2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
2000 UK local government election
The 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1999.
Ward results
Bebington
Bidston
Birkenhead
Bromborough
Clatterbridge
Claughton
Eastham
Egerton
Heswall
Hoylake
Leasowe
Liscard
Moreton
New Brighton
Oxton
Prenton
Royden
Seacombe
Incumbent councillor for Bromborough and leader of the council Dave Jackson died in April 2000, days before he was due to stand, causing the election to be delayed.
Thurstaston
Tranmere
Upton
Wallasey
Changes between 2000 and 2002
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
"Everything to play for in local polls". Wirral Globe. 4 May 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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