2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election information
2019 local election in England
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2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
37.1% (0.8%)
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
12 seats, 45.5%
8 seats, 35.3%
Seats before
34
21
Seats won
10
8
Seats after
32
22
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
31,778
28,467
Percentage
35.8%
32.1%
Swing
9.7%
3.2%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Pat Cleary[n 1]
Phil Gilchrist
Party
Green
Liberal Democrats
Leader since
22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)[4]
16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)[3]
Leader's seat
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Eastham
Last election
1 seat, 8.6%
2 seats, 10.2%
Seats before
1
5
Seats won
2
2
Seats after
3
6
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
14,803
10,283
Percentage
16.7%
11.6%
Swing
8.1%
1.4%
Map of results of 2019 election
Leader of the Council before election
Phil Davies
Labour
Leader of the Council after election
Pat Hackett (Labour) No Overall Control
The 2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 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
32
2
Conservative
22
1
Liberal Democrat
6
1
Green
3
2
Independent
3
2
Source: The Guardian[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.
^Robinson, Eric (22 March 2019). "Election Notices for local elections on 2 May 2019". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019). "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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