2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election information
2016 local election in England
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2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
35.6% (33.5%)[1]
First party
Second party
Leader
Phil Davies
Jeff Green
Party
Labour
Conservative
Leader's seat
Birkenhead and Tranmere
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Last election
14 seats, 47.9%
7 seats, 28.1%
Seats before
38
21
Seats won
14
7
Seats after
39
21
Seat change
1
Popular vote
38,832
25,956
Percentage
46.1%
30.8%
Swing
1.8%
2.7%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Phil Gilchrist
Pat Cleary
Party
Liberal Democrats
Green
Leader's seat
Eastham
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Last election
1 seat, 8.2%
0 seats, 6.3%
Seats before
5
1
Seats won
2
0
Seats after
5
1
Seat change
Popular vote
9,216
5,703
Percentage
10.9%
6.8%
Swing
2.7%
0.5%
Map of results of 2016 election
Leader of the Council before election
Phil Davies
Labour
Leader of the Council after election
Phil Davies
Labour
The 2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party
Seats
±
Labour
39
1
Conservative
21
Liberal Democrats
5
Green
1
Independent
0
1
[3]
^"Local Election Summaries 2016". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^"Election results by party, Local election - Thursday, 5th May 2016". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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