Wirral Council
Wirral Council | |
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Coat of arms | |
Corporate logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Matthew Bennett (Interim Management) since 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 66 councillors |
Political groups |
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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 | |
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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 Wallasey Town Hall and the main administrative offices are at Alice Ker Square in Birkenhead.