The 2022 Wirral local election is due to take place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. This will be the last election where a third of councillors are elected, following recommendations from a government report into the Council’s finances.
| Ward | Departing Councillor | Party |
| Bebington | Tony Cottier | Labour  |
| Birkenhead and Tranmere | Steve Hayes | Independent (vacated seat on 22 March 2022) |
| Bromborough | Irene Williams | Labour |
| Greasby, Frankby and Irby | Wendy Clements | Conservative  |
| Heswall | Les Rowlands | Conservative |
| Leasowe and Moreton East | Sharon Jones | Labour (vacated seat on 13 February 2022) |
| Moreton West and Saughall Massie | Bruce Berry | Conservative |
| New Brighton | Christine Spriggs | Labour |
| Pensby and Thingwall | Kate Cannon | Labour |
| Prenton | Samantha Frost | Labour |
| Rock Ferry | Moira McLaughlin | Independent |
| Seacombe | Adrian Jones | Labour |
| Upton | Stuart Whittingham | Labour |
If you aren’t yet registered to vote, you can read more here.
Following is a full list of Wirral candidates. Where a candidate’s name is in italics, it denotes that that person is the sitting councillor. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by surname for each ward.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
Bebington
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Labour | Brenda Ashton |
 Green | Judith Grier |
| Conservative | Nicola Oakley |
 Liberal Democrats | Noel Thompson |
Bidston and St James
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Green | Jayne Clough |
| Labour | Liz Grey |
| Conservative | Tina McDonnell |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Parsons |
Birkenhead and Tranmere (Two councillors to be elected)
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Alexander Campbell |
| Green | Pat Cleary |
| Conservative | Mike Clements |
| Labour | Paul Jobson |
| Labour | Tony Murphy |
| Green | Amanda Onwuemene |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Smith |
| Conservative | Colin Young |
Bromborough
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Davies |
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Downie |
| Green | Edward Lamb |
| Labour | Sue Percy |
Clatterbridge
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Mary Jordan |
| Labour | Thomas Laing |
| Green | Jim McGinley |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Raymond |
Claughton
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
 For Britain | Gary Bergin |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Evans |
| Green | Liz Heydon |
| Conservative | Andy Hodson |
| Labour | Gillian Wood |
Eastham
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Carubia |
| Conservative | Denise Crossley-Williams |
| Green | Percy Hogg |
| Labour | Nicole Williams |
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Tracy Elzeiny |
| Labour | Gail Jenkinson |
| Green | Cathy Page |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Redfern |
Heswall
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Ainsworth |
| Green | Barbara Burton |
| Conservative | Paul Connolly |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Johnson |
Hoylake and Meols
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Green | Alix Cockcroft |
| Conservative | Tony Cox |
| Independent | John Ellis |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf |
| Labour | David Sindall |
Leasowe and Moreton East
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Debbie Caplin |
| Labour | Angie Davies |
| Liberal Democrats | Chase Newton |
| Green | Hannah Rapley |
Liscard
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Doyle |
| Conservative | Jane Owens |
| Green | Perle Sheldricks |
| Labour | Janette Williamson |
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Green | Hilary Cullen |
| Labour | James Laing |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Teggin |
| Conservative | Vida Wilson |
New Brighton
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Keenan |
| Conservative | Darren May |
| Labour | Sue Powell-Wilde |
| Green | Cynthia Stonall |
Oxton
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame |
 UKIP | Philip Griffiths |
| Green | Rachel Heydon |
| Labour | Susan Mahoney |
| Conservative | Philip Merry |
Pensby and Thingwall
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Green | Allen Burton |
| Conservative | Leah Frazer |
| Labour | Finlay Gordon |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Waterfield |
Prenton
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Green | Naomi Graham |
| Conservative | William Harland |
| Labour | Julienne McGeough |
| Liberal Democrats | David Tyrrell |
Rock Ferry
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Davies |
| Independent | Stephen Davies |
| Green | Craig McDonald |
| Conservative | Simon Mendies |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Sutton |
Seacombe
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Bobby Cartwright |
| Labour | John Hoey |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Morris |
| Green | Rae Voller |
Upton
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Bennett |
| Green | Lily Clough |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies |
| Conservative | David Fairbairn |
Wallasey
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Bennett |
| Liberal Democrats | John Codling |
| Green | Moira Gommon |
| Conservative | Lesley Rennie |
West Kirby and Thurstaston
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeff Green |
| Green | Yvonne McGinley |
 Northern Independence Party | Lawrence Monk |
| Liberal Democrats | John Mullins |
| Labour | Louise Reecejones |
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