← Wirral (all cycles) · 3 May 2018 cohort

Wirral 2018

Local elections held 3 May 2018.

22 ward races
23 seats
5 elected below the proportional quota
21.7% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 22 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 23 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party41,28344.8%1252.2%1147.8%+1
Conservative Party33,50036.3%834.8%834.8%0
Liberal Democrats9,21510.0%28.7%28.7%0
Green Party7,8048.5%14.3%28.7%-1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2390.3%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)1070.1%00.0%00.0%0
Independent920.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total92,240100.0%23100.0%23100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2018)
Previous (2017)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Pensby and Thingwall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,275

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Kate CannonLabour Party1,87843.9%−6.1 ptsElected
2Michael CollinsConservative Party1,85543.4%
3Lucy JohnsonLiberal Democrats2987.0%
4Allen BurtonGreen Party2445.7%

EC ward code E05000969 · Back to ward index

Oxton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,354

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Allan BrameLiberal Democrats2,07347.6%−2.4 ptsElected
2Jeff DaviesLabour Party1,70039.0%
3Hilary JonesConservative Party3768.6%
4Moira GommonGreen Party2054.7%

EC ward code E05000968 · Back to ward index

Eastham · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,323

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Chris CarubiaLiberal Democrats2,08348.2%−1.8 ptsElected
2Jo BirdLabour Party1,56136.1%
3Allan GuyConservative Party56413.0%
4Percy HoggGreen Party1152.7%

EC ward code E05000960 · Back to ward index

Prenton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,878

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Samantha FrostLabour Party1,91449.4%−0.6 ptsElected
2Chris CookeGreen Party1,32234.1%
3Tom BottomConservative Party47012.1%
4Mark ForshawLiberal Democrats1724.4%

EC ward code E05000970 · Back to ward index

Birkenhead and Tranmere · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,787

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Pat ClearyGreen Party1,88149.7%−0.3 ptsElected
2Paul JobsonLabour Party1,81047.8%
3June CowinConservative Party962.5%

EC ward code E05000956 · Back to ward index

Wallasey · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 5,236

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Lesley RennieConservative Party2,86154.6%+4.6 ptsElected
2Paul MartinLabour Party2,02438.7%
3James BradyGreen Party1803.4%
4John CodlingLiberal Democrats1713.3%

EC ward code E05000974 · Back to ward index

Clatterbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,942

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Mary JordanConservative Party2,73555.3%+5.3 ptsElected
2Giuseppe RobertoLabour Party1,67433.9%
3Colin ThompsonLiberal Democrats3226.5%
4Jim McGinleyGreen Party2114.3%

EC ward code E05000958 · Back to ward index

Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,934

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Stuart WhittinghamLabour Party2,28958.2%+8.2 ptsElected
2Alison WrightConservative Party1,12528.6%
3Lily CloughGreen Party2656.7%
4Alan DaviesLiberal Democrats1664.2%
5John MurrayTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition892.3%

EC ward code E05000973 · Back to ward index

Leasowe and Moreton East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,525

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Sharon JonesLabour Party2,06758.6%+8.6 ptsElected
2Debbie CaplinConservative Party1,18533.6%
3Michael DixonGreen Party1163.3%
4Mike HoltIndependent922.6%
5David TyrrellLiberal Democrats651.8%

EC ward code E05000964 · Back to ward index

Greasby, Frankby and Irby · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 5,177

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Wendy ClementsConservative Party3,04658.8%+8.8 ptsElected
2Katherine StuartLabour Party1,23823.9%
3Andy CorkhillLiberal Democrats71713.8%
4Cathy PageGreen Party1763.4%

EC ward code E05000961 · Back to ward index

Claughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,531

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Gillian WoodLabour Party2,07958.9%+8.9 ptsElected
2Suzanne DownwardConservative Party79522.5%
3David EvansLiberal Democrats42612.1%
4Liz HeydonGreen Party2316.5%

