Elections

Ticking a box

This section of the website provides information about:

Elections are a democratic process where citizens aged 18 and over elect political candidates to represent them and their interests locally, nationally or internationally.

All elections held in the borough of Wirral are organised by Wirral Council's Elections Office.

Local elections

Wirral Council has 66 councillors in 22 electoral wards. Each ward is represented by three Councillors.

One councillor in each ward stands for election in three out of every four years. Each Councillor is elected for a term of four years.

Local Government elections are usually held on the first Thursday in May. The next election of local councillors will take place on Thursday 1st May 2014.

View the results of the last local elections which were held on Thursday 3rd May 2012

 

General (parliamentary) elections

Current legislation states that a parliamentary general election must take place within five years of the last general election and the government may call a general election at anytime during that five year period.

The local results from the last general election, which was held on Thursday 6th May 2010, are available elsewhere on this website.

There are four parliamentary constituencies in the borough of Wirral. They are:

  • Birkenhead
  • Wallasey
  • Wirral South 
  • Wirral West

Each constituency is represented by one MP (Member of Parliament).

You can find out more about your local MP in the Members of Parliament section of this website. 

 

European Elections

European Parliamentary elections are held every five years, normally in June, with the next election due to take place in 2014.

At a European election, people vote for a political party instead of candidates and the number of seats that a party gets depends on the share of the vote that it receives in each region.

There are 12 regions in the UK and Wirral is in the North West region which has eight MEPs, all of whom represent the interests of Wirral people.

You can view the results of the last European election, which were hed on 4th June 2009, on the northwestvotes website.

 

By-Elections

A by-election, or casual vacancy, can occur due to the resignation or death of a councillor or member of parliament.

The last by-election was to Wirral Council on 26th November 2009 in the Moreton West and Saughall Massie Ward.

 

Becoming a Candidate

Candidates must meet certain criteria if they intend to run for office.