Wirral has some fascinating electoral contests which could play a major part in deciding whether Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson get to open their Christmas presents in number 10 Downing Street this year.

Boris Johnson may be ahead in the polls, but he needs to win over lots of Labour voters in the North if he is to get a majority.

That may not be so easy if voters in key Tory target seats buck the national trend and continue to vote for opposition parties.

We have had a look at the key Wirral battlegrounds that could determine how this General Election plays out.

Wirral West

This seat is hugely significant to the outcome on the election.

Last time out, Labour’s Margaret Greenwood won with a majority of over 5,000 votes, but if current polling reflects the final result this will be a nail biter for the incumbent.

The Tories appointed a campaign manager for this seat over a year ago and have it firmly in their sights, but privately they fear the demographics of the area are moving away from them.

Wirral West is a strong remain area- 55% voted to remain in the EU in 2016. This could help the Liberal Democrats, however they got just 2.6% of the vote in 2017.

Any increase in their share of the vote could end up handing it to the Conservative candidate Laura Evans.

Keep your eyes peeled for this result on the long election night of Thursday, 12 December.

Birkenhead

Traditionally, this is a safe Labour seat.

Frank Field has held it since 1979, romping home with a 25,000 majority at the last election.

However, Mr Field quit the party last year and is standing against the Labour candidate Mick Whitley.

In this leave-voting constituency, Mr Field’s pro-Brexit stance may give him an outside chance of overhauling Labour’s mammoth majority, especially when combined with the name-recognition 40 years as the local MP has earned him.

Labour’s Mick Whitley is a Birkenhead-born trade unionist and he will carry many working-class votes, but Mr Whitley’s fortunes will largely depend on the success or otherwise of Labour’s strong campaigning machine.

Birkenhead does appear to be a two-party battle. The Conservatives have little local presence in the area and the Lib Dems are starting from a very low base.

The Green Party have had some success locally in council elections- all three of their Wirral councillors won in wards within this constituency. But victory in this seat looks like a long shot.

Wirral South

If Labour lose this seat, it will be a dismal night for them.

Alison McGovern is defending an 8,000 majority, with the Conservatives in second place.

However, Labour’s vote is set to splinter over Brexit, with leavers moving to the Conservatives or the Brexit Party and remainers to the Lib Dems and the Green Party.

A majority of voters in Wirral South ticked the remain box in 2016, so it may be a tough seat for the Tories to win, but far stranger things have happened in politics over recent years.

Ms McGovern will be hoping that her popularity as a local MP and her personal strong remain stance will see her through.

Wallasey

Labour MP Angela Eagle has a 23,000 majority in this seat and will be confident of winning it again next month.

In this largely working-class constituency, the Conservatives may struggle to make inroads. It could be an area where the Brexit Party look to make hay, should they choose to stand a candidate.

On Brexit, voters here are split down the middle. 50.1% voted to remain and 49.9% voted to leave.