Who are the 17 candidates in the elections of Members of Parliament for Birkenhead, Wallasey, Wirral South and Wirral West?

Who are the 17 candidates in the elections of Members of Parliament for Birkenhead, Wallasey, Wirral South and Wirral West?

Who are the 17 candidates in the elections of Members of Parliament for Birkenhead, Wallasey, Wirral South and Wirral West?

                                       

Holy Cross primary school Bidston polling station Bidston St James 4th May 2017 resized
Holy Cross primary school Bidston polling station Bidston St James 4th May 2017 resized

I will declare an interest in this piece as my father has proposed one of the candidates.

The deadline for nominations (plus a £500 deposit) ended yesterday at 4 pm and the candidates in the general election to be Members of Parliament for Wirral West, Wirral South, Birkenhead and Wallasey are now known.

They are as follows (by constituency alphabetically, then by surname alphabetically).

BIRKENHEAD

Allan John BRAME (Liberal Democrats)
Jayne Louise Stephanie CLOUGH (Green Party)
Frank FIELD (Labour Party)
Stewart Anthony GARDINER (Conservative Party)

WALLASEY

Debbie CAPLIN (United Kingdom Independence Party)
Paul Philip CHILDS (Liberal Democrats)
Lily CLOUGH (Green Party)
Angela EAGLE (Labour Party)
Andy LIVSEY (Conservative Party)

WIRRAL SOUTH

Chris CARUBIA (Liberal Democrats)
Alison MCGOVERN (Labour Party)
Mandi ROBERTS (Green Party)
Adam Christopher SYKES (Conservative Party)

WIRRAL WEST

Tony CALDEIRA (Conservative Party)
John Bernard Cowan COYNE (Green Party)
Margaret GREENWOOD (Labour Party)
Peter Timothy Clifford REISDORF (Liberal Democrats)

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Election Result (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, 2017): Mayor: Labour (Steve Rotheram)

Election Result (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, 2017): Mayor: Labour (Steve Rotherham)

Election Result (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, 2017): Mayor: Labour (Steve Rotherham)

                                 

Polling station 4th May 2017 resized
Polling station 4th May 2017 resized

Please note we would have been happier reporting from the count centre but the Combined Authority Returning Officer Ged Fitzgerald was not happy with us being there.

Election Result (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, 2017): Mayor: Steve Rotheram (Labour Party)

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Mayor) (2017)
 
Name of candidate     Description (if any)  Votes   %
Rotheram
Steve
 Labour Party  171,167   59.3%   Elected
Caldeira
Tony
 Conservatives  58,805   20.4%   Not elected
Cashman
Carl  
 Liberal Democrat  19,751   6.84%   Not elected
Crone
Tom
 Green Party  14,094   4.88%   Not elected
Walters
Paula
 UK Independence Party   11,940   4.14%   Not elected
Bannister
Roger
 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition   7,881   2.73%   Not elected
Morton
Tabitha
 Women’s Equality Party   4,247   1.49%   Not elected
Breen
Paul
 Get the Coppers off the Jury   729   0.25%   Not elected

There were 2,789 rejected ballot papers. Turnout was 26.1%. The turnout for the Wirral area was 27.8%. The electorate was 1,116,495. Any candidate with less than 5% of the first preference vote loses their £5,000 deposit (Tom Crone (Green), Paula Walters (UKIP), Roger Bannister (TUSC), Tabitha Morton (Women’s Equality Party) and Paul Breen (Get the Coppers off the Jury).

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