Английская Википедия: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.^[1]^[2]

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control being led by a Labour minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election and Labour continued to form the largest party.^[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2022.^[4]

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Changes in council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:^[6]

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23	22	9	6	5	1
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They were originally elected as:^[7]

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28	24	8	6
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After the election the composition of the council was:

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30	17	13	6
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Outgoing and moving councillors

Retiring councillors

Ward	Departing councillor	First elected	Party		Шаблон:Abbr
Birkenhead and Tranmere	Emily Gleaves	2021	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Green Party of England and Wales\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Bromborough	Joe Walsh	2011	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Eastham	Dave Mitchell	1983	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby	Tom Anderson	2008	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Heswall	Paul Connolly	2022	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]] (vacated seat on 28 November 2022)	^[9]
Hoylake and Meols	Alison Wright	2019	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie	Steve Williams	2009	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Oxton	Orod Osanlou	2021	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Rock Ferry	Christopher Davies	2022	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]] (deselected)	^[10]
Rock Ferry	Claire O'Hagan	2021	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Upton	Tony Smith	1995	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]
Wallasey	Paul Hayes	2007	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[8]

Councillors seeking re-election in other wards

Old ward	Moving councillor	First elected	Party		New ward	Шаблон:Abbr
Bebington	Jerry Williams	1996	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	Upton	^[8]
Leasowe and Moreton East	Helen Collinson	2021	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	Birkenhead and Tranmere	^[8]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie	Max Booth	2021	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	Hoylake and Meols	^[8]

Councillors seeking re-election for a different party

Ward	Moving councillor	First elected	Old party		New party		Details
Bromborough	Jo Bird	2018	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party colour" \|	[[Green Party of England and Wales\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	Expelled from Labour Party in November 2021.^[12] Joined Green Party in March 2022.^[13]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby	David Burgess-Joyce	2015	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Independent (politician)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	Deselected by his local Conservative Party in July 2022.^[14] Later became the party's candidate for Heswall before being barred from standing by the national party in late March.^[15]
Leasowe and Moreton East	Karl Greaney	2019	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Independent (politician)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	Resigned from Labour Party in February 2022.^[16]
Rock Ferry	Yvonne Nolan	1987	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]		no description	Deselected by Labour Party after protesting the deselection of her partner and ward colleague Chris Davies in late March 2023.^[17] Withdrew as a Labour candidate and resubmitted nomination as an Independent.^[11] 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		Шаблон:Abbr
Bidston and St James	Wendy Clements	Greasby Frankby and Irby (2010 to 2022)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Conservative Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Greasby, Frankby and Irby	Alan Brighouse	Oxton (2010 to 2018)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Moreton West and Saughall Massie	Christopher Teggin	Clatterbridge (2004 to 2010)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Oxton	Mike Redfern	Pensby and Thingwall (2006 to 2010)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Pensby and Thingwall	Mike Sullivan	Pensby and Thingwall (2012 to 2019)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Rock Ferry	Frank Doyle	Prenton (2003 to 2010)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]
Seacombe	Sarah Spoor	Liscard (2019 to 2021)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Green Party of England and Wales\|Шаблон:Party shortname]] (was Labour)	^[11]
West Kirby and Thurstaston	Peter Reisdorf	Royden, Greasby, Frankby and Irby (2000 to 2011)	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" \|	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Шаблон:Party shortname]]	^[11]

Candidates

Bold indicated candidate was elected.

Bebington

Bidston and St James

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Bromborough

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Clatterbridge

Claughton

Eastham

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Heswall

Withdrawn nominations

Barbara Burton, Green (renominated in West Kirby and Thurstaston)
Paul May, Green

Hoylake and Meols

Leasowe and Moreton East

Liscard

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

New Brighton

Oxton

Pensby and Thingwall

Withdrawn nominations

Paula Basnett, Labour (renominated in Rock Ferry)

Prenton

Rock Ferry

Withdrawn nominations

Yvonne Nolan, Labour (renominated without description)
Claire O'Hagan, Labour

Seacombe

Upton

Wallasey

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Withdrawn nominations

Richie Pitt, Labour (renominated in Pensby and Thingwall)

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