2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election information
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2018 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
36.3% (0.7%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Phil Davies
Ian Lewis
Party
Labour
Conservative
Leader since
29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)[1]
8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)[2]
Leader's seat
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Wallasey
Last election
14 seats, 46.1%
7 seats, 30.8%
Seats before
39
21
Seats won
12
8
Seats after
39
21
Seat change
Popular vote
40,092
31,122
Percentage
45.5%
35.3%
Swing
0.6%
4.5%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Phil Gilchrist
Pat Cleary[n 1]
Party
Liberal Democrats
Green
Leader since
16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)[3]
22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)[4]
Leader's seat
Eastham
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Last election
2 seats, 10.9%
0 seats, 6.8%
Seats before
5
1
Seats won
2
1
Seats after
5
1
Seat change
Popular vote
8,993
7,545
Percentage
10.2%
8.6%
Swing
0.7%
1.8%
Map of results of 2018 election
Leader of the Council before election
Phil Davies
Labour
Leader of the Council after election
Phil Davies
Labour
The 2018 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[5] 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
Conservative
21
Liberal Democrat
5
Green
1
Source: BBC[6]
^"Wirral council Labour group leader Steve Foulkes steps down". BBC News. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
^Marles, Leigh (8 May 2017). "Wirral Council Conservative group has a new leader - Jeff Green ousted after 15-year reign". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
^Cureton, Stephanie (16 May 2013). "New leader for Wirral Liberal Democrats". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
^Murphy, Liam (23 May 2014). "Green party enjoy shock Birkenhead success in Wirral elections". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
^"Election Results by Party, Local election - Thursday, 3rd May 2018". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^"Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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