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Metropolitan Borough of Wirral information


Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan borough
Wallasey Town Hall
Wallasey Town Hall
Coat of arms of Borough of Wirral
Motto(s): 
By faith and foresight
Wirral shown within Merseyside
Wirral shown within Merseyside
Coordinates: 53°21′24″N 3°03′49″W / 53.3568°N 3.0635°W / 53.3568; -3.0635
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial countyMerseyside
City regionLiverpool
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named forWirral Peninsula
Administrative HQWallasey Town Hall
Government
[1]
 • TypeMetropolitan borough
 • BodyWirral Council
 • ExecutiveCommittee system
 • ControlNo overall control
 • LeaderPaul Stuart (L)
 • Mayor of WirralJerry Williams
 • MPs
4 MPs
  • Angela Eagle (L)
  • Alison McGovern (L)
  • Margaret Greenwood (L)
  • Mick Whitley (L)
Area
[2]
 • Total98 sq mi (253 km2)
 • Land62 sq mi (161 km2)
 • Rank161st
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total322,453
 • Rank40th
 • Density5,190/sq mi (2,004/km2)
Demonyms
  • Wirralian
  • Wirralite (colloq.)
Ethnicity (2021)
[4]
 • Ethnic groups
List
  • 95.2% White
  • 2.3% Asian
  • 1.5% Mixed
  • 0.4% Black
  • 0.6% other
Religion (2021)
[4]
 • Religion
List
  • 55.0% Christianity
  • 37.3% no religion
  • 1.0% Islam
  • 0.4% Hinduism
  • 0.3% Buddhism
  • 0.1% Sikhism
  • 0.1% Judaism
  • 0.4% other
  • 5.3% not stated
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
  • CH41–49
  • CH60–63
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
GSS codeE08000015
Websitewirral.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 322,453 (2022),[3] and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. Wirral is England's westernmost metropolitan borough, faced by the city of Liverpool to the northeast over the River Mersey.

  1. ^ "Councillors and committees". Wirral Council. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Wirral Local Authority (E08000015)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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