2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Overall, Labour gained seven seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.
After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

Overall result compared with 2011.

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:

Results compared directly with the last local election in 2011.