Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan borough
Wallasey Town Hall
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  By faith and foresight
Wirral shown within Merseyside
Coordinates: 53°21′24″N 3°03′49″W / 53.3568°N 3.0635°W / 53.3568; -3.0635
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West
Ceremonial county	Merseyside
City region	Liverpool
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Named for	Wirral Peninsula
Administrative HQ	Wallasey Town Hall
Government [1]
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Wirral Council
• Executive	Committee system
• Control	Labour
• Leader	Paul Stuart (L)
• Mayor of Wirral	Jerry Williams
• MPs	Angela Eagle (L) Alison McGovern (L) Margaret Greenwood (L) Mick Whitley (L)
Area [2]
• Total	98 sq mi (253 km2)
• Land	62 sq mi (161 km2)
• Rank	161st
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	322,453
• Rank	40th
• Density	5,190/sq mi (2,004/km2)
Demonyms	Wirralian Wirralite (colloq.)
Ethnicity (2021) [4]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.2% White 2.3% Asian 1.5% Mixed 0.4% Black 0.6% other
Religion (2021) [4]
• Religion	List 55.0% Christianity 37.3% no religion 1.0% Islam 0.4% Hinduism 0.3% Buddhism 0.1% Sikhism 0.1% Judaism 0.4% other 5.3% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	CH41–49 CH60–63
Dialling code	0151
ISO 3166 code	GB-WRL
GSS code	E08000015
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate[5]
• Total	£6.6 billion
• Per capita	£20,688
Website	wirral.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 322,453 (2022),^[3] and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km²) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. Wirral is England's westernmost metropolitan borough, faced by the city of Liverpool to the northeast over the River Mersey.