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Wirral 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

22 ward races

23 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

39.1% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	37,385	42.4%	9	39.1%	10	43.5%	-1
Conservative and Unionist Party	22,569	25.6%	8	34.8%	6	26.1%	+2
Green Party	16,439	18.6%	4	17.4%	4	17.4%	0
Liberal Democrats	10,840	12.3%	2	8.7%	3	13.0%	-1
Independent	758	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
NIP	89	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	57	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	38	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	88,175	100.0%	23	100.0%	23	100.0%	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

Wards in this council

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

Pensby & Thingwall · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Heswall · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · +9.4 pts below quota
Hoylake & Meols · 1 seat · won at 42.2% · +7.8 pts below quota
Greasby Frankby & Irby · 1 seat · won at 42.9% · +7.1 pts below quota
Clatterbridge · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Birkenhead & Tranmere · 2 seats · won at 27.8% · +5.5 pts below quota
Wallasey · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
West Kirby & Thurstaston · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · +4.3 pts below quota
Moreton West & Saughall Massie · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Bromborough · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Prenton · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
Bebington · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
Seacombe · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Eastham · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
Upton · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Claughton · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Rock Ferry · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
New Brighton · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
Oxton · 1 seat · won at 64.2% · above quota
Liscard · 1 seat · won at 64.8% · above quota
Leasowe & Moreton East · 1 seat · won at 65.1% · above quota
Bidston & St. James · 1 seat · won at 73.4% · above quota

Race results

Pensby & Thingwall · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,416

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fraser L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,787	40.5%	Elected
2	Gordon F.	Labour Party	1,755	39.7%
3	Burton A.	Green Party	491	11.1%
4	Waterfield P.	Liberal Democrats	383	8.7%

Electorate 10,505 · Ballots cast 4,416 · EC ward code E05000969 · Back to ward index

Heswall · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,918

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Connolly P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,999	40.6%	Elected
2	Johnson L.	Liberal Democrats	1,700	34.6%
3	Ainsworth A.	Labour Party	897	18.2%
4	Burton B.	Green Party	322	6.5%

Electorate 10,838 · Ballots cast 4,918 · EC ward code E05000962 · Back to ward index

Hoylake & Meols · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,697

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cox T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,981	42.2%	Elected
2	Sindall D.	Labour Party	1,577	33.6%
3	Cockcroft A.	Green Party	484	10.3%
4	Ellis J.	Independent	329	7.0%
5	Reisdorf P.	Liberal Democrats	326	6.9%

Electorate 10,521 · Ballots cast 4,697 · EC ward code E05000963 · Back to ward index

Greasby Frankby & Irby · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,140

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Elzeiny T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,206	42.9%	Elected
2	Jenkinson G.	Labour Party	2,142	41.7%
3	Page C.	Green Party	418	8.1%
4	Redfern M.	Liberal Democrats	374	7.3%

Electorate 11,462 · Ballots cast 5,140 · EC ward code E05000961 · Back to ward index

Clatterbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,562

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jordan M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,967	43.1%	Elected
2	Laing T.	Labour Party	1,521	33.3%
3	Raymond C.	Liberal Democrats	542	11.9%
4	McGinley J.	Green Party	532	11.7%

Electorate 11,202 · Ballots cast 4,562 · EC ward code E05000958 · Back to ward index

Birkenhead & Tranmere · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,330

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cleary P.	Green Party	1,798	33.7%	Elected
2	Onwuemene A.	Green Party	1,484	27.8%	Elected
3	Jobson P.	Labour Party	1,045	19.6%
4	Murphy T.	Labour Party	743	13.9%
5	Clements M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	86	1.6%
6	Campbell R.	Liberal Democrats	78	1.5%
7	Young C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	70	1.3%
8	Smith E.	Liberal Democrats	26	0.5%

Electorate 10,337 · Ballots cast 5,330 · EC ward code E05000956 · Back to ward index

Wallasey · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,062

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rennie L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,307	45.6%	Elected
2	Bennett A.	Labour Party	2,198	43.4%
3	Gommon M.	Green Party	292	5.8%
4	Codling J.	Liberal Democrats	265	5.2%

Electorate 11,565 · Ballots cast 5,062 · EC ward code E05000974 · Back to ward index

West Kirby & Thurstaston · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,446

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Green J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,034	45.7%	Elected
2	Reecejones L.	Labour Party	1,297	29.2%
3	McGinley Y.	Green Party	554	12.5%
4	Mullins J.	Liberal Democrats	472	10.6%
5	Monk L.	NIP	89	2.0%

Electorate 10,234 · Ballots cast 4,446 · EC ward code E05000975 · Back to ward index

Moreton West & Saughall Massie · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,745

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,812	48.4%	Elected
2	Laing J.	Labour Party	1,453	38.8%
3	Cullen H.	Green Party	313	8.4%
4	Teggin C.	Liberal Democrats	167	4.5%

