Grain Warehouse to North of Grain Warehouse Dock · Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0No party holds a majority on Wirral Council
Wallasey is run by Wirral Council. No party holds a majority on Wirral Council. Its MP is Dame Angela Eagle (Labour), member for Wallasey.
£2,501
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Wallasey’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 Wallasey’s wards, Labour took 52.9%, the Conservatives took 27.4% and the Greens took 14.9% of votes in May 2023. In 2022, Labour had 53.4%. How Wallasey has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Wallasey 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 Wallasey
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 Wallasey 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 Wallasey, from the most recent elections.
- 1Wirral Council6 wards · 18 councillorsLabour 14 · Conservative 5 · all 19
- 2Police and crime commissionerMerseyside Police · elected May 2024Emily Spurrell
- 3House of CommonsWallasey
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.
18 councillors for 6 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.
- Graeme William CooperLabour · July 2024 · by-election
- Daisy Marie KennyLabour · May 2023
- Janette WilliamsonLabour · May 2023
- James Stewart LaingLabour · May 2023
- Angie DaviesLabour · May 2023
- Louise Luxon-KewleyLabour · May 2023
- Paul Charles JobsonLabour · May 2023
- Thomas Stewart LaingLabour · May 2023
- Kaitlin StuartLabour · May 2023
- Paul Charles StuartLabour · May 2023
- Tony JonesLabour · May 2023
- Sue Powell-WildeLabour · May 2023
- Paul John MartinLabour · May 2023
- Lesley RennieConservative · May 2023
- Ian LewisConservative · May 2023
- Brenda Elizabeth HallLabour · May 2023
- Vida WilsonConservative · May 2023
- Colin BaldwinConservative · May 2023
- Gary BennettConservative · May 2023
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liscardall in Wallasey · 15,518 residents3 seats · July 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Graeme William Cooperby-electionDaisy Marie KennyJanette WilliamsonJames Stewart Laing | July 2024, May 2023 |
| Leasowe and Moreton Eastall in Wallasey · 15,135 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Angie DaviesLouise Luxon-KewleyPaul Charles Jobson | May 2023 |
| Seacombeall in Wallasey · 14,906 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Thomas Stewart LaingKaitlin StuartPaul Charles Stuart | May 2023 |
| New Brightonall in Wallasey · 14,643 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Tony JonesSue Powell-WildePaul John Martin | May 2023 |
| Wallaseyall in Wallasey · 14,475 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Lesley RennieIan LewisBrenda Elizabeth Hall | May 2023 |
| Moreton West and Saughall Massiemostly in Wallasey · 10,942 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Vida WilsonColin BaldwinGary Bennett | 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 has led every council vote since 2021
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Wallasey’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8.3% | 12.8% | 14.9% |
| Labour | 49.7% | 53.4% | 52.9% |
| Conservative | 37.5% | 29.2% | 27.4% |
In 2023, Labour won 13 and the Conservatives won 5 of the 18 seats up in Wallasey’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 Wallasey, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
6 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Wallasey’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗8,814 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
8,705 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
9,185 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (3 more)
10,834 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
15,212 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,225 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.
Wallasey is in Wallasey constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Wallasey).
42,746 votes for candidates · majority 17,996
Labour, MP since 9 April 1992.
turnout in July 2024: 42,746 votes from 74,082 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 17,996 of 42,746 votes (42.1%): wider than in 97% 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.
Wallasey’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
Show as a table, with Merseyside
| Wirral | Wallasey’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 Wallasey 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 Wallasey is run
Does Wallasey have a town council?
No. Wallasey is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Wallasey?
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour) is the MP for Wallasey, which covers Wallasey.
How many councillors does Wallasey have?
18 ward councillors represent Wallasey’s 6 wards.
When are the next elections in Wallasey?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Wallasey’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Wallasey?
Band D council tax in Wallasey 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 Wallasey?
In Wallasey’s wards on 4 May 2023, Labour 13 · Conservative 5 of the 18 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 52.9%.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.