Liverpool local elections
Encyclopedia
One third of Liverpool City Council
in Merseyside
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 90 councillor
s have been elected from 30 wards
.
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Joe Anderson.-Domain:...
in Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 90 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 30 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 1983 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1983 - 1992 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1992 - 1996 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1996 - 1998 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1998 - 2010 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
2010 - present |
Council elections
- Liverpool Council election, 1998
- Liverpool Council election, 1999
- Liverpool Council election, 2000
- Liverpool Council election, 2002
- Liverpool Council election, 2003
- Liverpool Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)
- Liverpool Council election, 2006
- Liverpool Council election, 2007Liverpool Council election, 2007Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 27.5%After the election, the composition of the council was...
- Liverpool Council election, 2008Liverpool Council election, 2008Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. Before the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 47*Labour 35*Liberal 4*Green 1*Independent 1...
- Liverpool Council election, 2010Liverpool Council election, 2010Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. Before the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 46*Labour 39*Liberal 3*Green 2-Election result:...
- Liverpool Council election, 2011Liverpool Council election, 2011The Liverpool Council election, 2011 to the city of Liverpool council happened on the same day as the United Kingdom local elections, 2011 and the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011 on 5 May.-Election result:-Ward...