TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		42.5%
Conservative		33.2%
Liberal Democrat		21.6%
Swing: 1.6% from LAB to CON

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Ben Chapman	Labour	16,892	42.5	-4.9
Carl Cross	Conservative	13,168	33.2	-1.6
Simon Holbrook	Liberal Democrat	8,568	21.6	+3.8
David Scott	UK Independence Party	616	1.6	+1.6
Laurence Jones	Independent	460	1.2	+1.2
Majority		3,724	9.4
Turnout		39,704	67.5	+1.9

KEY SEAT

This seat is Conservative target number 105

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST

Full details for North West

2001 RESULT FOR WIRRAL SOUTH
Labour		47.4%
Conservative		34.8%
Liberal Democrat		17.8%