Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as

Wirral Council Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, or simply Wirral Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Merseyside and one of 36 in the metropolit ...

, is the local authority for the

metropolitan borough A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of districts of England, local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan distric ...

of Wirral in

Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wir ...

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. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66

councillor A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...

s have been elected from 22 wards.

Political control

The borough of Wirral was created under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

as a

, with Merseyside County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986 and Wirral became a

unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:

Council elections

Since the first election in

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

, boundary changes have occurred in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 ...

(where a third of the council were up for election) and in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

(where there was an all out election). *

1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election took place a year before the c ...

1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1975 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 composi ...

1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 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 composit ...

1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 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 composit ...

1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 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 composit ...

1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The first third of the council w ...

1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The second third of the council ...

1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The third third of the council w ...

1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 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 composit ...

1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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 composit ...

1987 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1987 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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 composit ...

1988 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1988 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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 composit ...

1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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 composit ...

1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 composit ...

1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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 composit ...

1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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 composit ...

1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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 composit ...

1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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 composit ...

1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the composit ...

1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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 composit ...

2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 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 composit ...

2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the composit ...

2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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 comp ...

2004 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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 whole council was up for ...

2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the compos ...

2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the comp ...

2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the comp ...

* 2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election *

2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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 compos ...

2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. Overall, Labour gained seven ...

* 2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election *

2015 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the compo ...

* 2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election *

2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the compos ...

2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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. After the election, the composi ...

2021 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 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 ...

* 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election * 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Borough result maps

File:Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1973.png, 1973 results map File:Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1975.png, 1975 results map File:Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1975.png, 1976 results map File:Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1978.png, 1978 results map File:Wirral_Council_Election_Results_Map_1979.png, 1979 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1980.svg, 1980 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1982.svg, 1982 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1982.svg, 1983 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1984.svg, 1984 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1986.svg, 1986 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1987.svg, 1987 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1988.svg, 1988 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1990.svg, 1990 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1991.svg, 1991 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1992.svg, 1992 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1994.svg, 1994 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1995.svg, 1995 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1994.svg, 1996 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1994.svg, 1998 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 1999.svg, 1999 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2000.svg, 2000 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2002.svg, 2002 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2003.svg, 2003 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2004.svg, 2004 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2006 and 2007.svg, 2006 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2006 and 2007.svg, 2007 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2008.svg, 2008 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2010.svg, 2010 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2011.svg, 2011 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2011, 2012 and 2016.svg, 2012 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2018.svg, 2014 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2015.svg, 2015 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2011, 2012 and 2016.svg, 2016 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2018.svg, 2018 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2019.svg, 2019 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2021.svg, 2021 results map File:Wirral Council Election Results Map 2021.svg, 2022 results map

Changes between election

1973–1979 boundaries

1979–2004 boundaries

Wallasey by-election 1997

Prenton by-election 2003

2004–present boundaries

Moreton West and Saughall Massie by-election 2009

Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013

Heswall by-election 2013

Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013

Upton by-election 2013

Claughton by-election 2017

Bromborough by-election 2018

Upton by-election 2018

Liscard by-election 2021

Oxton by-election 2021

Liscard by-election 2022

Changes in affiliation

Notes

References

By-election results

External links

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
{{Merseyside elections Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Council elections in Merseyside