2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, electing members to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was the third election to the council where all councillors were up for election and the first in which the authority moves to a four-yearly, whole-council election system, following recommendations from a government report into the council's finances.[11]

Main article: 2023 United Kingdom local elections

2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
4 May 2023
All 66 seats[1]
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.0% (Increase0.5%)
  First party Second party
 
Cllr Janette Williamson.jpg
Cllr Tom Anderson.jpg
Leader Janette Williamson[2] Tom Anderson[3]
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 29 June 2020 (2020-06-29)[4] 14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)[5]
Leader's seat
Liscard		 Greasby
Frankby and
Irby (retired)
Last election 9 seats,
42.7%		 8 seats,
26.2%
Seats before 23[n 1] 23[n 2]
Seats won 30 17
Seat change Increase7 Decrease6
  Third party Fourth party
 
Cllr Pat Cleary2.jpg
Cllr Phil Gilchrist2.jpg
Leader Pat Cleary[6] Phil Gilchrist[7]
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Leader since 22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)[8] 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)[9]
Leader's seat Birkenhead
and
Tranmere
Eastham
Last election 3 seats,
17.4%		 2 seats,
12.6%
Seats before 9[n 3] 6
Seats won 13 6
Seat change Increase4 Steady
Map of results of 2023 election
Leader of the Council before election

Janette Williamson (Labour)[10]
No Overall Control

 Elected Leader of the Council


No Overall Control

Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:[12]

↓
23 22 9 6 5 1
Lab Con Grn LD I V

They were originally elected as:[13]

↓
28 24 8 6
Lab Con Grn LD

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
30 17 13 6
Lab Con Grn LD

Outgoing and moving councillors

Retiring councillors
Ward Departing councillor First elected Party Ref.
Birkenhead and Tranmere Emily Gleaves 2021 Green [14]
Bromborough Joe Walsh 2011 Labour [14]
Eastham Dave Mitchell 1983 Liberal Democrats [14]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby Tom Anderson 2008 Conservative [14]
Heswall Paul Connolly 2022 Conservative (vacated seat on 28 November 2022) [15]
Hoylake and Meols Alison Wright 2019 Conservative [14]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie Steve Williams 2009 Conservative [14]
Oxton Orod Osanlou 2021 Liberal Democrats [14]
Rock Ferry Christopher Davies 2022 Labour (deselected) [16]
Rock Ferry Claire O'Hagan 2021 Labour [17]
Upton Tony Smith 1995 Labour [14]
Wallasey Paul Hayes 2007 Conservative [14]

Councillors seeking re-election in other wards
Old ward Moving councillor First elected Party New ward Ref.
Bebington Jerry Williams 1996 Labour Upton [14]
Leasowe and Moreton East Helen Collinson 2021 Labour Birkenhead and Tranmere [14]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie Max Booth 2021 Conservative Hoylake and Meols [14]

Councillors seeking re-election for a different party
Ward Moving councillor First elected Old party New party Details
Bromborough Jo Bird 2018 Labour Green Expelled from Labour Party in November 2021.[18] Joined Green Party in March 2022.[19]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby David Burgess-Joyce 2015 Conservative Independent Deselected by his local Conservative Party in July 2022.[20] Later became the party's candidate for Heswall before being barred from standing by the national party in late March.[21]
Leasowe and Moreton East Karl Greaney 2019 Labour Independent Resigned from Labour Party in February 2022.[22]
Rock Ferry Yvonne Nolan 1987 Labour no description Deselected by Labour Party after protesting the deselection of her partner and ward colleague Chris Davies in late March 2023.[23] Withdrew as a Labour candidate and resubmitted nomination as an Independent.[17] Ward colleague Claire O'Hagan withdrew her own candidacy leaving only two Labour candidates in the historically safe Labour ward.

Former councillors standing for election
Ward Former councillor Term Party Ref.
Bidston and St James Wendy Clements Greasby Frankby and Irby (2010 to 2022) Conservative [17]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby Alan Brighouse Oxton (2010 to 2018) Liberal Democrats [17]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie Christopher Teggin Clatterbridge (2004 to 2010) Liberal Democrats [17]
Oxton Mike Redfern Pensby and Thingwall (2006 to 2010) Liberal Democrats [17]
Pensby and Thingwall Mike Sullivan Pensby and Thingwall (2012 to 2019) Labour [17]
Rock Ferry Frank Doyle Prenton (2003 to 2010) Liberal Democrats [17]
Seacombe Sarah Spoor Liscard (2019 to 2021) Green (was Labour) [17]
West Kirby and Thurstaston Peter Reisdorf Royden, Greasby, Frankby and Irby (2000 to 2011) Liberal Democrats [17]

Candidates

Bold indicated candidate was elected.

