Public EV chargers in Wirral
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Wirral had 234 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 71.2 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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234
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
80
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
71.2
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
321st
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Wirral rose by 8% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 216 | 66 | 65.7 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 210 | 68 | 63.9 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 234 | 80 | 71.2 |
Against England and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Wirral | 71.2 | 24.3 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Wirral
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 318 | Rochdale | 169 | 71.7 |
| 319 | St. Helens | 135 | 71.5 |
| 320 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 84 | 71.4 |
| 321 | Wirral | 234 | 71.2 |
| 322 | Oldham | 178 | 70.8 |
| 323 | North East Lincolnshire | 112 | 70.0 |
| 324 | Southampton | 181 | 69.8 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.