The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside,in North West England. It has a population of 322,453 (2022),and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead,Wallasey,Bebington,Heswall,Hoylake and West Kirby. It is one of the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region,a combined authority area with a population of more than 1.5 million.
Wirral West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Matthew Patrick of the Labour Party since 2024.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held every four years from 2023 onwards,having previously been held three years out of every four for a third of the council at a time. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,generally known as Wirral Council,is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wirral in Merseyside,England.
The 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
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 2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Wirral Council,or Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
The 2015 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2018 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2018 last stood for election in 2014. Each ward is represented by three councillors,the election of which is staggered,so only one third of the councillors were elected in this election. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. Following the election Labour,having gained one councillor,was still two councillors away from a majority so it remained no overall control.
The 2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Phillip Leslie Davies,is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.
The Mayor of Wirral is a ceremonial post elected annually,along with a deputy,by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
The 2021 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay meant those elected would serve only a three-year term.
The 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This is expected to be the last election to the council where a third of councillors are elected,following recommendations from a government report into the Council's finances.
The 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023,electing members to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was the third election to the council where all councillors were up for election and the first in which the authority moves to a four-yearly,whole-council election system,following recommendations from a government report into the council's finances.
