Wirral Council

Wirral Council
Coat of arms
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Type
Type
Leadership
Cherry Povall,
Conservative
since 15 May 2024
Paul Stuart,
Labour
since 24 May 2023
Paul Satoor
since 2019
Structure
Seats66 councillors
Political groups
  Labour (29)
  Conservative (14)
  Green (14)
  Liberal Democrat (6)
  Independent Conservative (3)
Joint committees
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
By Faith and Foresight
Meeting place
Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH44 8ED
Website
wirral.gov.uk

Wirral Council, or Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan district council with borough status, thus providing the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.

The council has been under no overall control since 2019, with the leader of the council belonging to the Labour Party. Council meetings are held at Birkenhead Town Hall and the main administrative offices are at Alice Ker Square in Birkenhead.