2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, electing members to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was the third election to the council where all councillors were up for election and the first in which the authority moves to a four-yearly, whole-council election system, following recommendations from a government report into the council's finances.

2023 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
4 May 2023
All 66 seats to Wirral Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.0% (0.5%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Janette Williamson Tom Anderson
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 29 June 2020 (2020-06-29) 14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)
Leader's seat
Liscard		 Greasby
Frankby and
Irby (retired)
Last election 9 seats,
42.7%		 8 seats,
26.2%
Seats before 23 23
Seats won 30 17
Seat change 7 6
Popular vote 36,625 21,517
Percentage 38.9% 22.8%
Swing 3.8% 3.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Pat Cleary Phil Gilchrist
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Leader since 22 May 2014 (2014-05-22) 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)
Leader's seat Birkenhead
and
Tranmere
Eastham
Last election 3 seats,
17.4%		 2 seats,
12.6%
Seats before 9 6
Seats won 13 6
Seat change 4
Popular vote 20,211 12,062
Percentage 21.4% 12.8%
Swing 4.0% 0.2%
Map of results of 2023 election
Leader before election

Janette Williamson
Labour
No Overall Control

 Leader after election

tbc
No Overall Control

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control being led by a Labour minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election and Labour continued to form the largest party.

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