Church of St Andrew · Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0No party holds a majority on Wirral Council
Bebington is run by Wirral Council. No party holds a majority on Wirral Council. Bebington is split between 3 parliamentary constituencies.
£2,501
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Bebington’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Wirral Council
Labour, the largest group, holds 30 of its 66 seats as elected, 4 short of the 34 needed. The Conservatives hold 17, the Greens 13 and the Liberal Democrats 6. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2023 vote
Across Bebington’s wards, the Greens took 37.9%, Labour took 30.5% and the Conservatives took 17.2% of votes in May 2023. In 2022, the Greens had 25%. How Bebington has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Bebington is £2,501 for 2026–27; Wirral Council keeps 83% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 60% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 34 of Wirral’s 66 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour30
- Conservative17
- Green13
- Liberal Democrat6
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Bebington
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Bebington is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Bebington, from the most recent elections.
- 1Wirral Council4 wards · 12 councillorsGreen 6 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Conservative 3 · all 12
- 2Police and crime commissionerMerseyside Police · elected May 2024Emily Spurrell
- 3House of CommonsSplit between 3 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
12 councillors for 4 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jo BirdGreen · May 2023
- Ruth MolyneuxGreen · May 2023
- Keiran MurphyGreen · May 2023
- Judith GrierGreen · May 2023
- Jason WalshGreen · May 2023
- Edward John LambGreen · May 2023
- Phillip Norman GilchristLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Chris CarubiaLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Helen RaymondLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Mary JordanConservative · May 2023
- Cherry PovallConservative · May 2023
- Helen CameronConservative · May 2023
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromboroughall in Bebington · 16,125 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Jo BirdRuth MolyneuxKeiran Murphy | May 2023 |
| Bebingtonall in Bebington · 15,042 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Judith GrierJason WalshEdward John Lamb | May 2023 |
| Easthamall in Bebington · 13,570 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Phillip Norman GilchristChris CarubiaHelen Raymond | May 2023 |
| Clatterbridgemostly in Bebington · 12,483 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Mary JordanCherry PovallHelen Cameron | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Wirral Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour led each vote to 2022; the Greens led in 2023
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Bebington’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 23.4% | 25% | 37.9% |
| Labour | 34.1% | 36.2% | 30.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 18.3% | 18.3% | 13.9% |
| Conservative | 24.2% | 20.4% | 17.2% |
In 2023, the Greens won 6, the Liberal Democrats won 3 and the Conservatives won 3 of the 12 seats up in Bebington’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Wirral council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Bebington, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
4 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Bebington’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗12,258 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
14,470 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
10,984 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (1 more)
13,528 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Bebington is split between 3 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015
52% of Bebington’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 59% (England 60%).
Majority 16,908 of 41,964 votes (40.3%): wider than in 96% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 6 May 2010
27% of Bebington’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 55% (England 60%).
Majority 13,798 of 43,134 votes (32%): wider than in 88% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
22% of Bebington’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 69% (England 60%).
Majority 9,998 of 49,951 votes (20%): wider than in 67% of England’s 543 constituencies.
41,964 votes for candidates · majority 16,908
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 41,964 votes from 70,799 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 16,908 of 41,964 votes (40.3%): wider than in 96% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Birkenhead
43,134 votes for candidates · majority 13,798
Labour, MP since 6 May 2010.
turnout in July 2024: 43,134 votes from 78,091 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 13,798 of 43,134 votes (32%): wider than in 88% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Wirral West
49,951 votes for candidates · majority 9,998
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 49,951 votes from 72,838 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 9,998 of 49,951 votes (20%): wider than in 67% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Bebington’s Band D council tax is £2,501 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Wirral Council keeps £2,081.37 of a Band D bill (83%); the rest goes to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the Merseyside police and crime commissioner and the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Wirral’s Band D bill has risen 60% in ten years, from £1,564.95 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £689.63 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Wirral, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Merseyside’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
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| Wirral | Bebington’s councils | Merseyside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £572 | £572 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £296 | £355 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £31 | £19 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £43 | £73 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £67 | £73 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £54 | £60 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £17 | £54 | £26 |
| Public health | £129 | £122 | £78 |
| Running the council | £69 | £59 | £59 |
| Other | £32 | £41 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,309 | £1,428 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Merseyside and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Bebington is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
wirral.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
wirral.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Bebington is run
Does Bebington have a town council?
No. Bebington is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Bebington?
Bebington is split between 3 constituencies: Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (Justin Madders, Labour), Birkenhead (Alison McGovern, Labour) and Wirral West (Matthew Patrick, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Bebington have?
12 ward councillors represent Bebington’s 4 wards.
When are the next elections in Bebington?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Bebington’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Bebington?
Band D council tax in Bebington is £2,501 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Wirral Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 30 · Conservative 17 · Green 13 · Liberal Democrat 6 of 66 seats; a majority needs 34. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Bebington?
In Bebington’s wards on 4 May 2023, Green 6 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Conservative 3 of the 12 seats up. The Greens had the largest share of votes, 37.9%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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