2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election is due to take place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[11] This will be the last election where a third of councillors are elected, following recommendations from a government report into the Council's finances.[12]

Main article: 2022 United Kingdom local elections

2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
5 May 2022
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)[1]
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 
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
Last election 10 seats,
39.7%		 8 seats,
33.3%
Current seats 28 23
 
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,
16.0%		 2 seats,
10.1%
Current seats 6 6
Map of wards of 2022 election
Incumbent Leader of the Council

Janette Williamson (Labour)[10]


Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:[13]

↓
28 23 6 6 3
Lab Con Grn LDm I

Retiring councillors
Ward Departing Councillor Party Ref.
Bebington Tony Cottier Labour [14]
Birkenhead and Tranmere Steve Hayes Independent (vacated seat on 22 March 2022) [15]
Bromborough Irene Williams Labour [14]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby Wendy Clements Conservative [14]
Heswall Les Rowlands Conservative [14]
Leasowe and Moreton East Sharon Jones Labour (vacated seat on 13 February 2022) [16]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie Bruce Berry Conservative [14]
New Brighton Christine Spriggs Labour [14]
Pensby and Thingwall Kate Cannon Labour [14]
Prenton Samantha Frost Labour [14]
Rock Ferry Moira McLaughlin Independent [14]
Seacombe Adrian Jones Labour [14]
Upton Stuart Whittingham Labour [14]

Candidates

Candidates listed in alphabetical order of surname.[17]

Bebington
Bebington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Ashton
Green Judith Grier
Conservative Nicola Oakley
Liberal Democrats Robert Thompson


Bidston and St James
Bidston and St James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jayne Clough
Labour Liz Grey
Conservative Tina McDonnell
Liberal Democrats Mike Parson

[18]

Birkenhead and Tranmere
Birkenhead and Tranmere (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Campbell
Green Pat Cleary
Conservative Mike Clements
Labour Paul Jobson
Labour Tony Murphy
Green Amanda Onwuemene
Liberal Democrats Edward Smith
Conservative Colin Young

[19]

Bromborough
Bromborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Davies
Liberal Democrats Vicky Downie
Labour Sue Percy
Green Edward Lamb

Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Jordan
Labour Thomas Laing
Green Jim McGinley
Liberal Democrats Christopher Raymond

[20]

Claughton
Claughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
For Britain Gary Bergin
Liberal Democrats David Evans
Green Liz Heydon
Conservative Andy Hodson
Labour Gillian Wood

[21]

Eastham
Eastham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Carubia
Conservative Denise Crossley-Williams
Green Percy Hogg
Labour Nicole Williams

[22]

Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracy Elzeiny
Labour Gail Jenkinson
Green Cathy Page
Liberal Democrats Michael Redfern

Heswall
Heswall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Ainsworth
Green Barbara Burton
Conservative Paul Connolly
Liberal Democrats Lucy Johnson

Hoylake and Meols
Hoylake and Meols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alix Cockcroft
Conservative Tony Cox
Independent John Ellis
Liberal Democrats Peter Reisdorf
Labour David Sindall

[23][24]

Leasowe and Moreton East
Leasowe and Moreton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Debbie Caplin
Labour Angie Davies
Liberal Democrats Chase Newton
Green Hannah Rapley

[25]

Liscard
Liscard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Doyle
Conservative Jane Owens
Green Perle Sheldricks
Labour Janette Williamson

[26]

Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Hilary Cullen
Labour James Laing
Liberal Democrats Christopher Teggin
Conservative Vida Wilson

New Brighton
New Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Keenan
Conservative Darren May
Labour Sue Powell-Wilde
Green Cynthia Stonall

Oxton
Oxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Allan Brame
UKIP Philip Griffiths
Green Rachel Heydon
Labour Susan Mahoney
Conservative Philip Merry

[27]

Pensby and Thingwall
Pensby and Thingwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Allen Burton
Conservative Leah Fraser
Labour Finlay Gordon
Liberal Democrats Phil Waterfield

Prenton
Prenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Naomi Graham
Conservative William Harland
Labour Julienne McGeough
Liberal Democrats David Tyrrell

Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Davies
Independent Stephen Davies
Green Craig McDonald
Conservative Simon Mendies
Liberal Democrats Tom Sutton

Seacombe
Seacombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bobby Cartwright
Labour John Hoey
Liberal Democrats Anthony Morris
Green Rae Voller

Upton
Upton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Bennett
Green Lily Clough
Liberal Democrats Alan Davies
Conservative David Fairbairn

Wallasey
Wallasey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Bennett
Liberal Democrats John Codling
Green Moira Gommon
Conservative Lesley Rennie

[28]

West Kirby and Thurstaston
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeff Green
Green Yvonne McGinley
Northern Independence Lawrence Monk
Liberal Democrats John Mullins
Labour Louise Reecejones

[29][30]

Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor

    References
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