Wirral

Also known as Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Wirral (unparished area)

metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England

Key facts

Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Country: England
Region: North West
Ceremonial county: Merseyside
City region: Liverpool
Incorporated: 1 April 1974
Named after: Wirral Peninsula
Administrative hq: Wallasey Town Hall
Type: Metropolitan borough
Body: Wirral Council
Executive: Committee system
Control: No overall control
Leader: Paula Basnett ( L )
Civic mayor: Jerry Williams
Mps: 3 MPs Angela Eagle ( L ) Alison McGovern (L) Matthew Patrick (L)
Total: 253 km (98 sq mi)
Land: 161 km (62 sq mi)
Rank: 161st

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Wikidata facts

Population: 322453
Area: 157.0463
Official website: www.wirral.gov.uk
Image: Benkid77 Wallasey Town Hall 1 090809.JPG

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inception: 1974-04-01
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The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 328,873 (2024), and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. It is one of the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of more than 1.5 million.

Wirral is England's westernmost metropolitan borough, faced by the City of Liverpool to the northeast over the River Mersey.