1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1980 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

The first third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.

Every councillor was assigned a new ward before the election took place.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1979.