Wirral Council is set for an incredibly tense and important set of elections on May 5 and just a small number of votes could completely change the local authority.
Labour’s Janette Williamson currently leads the council, but the party has just 27 of Wirral’s 66 council seats, meaning just a small number of seats could put Labour in complete control or see the party thrown out of office should other parties group together. Wirral Council’s local elections will be held against the backdrop of the council’s £20m cuts package, which will see it withdraw funding from Woodchurch Leisure Centre, nine libraries, two golf courses and more.
Battles are currently being fought over the future of key leisure services, with local groups given the opportunity to take over the above facilities under a community asset transfer, supported by short-term council funding in some cases. The local elections could decide the future of these services and much else besides, as the council faces another tough 12 months.
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Here’s all the places in Wirral you can vote on May 5.
Bebington
- Grange URC Hall, Kings Lane
- Town Lane Infant School, Town Lane
- St Andrews C of E Primary School, Townfield Lane
- Brackenwood Junior School, Norbury Avenue
- Victoria Hall, Victoria Hall Walk
Bidston and St James
- Little Centre Beechwood Ltd, Fifth Avenue, Beechwood
- St Oswald Parish Church, Bidston Village Road, Prenton
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Gautby Road, Bidston
- St James Centre, Laird Street, Birkenhead, Wirral
- Our Lady & St Edward Catholic Primary School, via Old Bidston Road, Bidston
- Christ The King Church, St Anne Street, Birkenhead
Birkenhead and Tranmere
- Wirral Multicultural Centre, 111, Conway Street
- Birkenhead Town Hall, Hamilton Square
- Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Road
- The Woodlands Primary School, Hollybank Road
- Kings Church, Victoria Fields, Birkenhead
- Mersey Park Primary School, Elm Road
Bromborough
- New Ferry Village Hall, Grove Street, New Ferry
- Hulme Hall, 23 Bolton Road, Port Sunlight
- Former Dig It Community Project Building, Rear of Fire Station, Dock Road South, Bromborough
- Bromborough Evangelical Church, Matheson Memorial Hall, Croft Lane, Bromborough
- Bromborough Civic Centre, Allport Lane, Bromborough
Clatterbridge
- Stanton Road Primary School, Stanton Road, Clatterbridge
- Holy Trinity Church, Chorley Way, Spital
- Chapel of Saint Peter, Brookhurst Close
- All Saints Church Hall, Church Road, Thornton Hough
Claughton
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, St Peters Way, Claughton
- St Andrews Church Centre, Moorfield Avenue, Noctorum
- Bidston Avenue Primary School, Bidston Avenue Entrance, Claughton
- Birkenhead Quaker Meeting House, 83 Park Road South, Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Sea Cadets HQ, Park Road East, Birkenhead
Eastham
- Bromborough Methodist Church, 175 Allport Lane, Bromborough
- Scout Hut, Ferry Road, Eastham
- Heygarth Primary School, Heygarth Road, Eastham
- Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Eastham Rake, Eastham
- Delamere Community Centre, Delamere Avenue, Eastham
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
- Greasby Infant School, Hall Drive, Greasby
- Greasby Methodist Church Hall, Pickerill Road, Greasby
- Irby Methodist Church Hall, Mill Hill Road, Irby
- St Chads Church Hall, Roslin Road, Irby
Heswall
- Barnston Primary School, Sandham Grove, Heswall
- Gayton Primary School, Gayton Road, Heswall
- Heswall Royal British Legion, 78 Pensby Road, Heswall
- St Peters Parish Centre, Village Road, Heswall
Hoylake and Meols
- St John's Church Centre, School Lane, Meols
- The Parade Hoylake Community Centre, Hoyle Road, Hoylake
- Hope Church Wirral, Station Road, Hoylake
- West Kirby Methodist Church, 29A Westbourne Road, West Kirby
Leasowe and Moreton East
- New Brighton FC (Rugby Union), Reeds Lane, Leasowe
- The Millennium Centre, Twickenham Drive, Leasowe
- Eastway Primary School (Family Centre), Eastway, Moreton
- Sacred Heart Parish Centre, Hoylake Road, Moreton
- Sandbrook Primary School, Stavordale Road, Moreton
Liscard
- Marlowe Road URC Hall (Station A), Marlowe Road, Wallasey
- Marlowe Road URC Hall (Station B), Marlowe Road, Wallasey
- Grosvenor Ballroom, Grosvenor Street, Wallasey
- The Old Egremont Mission, Guildford Street, Wallasey
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
- Christchurch Parish Centre, Upton Road, Moreton
- Moreton Community Centre, Maryland Lane, Moreton
- Moreton Baptist Church, 326 Hoylake Road, Moreton
- The Grange Public House, Function Room Hire, Hoylake Road/Acton Lane, Moreton
- St Mary's Church Centre, 127-129 Saughall Massie Road, Upton
New Brighton
- St Peter & Paul Catholic Primary School, Atherton Street, New Brighton
- New Brighton Primary School, Vaughan Road, New Brighton
- Earlston Library, Earlston Road, Wallasey
- Liscard Primary School, Withens Lane, Wallasey
- Sea Cadet Training HQ, Victoria Road, New Brighton
Oxton
- The McAllester Pavilion, L C McAllester Memorial Field, Bidston Road, Oxton
- Oxton St Saviour's C of E Primary School, Holm Lane, Oxton
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Woodchurch Road, Oxton
- Christ Church Hall Oxton, Bessborough Road, Oxton
Pensby and Thingwall
- Thingwall Primary School, Pensby Road, Thingwall
- Emmanuel Church, Heswall Mount, Pensby
- Pensby Primary School, Greenbank Drive, Pensby
- The Hope Centre, Fishers Lane, Pensby
- Christ Church Hall, Barnston Road, Barnston
Prenton
- St Stephens Church Hall, Prenton Lane, Prenton
- Prenton Primary School, Bramwell Avenue, Prenton
- Dixie Suite, Tranmere Rovers FC, via Borough Road, Prenton
- Devonshire Park Primary School, Temple Road, Prenton
Rock Ferry
- Bedford Drive Primary School, Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry
- Rock Ferry Library, (Community Hall), Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry
- The Barnabas Room, St Peter's Church, St Peters Road, Rock Ferry
- Highfield URC Schoolroom, Rock Lane West, Rock Ferry
Seacombe
- R.N.A Club, (Royal Navy Association), Riverview Road
- Somerville Primary School, Northbrook Road, Seacombe
- St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Wheatland Lane, Wallasey
- Park Primary School, Love Lane, Wallasey
Upton
- Overchurch Infant School, Moreton Road, Upton
- Upton Victory Hall, Salacre Lane, Upton Village
- Gilbrook School, Off Glebe Hey Road, Woodchurch
- Fender Primary School, New Hey Road, Woodchurch
- Woodchurch C of E Primary School, Church Lane, Upton
Wallasey
- Oldershaw Rugby Club, Recreation Ground, Belvidere Road, Wallasey
- Jubilee Church, 12 Hose Side Road, Wallasey
- Wallasey URC Hall, Front Entrance, Wallasey Village, Wallasey
- St Nicholas Church, 21 Newport Avenue, Wallasey
- Wallasey Village Library, St Georges Road, Wallasey Village, Wallasey
West Kirby and Thurstaston
- St Michaels Church, Frankby Road, entrance from Queensbury, Newton
- West Kirby Concourse, Grange Road, West Kirby
- St Bridget's Centre, St Bridgets Lane, West Kirby
- Dawpool C of E Primary School, School Lane, Thurstaston
- Newton Village Hall, 47 Grange Cross Lane, Newton
