The Local Government Boundary commission for England (LGBCE) are responsible for conducting reviews of local government areas.
The LGBCE are independent of central and local government and political parties. They are directly accountable to Parliament through a committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the House of Commons.
The LGBCE are conducting an Electoral Review of Wirral. Wirral’s last review was conducted in 2003. The LGBCE will review:
- the number of councillors
- the names, number and boundaries of wards and electoral divisions
- the number of councillors required for each ward
The intention of the review is to ensure, so far as possible, that each elected councillor represents the same number of electors.
Wirral currently has:
- 66 councillors
- 22 wards
- 103 polling districts
The LGBCE are recommending that 66 councillors should be elected to Wirral Council as part of this review.
The LGBCE are now inviting proposals from the council, interested parties and members of the public on a pattern of wards based on that number of councillors.
An initial public consultation inviting proposals runs from 10 September to 18 November 2024.
View useful guidance and maps of the current wards on the LGBCE website
Have your say
Your views can be submitted in several ways:
- on the LGBCE website
- by email to reviews@lgbce.org.uk
- or by post to: Review Officer (Wirral), LGBCE, 7th Floor, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