the Helsby Sandstone Formation and the Wilmslow Sandstone Formation, and Triassic siltstone of the Tarporley Siltstone Formation. This is overlain with boulder clay from the Quaternary Ice Age, similar to the nearby Dee Cliffs, and clay soil. The bedrock is not usually visible, as it is at the summit of Thurstaston Hill. Governance Thingwall is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in the metropolitan county of Merseyside. The village is part of the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. The current Member of Parliament is Margaret Greenwood, a Labour Party (UK) representative. At local government level, the village is part of the Pensby and Thingwall Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Thingwall is represented on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by three councillors. The most recent local elections took place on 6 May 2021. Notable people Alan Gill and David Balfe, English musicians with the late 70s / early 80s bands Radio Blank, Dalek I Love You and The Teardrop Explodes, both raised in Thingwall. David Balfe went on to run his own record labels. One of these to which he signed Blur, and later became the inspiration behind their 1995 number one song, Country House. Marty Willson-Piper, English guitarist and songwriter with Australian band The Church, was raised in Thingwall. Septimus Francom, English athlete, born in Thingwall. George Payne, English footballer, died in Thingwall. References Bibliography External links Viking Wirral Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Thing (assembly)