Wirral's Labour group lost seats on a tough night of local elections that have left the council in an even more precarious position.
Labour is still set to lead the council, but now has just 26 of Wirral’s 66 council seats. The party lost two seats to the Greens and one to the Tories on another bruising night.
They did however pick one seat up from a councillor who defected from Labour after being elected in Rock Ferry in 2018 and then stood down, as well as a seat in Leasowe and Moreton East which was previously vacant.
