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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
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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:


Election results


Overall election result

Overall result compared with
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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
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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


Heswall by-election 2013


Pensby and Thingwall by-election 2013


Upton by-election 2013


Other changes


Notes

• ''italics'' denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate


References

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