The 2016 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other

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. 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: Wirral_Council_2018

Ward results

Results compared directly with the previous local election in

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 2016 and 2018

Claughton by-election 2017

Notes

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

References

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