Wirral Council Local Elections Consultation

We Asked

We asked residents whether we should change to 'whole council' elections or continue with the current system of ‘elections by thirds’.

You Said

527 people contributed to the consultation, which took the form of a poll. Most people (60.9%) thought that the council should move to an all-out electoral system. 38.0% did not think the council should move to this system, and 1.1% had no preference.

For more information about the consultation and to view the Consultation report click here.

We Did

The consultation report was presented to an extraordinary meeting of the council on 21st March 2022. Based on the report, the committee agreed to move to whole Whole Council elections from 2023.