The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside,in North West England. It has a population of 320,600 (2021),and encompasses 62.1 square miles (160.9 km2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead,Wallasey,Bebington,Heswall,Hoylake and West Kirby. Wirral is England's westernmost metropolitan borough,faced by the city of Liverpool to the northeast over the River Mersey.
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside,England. It consists of 85 councillors,for the city's 64 wards. Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission the number of wards increased to 64 at the elections on Thursday 4th May 2023. Three wards elect 3 councillors each,fifteen wards elect 2 councillors each and the remaining 46 wards each elect a single councillor,which brought down the total number of councillors to 85.
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.
David Burgess-Joyce was the Chief Officer of Merseyside Police Special Constabulary. He served from 1982 and was Head of Organisation Development for the Serious Organised Crime Agency from 2004 until he was either dismissed for gross misconduct in 2013 or retired in early 2014. Details of the alleged misconduct were not revealed,but were reported to have potentially involved improper expenses claims. He denied any such conduct,saying "I totally refute any allegations of untoward expenses claims on my part during my time working with the agency," and saying he had actually retired in early 2014 due to ill health.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Wirral Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside,England. Wirral is a metropolitan borough,one of five in Merseyside,and provides the majority of local government services in Wirral. The council is a constituent member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
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.
Oxton is a Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council ward in the Birkenhead Parliamentary constituency.
Pensby and Thingwall is a Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Ward in the Wirral West Parliamentary constituency.
The Mayor of Wirral is a ceremonial post elected annually,along with a deputy,by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
The second Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held in May 2021 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region,alongside other local elections across England and Wales,to elect councillors,the mayor of Liverpool,and police and crime commissioners across the city region. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Yvonne Carol Nolan is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.
Ian Robert Byrne is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool West Derby since the 2019 general election. He is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary grouping.
Janette Williamson,is a British Labour politician and current Leader of Wirral Council. She is the first woman to lead the Council in 29 years.
The 2021 Sunderland City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England on the same day as other elections across the United Kingdom.
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.
