The 2022 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This is expected to be the last election to the council where a third of councillors are elected, following recommendations from a government report into the Council's finances.
Overall result compared with 2021.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2021.
Cllr David Brennan, first elected in 2021, announced his resignation on 2 June 2022. A by-election was held on 14 July.
⢠italics denote the sitting councillor ⢠bold denotes the winning candidate