Wallasey Town Hall, where Wirral Council meets in normal times VOTERS in Wirral will go to the polls on Thursday in an election which could transform the borough. Wirral Council is currently in no overall control, meaning no one party has a majority and different groups must work together to get policies through. Labour has 32 of Wirral’s 66 councillors, meaning just two gains for the party would see it retake the majority it lost in 2019. On the other hand, should the party lose seats the position of council leader Janette Williamson could be under threat. Given the huge impact Thursday’s vote may have, the Local Democracy Reporting Service has taken a look at the big issues at play in Wirral’s 2021 Local Elections.
Local Elections 2021: The big issues set to decide Wirral Councilâs future ahead of crunch vote
Wirral Council s local elections take place on Thursday
13:41, 4 MAY 2021
Wirral Council is on a knife edge heading into Thursday s vote. Pic by Gary Bawden (Image: UGC TMY)
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Local Elections 2021: Wirralâs unstable council and how it could all change next week
There s everything to play for in Wirral s 2021 Local Elections
13:25, 28 APR 2021
The balance of power at Wallasey Town Hall could look very different (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
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Wallasey Town Hall, where Wirral Council meets in normal times WIRRAL Council could completely change next week as huge elections for the borough take place. On Thursday, May 6, polls will open in all 22 of Wirral s wards with everything to play for. In 2019, Labour lost its majority on the council, making the politics of the authority a lot more uncertain and giving opposition parties far more power. The Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the Conservatives frequently mention the end of the Hoylake Golf Resort project and end of the
Wirral View newspaper as key achievements of their increased power. However, Labour is still by far the most powerful party in the council, with its leader Cllr Janette Williamson in charge of the authority since last September.
Each party s key promises to voters in Wirralâs crunch elections
The vote could completely change the council
11:43, 17 APR 2021
Councillors in the chamber at Wallasey Town Hall before physical meetings were halted by the pandemic
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The upcoming local elections could massively change Wirral Council.