Wirral Council hangs in the balance, with just a small number of votes capable of transforming the authority.
Labour could be in trouble. After losing its majority in 2019, the party now has just 27 of Wirral’s 66 councillors, well below the 34 it needs to regain full control of the council.
Cllr Janette Williamson, the Labour leader of the council, will be well aware her party has just four more seats than the Conservatives, who have 23. The Tories will fancy their chances of taking one of Labour’s seats in Pensby and Thingwall as it now holds two of the three seats in the ward.
