2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Main article: 2011 United Kingdom local elections

2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)
to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.2% (22.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Steve Foulkes Jeff Green Simon Holbrook
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Claughton 		West Kirby
and
Thurstaston
Prenton (lost)
Last election 12 seats,
37.6% 		8 seats,
32.1% 		3 seats,
22.5%
Seats before 24 27 15
Seats won 12 9 2
Seats after 29 27 10
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 45,006 34,738 12,815
Percentage 43.8% 33.8% 12.5%
Swing 6.2% 1.7% 10.0%
Map of results of 2011 election
Leader of the Council before election

Jeff Green (Conservative)
No Overall Control

Leader of the Council after election

Steve Foulkes (Labour)
No Overall Control

The 2011 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

The composition of the council after the election
Party Seats ±
Labour 29 5
Conservative 27
Liberal Democrat 10 5
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