Wirral Council

Wirral Council
Arms of Wirral Council
Coat of arms
Wirral Council logo
Corporate logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Cherry Povall,
Conservative
since 15 May 2024[1]
Paul Stuart,
Labour
since 24 May 2023[2]
Paul Satoor
since 2019[3]
Structure
Seats66 councillors[4]
Wirral Council composition
Political groups
  Labour (29)
  Conservative (17)
  Green (14)
  Liberal Democrat (6)
Joint committees
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
By Faith and Foresight
Meeting place
Town Hall, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, CH41 5EU
Website
wirral.gov.uk

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 council has been under no overall control since 2019, with the leader of the council belonging to the Labour Party. Council meetings are held at Birkenhead Town Hall and the main administrative offices are at Alice Ker Square in Birkenhead.

  1. ^ Barnes, Ed (16 May 2024). "Wirral 'on the brink of major transformational changes' says new mayor". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Wirral Council leader deposed by her deputy in dramatic coup". 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Council minutes, 23 October 2019". Wirral Council. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Councillors". www.wirral.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2021.