democrat 9 Increase1

[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1995.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1996
Candidates Votes
Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net  % of total  % No. Net %
  Labour 22 13 5 0 Increase5 59.1 48.9 41,521 Decrease4.6
  Conservative 20 6 0 6 Decrease6 27.3 30.2 25,611 Increase4.4
  Liberal Democrat 22 3 1 0 Increase1 13.6 20.1 17,066 Steady
  Green 6 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 555 Increase0.1
  Independent 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 161 N/A

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Ward Results

Bebington

Bidston

Birkenhead

Bromborough

Clatterbridge

Claughton

Eastham

Egerton

Heswall

Hoylake

Leasowe

Liscard

Moreton

New Brighton

Oxton

Prenton

Royden

Seacombe

Thurstaston

Tranmere

Upton

Wallasey

Changes between 1996 and 1998

Wallasey by-election 1997

By-election, 13 March 1997: Wallasey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Rennie 1,781 47.3 Decrease2.9
Labour Elizabeth McArdle 1,490 39.5 Increase1.4
Liberal Democrat John Uriel 443 11.8 Increase0.1
Green George Bowler 54 1.4 New
Majority 291 7.8 Decrease4.3
Turnout 32.2 Decrease9.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.2

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Other changes

Date Ward Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
? Prenton Ed Cunniffe Liberal Democrat Independent Liberal Democrat Resigned.[7]

Notes

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

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