Wirral

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Wirral Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 10 Sep 2024 - 18 Nov 2024

Previous stages

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 20 Aug 2024 - 20 Aug 2024

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 31 Jul 2003

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 25 Mar 2003

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Wirral because it has been a long time since the last review.  

20 August 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
10 September - 18 November 2024 We carry out an initial public consultation with communities
1 April - 14 April 2025 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
1 July 2025 We publish our recommendations
TBC We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2027 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Latest Information

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Previous stages

Councillor numbers

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future. The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Wirral Council should be 66, the same as now.

Effective date

The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 was made on 31 July 2003

The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2004 elections.

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 25 March 2003

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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