EC ward code E05000959 · Back to ward index

New Brighton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,067

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Christine SpriggsLabour Party2,40259.1%+9.1 ptsElected
2William RaybouldConservative Party1,04825.8%
3Cynthia StonallGreen Party3268.0%
4Adam KeenanLiberal Democrats1844.5%
5Paula WaltersUK Independence Party (UKIP)1072.6%

EC ward code E05000967 · Back to ward index

Bebington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,465

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tony CottierLabour Party2,66059.6%+9.6 ptsElected
2Des DruryConservative Party1,35530.3%
3Chris BrittonLiberal Democrats2355.3%
4Rachel HeydonGreen Party2154.8%

EC ward code E05000954 · Back to ward index

Bromborough · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,472

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Irene WilliamsLabour Party2,12061.1%+11.1 ptsElected
2Peter TaylorConservative Party76822.1%
3Vicky DownieLiberal Democrats38611.1%
4Susan BraddockGreen Party1985.7%

EC ward code E05000957 · Back to ward index

West Kirby and Thurstaston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,634

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jeff GreenConservative Party2,84861.5%+11.5 ptsElected
2James LaingLabour Party1,16825.2%
3Yvonne McGinleyGreen Party3317.1%
4Mike RedfernLiberal Democrats2876.2%

EC ward code E05000975 · Back to ward index

Moreton West and Saughall Massie · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,402

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bruce BerryConservative Party2,71161.6%+11.6 ptsElected
2Bill McGenityLabour Party1,46433.3%
3Helen O'DonnellGreen Party1353.1%
4Amanda CrowfootLiberal Democrats922.1%

EC ward code E05000966 · Back to ward index

Liscard · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,524

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Janette WilliamsonLabour Party2,24163.6%+13.6 ptsElected
2Margaret KalilConservative Party75621.5%
3Susan ArrowsmithLiberal Democrats3379.6%
4Perle SheldricksGreen Party1905.4%

EC ward code E05000965 · Back to ward index

Heswall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,587

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Les RowlandsConservative Party3,18069.3%+19.3 ptsElected
2Christine TreneryLabour Party78817.2%
3Robert ThompsonLiberal Democrats3928.5%
4Barbara BurtonGreen Party2274.9%

EC ward code E05000962 · Back to ward index

Hoylake and Meols · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 54.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,331

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tony CoxConservative Party2,44128.2%56.4%+23.0 ptsElected
2Andrew GardnerConservative Party2,37827.5%54.9%+21.6 ptsElected
3Tony MurphyLabour Party1,34615.5%31.1%
4Matthew DanielLabour Party1,19113.8%27.5%
5Alix CockcroftGreen Party5266.1%12.1%
6Peter ReisdorfLiberal Democrats2983.4%6.9%
7Mark WildeGreen Party2593.0%6.0%
8Alexander ClarkLiberal Democrats2222.6%5.1%

EC ward code E05000963 · Back to ward index

Rock Ferry · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,403

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Moira McLaughlinLabour Party1,80074.9%+24.9 ptsElected
2Sue HemmingsConservative Party26711.1%
3Sheena HattonGreen Party1586.6%
4Edward SmithLiberal Democrats1124.7%
5Mark HazlehurstTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition662.7%

EC ward code E05000971 · Back to ward index

Bidston and St James · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,464

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Liz GreyLabour Party1,86675.7%+25.7 ptsElected
2Nick HannaConservative Party30312.3%
3Jaimie ParkhouseGreen Party1194.8%
4Michael ParsonsLiberal Democrats923.7%
5Warwick RobertsTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition843.4%

EC ward code E05000955 · Back to ward index

Seacombe · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 77.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,599

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Adrian JonesLabour Party2,00377.1%+27.1 ptsElected
2John LaingConservative Party33713.0%
3Peter LageardGreen Party1746.7%
4Christopher TegginLiberal Democrats853.3%

EC ward code E05000972 · Back to ward index