The 2004 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election due to boundary changes.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats ± Labour 26 Conservative 21 2Liberal Democrat 19 3 0 1
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2003.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2004PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 66 21 2 31.8 33.5 36,404 4.4 66 19 3 28.8 30.0 32,530 3.0 62 26 39.4 29.6 32,135 1.8 17 0 0.0 5.9 6,404 3.3 7 0 1 0.0 0.8 846 1 0 0.0 0.2 246 0.1
Ward results
Bebington
Bidston and St James
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Bromborough
Clatterbridge
Claughton
Eastham
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Heswall
Hoylake and Meols
Leasowe and Moreton East
Liscard
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
New Brighton
Oxton
Pensby and Thingwall
Prenton
Rock Ferry
Seacombe
Upton
Wallasey
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Changes between 2004 and 2006
DateWardNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstanceNovember 2004Hoylake and MeolsHilary Jones Resigned.April 2005Pensby and ThingwallOliver Adam Defected.?Hoylake and MeolsHilary Jones Defected.
Notes
• bold denotes the winning candidate
References