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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Local authority area: Wirral
Wirral is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 157.1 km² and had 322,453 residents in 2022 — about 2,053 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Wallasey.
Town hall in the administrative centreWallasey Town Hall
Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Wirral, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022322,453+0.7% since 2012
Land area157.1km²60.6 sq mi
Density2,053/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#67of 382 UK councils · #61 in England
Population estimates4 data points
320.2K320.9K323.2K322.5K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Wirral became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
Sibiu
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther metropolitan boroughs in North West
Elections
22 electoral wards
Census 2021: 320,203 residents in 143,254 households across the wards; 22.0% aged 65+, 65.0% of homes owned, 25.1% of households without a car.
1Bromborough7,401 households · 17.8% aged 65+16,4622Upton7,251 households · 21.6% aged 65+16,3763Birkenhead and Tranmere8,059 households · 11.9% aged 65+16,2994Bidston and St James7,062 households · 14.6% aged 65+15,6965Liscard6,988 households · 19.4% aged 65+15,5106Rock Ferry6,898 households · 14.5% aged 65+15,333
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CMetropolitan Borough of WirralCouncil office · Wallasey CH44 8EDCWirral Borough Council Transport DivisionCouncil office · Birkenhead CH41 3QLCWirral CouncilCouncil office · Birkenhead CH41 2AB · hours listedTWallasey Town HallTown hall · Wallasey CH44 8ED · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q11365639 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.