Bebington
Bebington (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Judith Grier 3397 23%
Green Ed Lamb 3349 23%
Green Jason Walsh 3159 22%
Labour Kaitlyn Peterson 1261 9%
Labour Callum Stuart 1138 8%
Labour Robert Ward 1040 7%
Conservative Nicola Oakley 346 2%
Conservative Barry Tunna 298 2%
Conservative Christine Tunna 274 2%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Molyneux 145 1%
Freedom Alliance Catherine Williams 63 0%

Bidston and St James
Bidston and St James (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Grey 1435 26%
Labour Brian Kenny 1336 24%
Labour Julie McManus 1283 23%
Green Jayne Clough 247 4%
Green Millie Gorman 231 4%
Conservative Tina McDonnell 215 4%
Green Craig Fitzpatrick 210 4%
Conservative Wendy Clements 202 4%
Conservative Jonathon Goldsmith 201 4%
Liberal Democrats Mike Parsons 125 2%
Freedom Alliance Malcolm Davis 88 2%

Birkenhead and Tranmere
Birkenhead and Tranmere (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Pat Cleary 1856 23%
Green Amanda Onwuemene 1590 20%
Green Ewan Tomeny 1567 19%
Labour Helen Collinson 1034 13%
Labour Julienne McGeough 916 11%
Labour Piara Miah 792 10%
Conservative Richard Baker 82 1%
Freedom Alliance Catherine Evans 75 1%
Conservative Ada Lewis 68 1%
Liberal Democrats Edward Smith 62 1%
Conservative Colin Young 60 1%

Bromborough
Bromborough (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jo Bird 2497 20%
Green Ruth Molyneux 2133 17%
Green Keiran Murphy 1994 16%
Labour Brenda Ashton 1700 14%
Labour Sue Percy 1533 13%
Labour Finlay Gordon 1531 12%
Conservative Des Drury 313 3%
Conservative Gillian Byrne 258 2%
Conservative Eleanor Johnson 233 2%
Freedom Alliance Stephanie McGarry-Gribbin 66 1%

Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Cameron
Green Dan Gorman
Labour Jenny Holliday
Labour Michael Holliday
Conservative Mary Jordan
Green Jim McGinley
Freedom Alliance Pamela Peacock
Conservative Cherry Povall
Liberal Democrats Christopher Raymond
Green John Rodgers
Labour Joanne Smith

Claughton
Claughton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Davies 2023 22%
Labour Stephen Foulkes 1845 20%
Labour Gillian Wood 1830 20%
Green Susan Braddock 509 5%
Conservative Andrew Hodson 502 5%
Conservative Charles Assa 481 5%
Green Liz Heydon 446 5%
Conservative Sheridan Tear-Edmonds 429 5%
Liberal Democrats David Evans 396 4%
Green Perle Sheldricks 320 3%
Liberal Democrats Roy Wood 297 3%
National Housing Party UK Gary Bergin 149 2%

Eastham
Eastham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Carubia
Conservative Denise Crossley-Williams
Labour Melinda Downey
Liberal Democrats Phillip Gilchrist
Conservative William Harland
Green Joy Hogg
Green Percy Hogg
Conservative Philip Merry
Freedom Alliance Sarah of the House of Blackburn
Green Peter Rand
Liberal Democrats Helen Raymond
Labour William Smith
Labour Nicole Williams

Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Greasby, Frankby and Irby (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Brighouse
Independent David Burgess-Joyce
Green Miriam Cooke
Conservative Tracy Elzeiny
Freedom Alliance Rosie Evans
Conservative David Fairbairn
Green Tom Green
Labour Gail Jenkinson
Conservative Darren May
Labour Grahame McManus
Green Cathy Page
Labour Mark Skillicorn

Heswall
Heswall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophia Ballantyne
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Brame
Conservative Graham Davies
Conservative Andrew Hodson
Conservative Kathryn Hodson
Liberal Democrats David Jones
Freedom Alliance Donna Lyons-Whearty
Labour Michael Royden
Labour Jimmy Sergi
Liberal Democrats Philip Waterfield
Withdrawn nominations

Hoylake and Meols
Hoylake and Meols (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Max Booth
Labour Paul Carney
Green Fintan Cleary
Green Alix Cockcroft
Conservative Tony Cox
Conservative Andrew Gardner
Liberal Democrats Tom Hughes
Liberal Democrats Ian Johnson
Labour Sheila Murphy
Green Julian Priest
Freedom Alliance Colin Roper
Labour David Sindall

Leasowe and Moreton East
Leasowe and Moreton East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracy Blackburn
Green Katie Bristow
Conservative Neil Cartwright
Labour Angie Davies
Green Michael Dixon
Independent Karl Greaney
Labour Paul Jobson
Labour Louise Luxon-Kewley
Freedom Alliance Juliette Mantley
Liberal Democrats Chase Newton
Green Holly Turner
Conservative Jonathan Yongjiang Wang

Liscard
Liscard (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Daniel Bruffell
Green Helen Burnham
Conservative Stephen Dobson
Liberal Democrats Vicky Downie
Green William Gorman
Labour Daisy Kenny
Green Peter Lageard
Labour James Laing
Conservative Lesley May
Conservative Jane Owens
Freedom Alliance Lynsey Welsh
Labour Janette Williamson

Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Moreton West and Saughall Massie (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Baldwin
Conservative John Bennett
Labour Mark Cawood
Green Hilary Cullen
Green Rick Hughes
Freedom Alliance Niamh McGarry-Gribbin
Labour Katherine Stuart
Labour Maegan Stuart
Liberal Democrats Christopher Teggin
Liberal Democrats Robert Thompson
Green Jane Turner
Reform UK Paul Whelligan
Conservative Vida Wilson

New Brighton
New Brighton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alexandra Badwi
Green Andrew Bennett
Freedom Alliance Dermot Bolger
Conservative Andrew Gilfoyle
Liberal Democrats Charlie Houghton
Labour Tony Jones
Conservative Ann Lavin
Labour Paul Martin
Conservative Elizabeth Murphy
Labour Sue Powell-Wilde
Green Cynthia Stonall

Oxton
Oxton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clint Agard
Liberal Democrats Allan Brame
Labour Tony Cottier
Green Allan Goode
Reform UK Philip Griffiths
Green Rachel Heydon
Liberal Democrats Stuart Kelly
Conservative Jon Loach
Conservative Freda Punnen
Liberal Democrats Mike Redfern
Freedom Alliance Monika Skinner
Conservative Colin Vallance-Owen
Green Alex Wallis

Pensby and Thingwall
Pensby and Thingwall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Ainsworth
Green Allen Burton
Conservative Ivan Camphor
Conservative Mike Collins
Conservative Leah Fraser
Green Marilyn Jones
Freedom Alliance William Parry
Labour Richie Pitt
Green Mark Reeves
Labour Mike Sullivan
Liberal Democrats Judith Wolf
Withdrawn nominations

Prenton
Prenton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Christopher Cooke 2,419 59.5 Increase6.7
Green Harry Gorman 2,297 — —
Green Naomi Graham 2,227 — —
Labour John Ainsworth 1,246 30.6 Decrease7.9
Labour Rachel Millard 1,144 — —
Labour Archie Wood 1,012 — —
Conservative Michael Clements 215 5.3 Decrease1.0
Conservative Mark Davey-Hayford 172 — —
Conservative Sibani Ghosh 161 — —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Richardson 105 2.6 Increase0.3
Freedom Alliance Lily Evans 82 2.0 New
Liberal Democrats David Tyrrell 57 — —
Majority 1,173 28.8 Increase14.4
Registered electors 10,871
Turnout 3890 35.8 Decrease0.8
Rejected ballots 14 0.4 Decrease0.1
Green hold Swing Increase7.3
Green hold Swing —
Green hold Swing —

Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Amyes 190
Labour Paula Basnett 1525
Liberal Democrats Frank Doyle 171
Conservative Margaret Kalil 140
Green Craig McDonald 1073
Labour Tony Murphy 1428
no description Yvonne Nolan
Green Helen O'Donnell 469
Green Gareth Rowlands 713
Reform UK Tony Stanley 131
Conservative Paul Taylor 141
Withdrawn nominations

Seacombe
Seacombe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Freedom Alliance Paul Cardin
Conservative Bobby Cartwright
Labour Tom Laing
Conservative Adele Lumb
Liberal Democrats Anthony Morris
Green Hannah Rapley
Conservative Evelyn Sorrell
Green Sarah Spoor
Labour Kaitlin Stuart
Labour Paul Stuart
Green Rae Voller

Upton
Upton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Johnathan Andrew
Labour Stephen Bennett
Conservative Andy Brown
Freedom Alliance Debbie Cameron
Green Lily Clough
Liberal Democrats Alan Davies
Conservative Thomas Maxwell
Green Nadia Parsons
Labour Jean Robinson
Green Tim Watson
Labour Jerry Williams

Wallasey
Wallasey (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Freedom Alliance Matthew Chell
Liberal Democrats John Codling
Labour Graeme Cooper
Green Ryan Davies
Green Moira Gommon
Green Jane Gorman
Labour Brenda Hall
Conservative Steven Hoey
Conservative Ian Lewis
Labour Saul Murphy
Conservative Lesley Rennie
Liberal Democrats John Uriel
Reform UK Lynda Williams

West Kirby and Thurstaston
West Kirby and Thurstaston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Karen Brenchley
Green Barbara Burton
Liberal Democrats Ross Campbell
Liberal Democrats John Cresswell
Conservative Jeff Green
Conservative Jenny Johnson
Labour Paula Kenny
Labour Mary MacEwan
Conservative Simon Mountney
Liberal Democrats Peter Reisdorf
Labour Elizabeth Watkins
Freedom Alliance Pat Whearty
Green Mark Wilde
Withdrawn nominations

Notes
  1. 28 excluding changes in affiliation.
  2. With one vacancy in Heswall. 24 excluding changes in affiliation.
  3. 8 excluding changes in affiliation.

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