Electorate 10,599 · Ballots cast 3,745 · EC ward code E05000966 · Back to ward index

Bromborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 3,557

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Percy S.	Labour Party	1,866	52.5%	Elected
2	Lamb E.	Green Party	726	20.4%
3	Davies G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	608	17.1%
4	Downie V.	Liberal Democrats	357	10.0%

Electorate 12,122 · Ballots cast 3,557 · EC ward code E05000957 · Back to ward index

Prenton · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 3,949

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Graham N.	Green Party	2,087	52.8%	Elected
2	McGeough J.	Labour Party	1,520	38.5%
3	Harland W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	250	6.3%
4	Tyrrell D.	Liberal Democrats	92	2.3%

Electorate 10,850 · Ballots cast 3,949 · EC ward code E05000970 · Back to ward index

Bebington · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 5,379

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grier J.	Green Party	2,855	53.1%	Elected
2	Ashton B.	Labour Party	1,876	34.9%
3	Oakley N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	559	10.4%
4	Thompson R.	Liberal Democrats	89	1.7%

Electorate 11,798 · Ballots cast 5,379 · EC ward code E05000954 · Back to ward index

Seacombe · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 3,099

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hoey J.	Labour Party	1,669	53.9%	Elected
2	Voller R.	Green Party	1,218	39.3%
3	Cartwright B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	166	5.4%
4	Morris A.	Liberal Democrats	46	1.5%

Electorate 10,227 · Ballots cast 3,099 · EC ward code E05000972 · Back to ward index

Eastham · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 3,888

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carubia C.	Liberal Democrats	2,201	56.6%	Elected
2	Williams N.	Labour Party	1,032	26.5%
3	Crossley-Williams D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	416	10.7%
4	Hogg P.	Green Party	239	6.1%

Electorate 11,033 · Ballots cast 3,888 · EC ward code E05000960 · Back to ward index

Upton · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 3,587

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bennett S.	Labour Party	2,137	59.6%	Elected
2	Fairbairn D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	818	22.8%
3	Clough L.	Green Party	437	12.2%
4	Davies A.	Liberal Democrats	195	5.4%

Electorate 12,316 · Ballots cast 3,587 · EC ward code E05000973 · Back to ward index

Claughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 3,328

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wood G.	Labour Party	1,984	59.6%	Elected
2	Hodson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	598	18.0%
3	Heydon L.	Green Party	414	12.4%
4	Evans D.	Liberal Democrats	275	8.3%
5	Bergin G.	FBM	57	1.7%

Electorate 11,336 · Ballots cast 3,328 · EC ward code E05000959 · Back to ward index

Rock Ferry · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 2,606

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies C.	Labour Party	1,579	60.6%	Elected
2	Davies S.	Independent	429	16.5%
3	McDonald C.	Green Party	292	11.2%
4	Mendies S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	208	8.0%
5	Sutton T.	Liberal Democrats	98	3.8%

Electorate 10,230 · Ballots cast 2,606 · EC ward code E05000971 · Back to ward index

New Brighton · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 3,817

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Powell-Wilde S.	Labour Party	2,317	60.7%	Elected
2	May D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	757	19.8%
3	Stonall C.	Green Party	518	13.6%
4	Keenan A.	Liberal Democrats	225	5.9%

Electorate 11,400 · Ballots cast 3,817 · EC ward code E05000967 · Back to ward index

Oxton · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.2 pts Valid ballots 3,917

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brame A.	Liberal Democrats	2,513	64.2%	Elected
2	Mahoney S.	Labour Party	916	23.4%
3	Heydon R.	Green Party	234	6.0%
4	Merry P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	216	5.5%
5	Griffiths P.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	38	1.0%

Electorate 10,879 · Ballots cast 3,917 · EC ward code E05000968 · Back to ward index

Liscard · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 3,242

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williamson J.	Labour Party	2,101	64.8%	Elected
2	Owens J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	643	19.8%
3	Sheldricks P.	Green Party	334	10.3%
4	Doyle F.	Liberal Democrats	164	5.1%

Electorate 11,245 · Ballots cast 3,242 · EC ward code E05000965 · Back to ward index

Leasowe & Moreton East · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.1 pts Valid ballots 3,244

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies A.	Labour Party	2,112	65.1%	Elected
2	Caplin D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	805	24.8%
3	Rapley H.	Green Party	177	5.5%
4	Newton C.	Liberal Democrats	150	4.6%

Electorate 10,969 · Ballots cast 3,244 · EC ward code E05000964 · Back to ward index

Bidston & St. James · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.4 pts Valid ballots 2,246

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grey L.	Labour Party	1,648	73.4%	Elected
2	McDonnell T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	276	12.3%
3	Clough J.	Green Party	220	9.8%
4	Parsons M.	Liberal Democrats	102	4.5%

Electorate 10,468 · Ballots cast 2,246 · EC ward code E05000955 · Back to ward index