Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
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This article is about the local government district. For other uses, see Wirral (disambiguation).
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.
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Borough of Wirral | |
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Motto(s): By faith and foresight | |
Coordinates: 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 | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough |
• Body | Wirral Council |
• Executive | Committee system |
• Control | No overall control |
• Leader | Paul Stuart (L) |
• Mayor of Wirral | Jerry Williams |
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Area | |
• 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) |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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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 |
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