Birkenhead parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Alison McGovern

  Labour Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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Mayor of Liverpool City Region

Mayor of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• Steve Rotheram

  Labour Party
  

Metro Mayors are directly elected by the people in their area and chair their Combined Authority. The Metro Mayor exercises the powers and functions devolved from government, set out in the local area’s devolution deal.

The UK government has devolved a range of powers and responsibilities to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. These include:

• Apprenticeships
• Business growth, innovation and support
• Children’s services
• Culture and tourism
• Employment and skills
• Energy and environment
• Some taxes and finance
• Health and social care
• Housing and planning
• Justice
• Transport

Find more about the mayor's role

Wirral Borough Council: Rock Ferry ward

Local Councillors

There are three local Councillors representing you.

• Paula Basnett

  Labour Party
  

• Craig John McDonald

  Green Party
  

• Tony Murphy

  Labour Party
  

Metropolitan district councils are responsible for services like:

• schools
• social services
• waste collection
• roads

Understand how your council works

Merseyside Police

Police and Crime Commissioner

• Emily Spurrell

  Labour and Co-operative Party
  

Police and crime commissioners are elected in areas of England and Wales to make sure that local police meet the needs of the community.

They are responsible for:

• how your area is policed
• the police budget
• the amount of Council Tax charged for the police
• the information you get about what the local police are doing
• appointing and dismissing the chief constable (the most senior police officer for the area)