Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:Since the first election in 1973, boundary changes have occurred in 1980 and in 2004.
- 1973 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1975 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1986 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1987 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1988 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1991 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1992 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1994 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1995 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1996 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2000 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2002 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2003 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2004 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2006 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2007 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2008 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2010 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2014 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2015 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2020 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Borough result maps
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
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