The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.
This election was held on the same day as other
local elections
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Overall,
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gained seven seats at the expense of the
Conservatives and
Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 2011
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Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2011
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Bebington
Bidston and St James
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Bromborough
Clatterbridge
Claughton
Eastham
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Heswall
Hoylake and Meols
Leasowe and Moreton East
Liscard
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
New Brighton
Oxton
Pensby and Thingwall
Prenton
Rock Ferry
Seacombe
Upton
Wallasey
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Changes between 2012 and 2014
Leasowe and Moreton East by-election 2013
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Heswall by-election 2013
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Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013
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Upton by-election 2013
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Other changes
Notes
• ''italics'' denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
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2012 English local elections
2012
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