2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 2023 →
23 of 66 seats (One Third and one by-election)[1] to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.5% (0.5%)
First party Second party   Leader Janette Williamson[3] Tom Anderson[5] Party Labour Conservative Leader since 29 June 2020 (2020-06-29)[4] 14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)[6] Leader's seat Liscard Greasby Frankby and Irby Last election 10 seats, 39.7% 8 seats, 33.3% Seats before 28 23 Seats won 9 8 Seats after 26 24 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 36,642 22,499 Percentage 42.7% 26.2% Swing 3.0% 7.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Pat Cleary[7] Phil Gilchrist[9] Party Green Liberal Democrats Leader since 22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)[8] 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)[10] Leader's seat Birkenhead and Tranmere Eastham Last election 3 seats, 16.0% 2 seats, 10.1% Seats before 6 6 Seats won 4 2 Seats after 9 6 Seat change 3 Popular vote 14,955 10,814 Percentage 17.4% 12.6% Swing 1.4% 2.5%
Map of results of 2022 election
Leader of the Council before election Janette Williamson (Labour)[2] No Overall Control Elected Leader of the Council Janette Williamson (Labour)[2] No Overall Control

The 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[11] This is expected to be the last election to the council where a third of councillors are elected, following recommendations from a government report into the Council's finances.^[12]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2021.