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.[ 1]
Only four parties have won seats to Council: Conservative , Green , Labour and Liberal Democrat (and its predecessors). All other political representation has come via changes in affiliation .
Year
Con
Green
Lab
Lib Dem
Other
Ref
1973
29
0
24
13
0
[ 2]
1974
29
0
24
13
0
1975
36
0
21
9
0
37
0
21
8
0
1976
42
0
18
6
0
1977
42
0
18
6
0
1978
45
0
16
5
0
1979
40
0
20
6
0
1980
37
0
23
6
0
1981
37
0
23
6
0
1982
35
0
25
6
0
1983
34
0
24
8
0
1984
34
0
24
8
0
1985
34
0
24
8
0
1986
30
0
26
10
0
1987
29
0
27
10
0
1988
24
0
32
10
0
24
0
29
10
3
1989
24
0
29
10
3
1990
23
0
33
7
3
23
0
33
8
2
1991
24
0
34
7
1
1992
29
0
31
6
0
1993
29
0
31
6
0
1994
30
0
30
6
0
28
0
30
8
0
1995
22
0
36
8
0
1996
16
0
41
9
0
1997
16
0
41
9
0
1998
16
0
41
8
1
16
0
42
8
0
[ 3]
1999
17
0
39
10
0
[ 2]
2000
20
0
34
12
0
2001
20
0
34
12
0
20
0
33
12
1
[ 4]
2002
20
0
32
12
2
20
0
31
14
1
[ 5]
2003
23
0
26
16
1
[ 6]
2004
21
0
26
19
0
[ 7]
20
0
26
19
1
[ 8]
2005
21
0
26
18
1
[ 9]
2006
21
0
26
19
0
[ 10]
2007
21
0
25
20
0
[ 11]
21
0
25
19
1
[ 12]
20
0
25
19
2
[ 13]
2008
24
0
21
20
1
[ 14]
2009
25
0
20
20
1
[ 15]
2010
27
0
24
15
0
[ 16]
2011
27
0
29
10
0
[ 17]
27
0
30
9
0
[ 18]
2012
22
0
37
7
0
[ 19]
2013
23
0
36
7
0
[ 20]
22
0
37
7
0
[ 21]
22
0
37
6
1
[ 22]
2014
21
1
38
6
0
[ 23]
2015
21
1
39
5
0
[ 24]
2016
21
1
38
5
1
[ 25]
21
1
39
5
0
[ 26]
2017
21
1
39
5
0
2018
21
1
39
5
0
[ 27]
21
1
38
5
1
[ 28]
21
1
37
5
2
[ 29]
2019
21
1
36
5
3
[ 30]
21
1
35
5
4
[ 31]
21
1
34
5
5
[ 32]
22
3
32
6
3
[ 33]
2020
22
2
32
6
4
[ 34]
2021
23
5
30
6
2
[ 35]
23
5
29
6
3
[ 36]
2022
23
5
28
6
4
[ 37]
23
6
28
6
3
[ 38]
24
9
26
6
1
[ 39]
2023
23
9
26
6
2
[ 40]
23
9
25
6
3
[ 41]
23
9
24
6
4
[ 42]
23
9
23
6
5
[ 43]
17
13
30
6
0
[ 44]
Since the first election in 1973 , boundary changes have occurred in 1980 (where a third of the council were up for election) and in 2004 (where there was an all out election).[ 45] [ 1] [ 46] Following changes in 2023, Wirral moved from a thirds system of election to an all-out system, with all councillors elected every four years.[ 47]
1973 results map
1975 results map
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1978 results map
1979 results map
1980 results map
1982 results map
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2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
Changes between election
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Changes in affiliation
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