Wirral

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Region: North West
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

The Wirral Peninsula lies between the River Dee and the River Mersey, offering a mix of coastline, countryside, and suburban towns. Birkenhead, with its historic park designed by Joseph Paxton, is the largest town, while West Kirby and Hoylake provide seaside charm with sandy beaches and sailing. The Wirral Coastline includes dramatic cliffs at Thurstaston, marshes along the Dee Estuary, and the famous Hilbre Islands nature reserve. Villages such as Port Sunlight, a model village built by the Lever Brothers, highlight its unique heritage. The combination of estuaries, beaches, and countryside gives Wirral a diverse landscape.

The local government for this district is: Wirral Borough Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Wirral, is a sub-page of this county page: Merseyside and this region page: North West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Wirral

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Wirral

Wirral is divided into 22 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Bebington
  • Bidston and St James
  • Birkenhead and Tranmere
  • Bromborough
  • Clatterbridge
  • Claughton
  • Eastham
  • Greasby, Frankby and Irby
  • Heswall
  • Hoylake and Meols
  • Leasowe and Moreton East
  • Liscard
  • Moreton West and Saughall Massie
  • New Brighton
  • Oxton
  • Pensby and Thingwall
  • Prenton
  • Rock Ferry
  • Seacombe
  • Upton
  • Wallasey
  • West Kirby and Thurstaston

Wirral in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Wirral is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) North West
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Merseyside
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Wirral

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Merseyside