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Knowsley[edit]

Council[edit]

Further information: Knowsley local elections

The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is governed by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The earlier Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986 so it is effectively a unitary authority. It consists of 45 councillors elected to represent 15 wards: three councillors per ward. Each councillor is elected on a first past the post basis, normally for a four-year period which is staggered annually with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. The Labour Party have controlled the council since its establishment in 1974.[1] The current leader of the council is Andy Moorhead (Labour) and the Mayor of Knowsley for 2016-17 is Frank Walsh.[2][3]

Party political make-up of Knowsley Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2016–17)
2014 2015 2016
  Labour 63 63 42                                                                                          
  Lib Dems 0 0 3                                                                                          

Electoral wards[edit]

Wards in Knowsley

As of the 2016 local elections, there are 15 electoral wards in the borough. Each ward elects 3 councillors.[4]

Ward name Localities covered (approximate) Population Ref.
Cherryfield Fazakerley, Kirkby 8,165 [4]
Halewood North Halewood, Tarbock 7,812 [4]
Halewood South Halewood 7,953 [4]
Northwood Kirkby 8,112 [4]
Page Moss Huyton, Page Moss 7,520 [4]
Prescot North Knowsley Village, Prescot 7,548 [4]
Prescot South Prescot 7,181 [4]
Roby Bowring Park, Huyton, Roby 7,387 [4]
Shevington Kirkby 7,399 [4]
St Gabriels Huyton, Tarbock 7,124 [4]
St Michaels Huyton 6,986 [4]
Stockbridge Huyton, Stockbridge Village 7,535 [4]
Swanside Page Moss 7,172 [4]
Whiston & Cronton Cronton, Whiston 7,633 [4]
Whitefield Kirkby 8,063 [4]
Knowsley All 113,590 [4]

Civil parishes[edit]

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough comprises five civil parishes. Since April 2014, the parishes are:

Huyton and Kirkby are unparished areas, alongside Tarbock, whose parish council was abolished on 1 April 2014 following public consultation.[5]

Coat of arms[edit]

The coat of arms of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

The coat of arms comprises a shield, crest supporters, badge and motto.

The gold and blue shield symbolises the heraldry of two families who have played such prominent roles in the history of the area. The crest of the Lathom and Stanleys depicting the 'Eagle and Child' is shown against a gold background of the Lathom shield.[6] The gold cross is the insignia of the Molyneux family of Sefton.[6] The bees on either side of the shield are from the arms of Kirkby. The crest which surmounts the shield is comprised of a double coil of cable representing Prescot's industry, with the 'Liver bird' reflecting Liverpool's strong involvement in the history and development of the region. Two griffins are supporting the shield, the gold griffin has three red roses from the arms of Lancashire County Council.[6] The black griffin has gold beak and legs to signify the Bold family from Whiston, and the three gold fleur-de-lys are from the royal arms of John of Gaunt who once owned the manor of Prescot.[6]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Knowsley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-27. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Knowsley Council announce new leader". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "The Mayor of Knowsley". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Area profiles: demographics" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2015. Retrieved 25 Dec 2016.
  5. ^ "Tarbock Parish Council - Community Governance Review" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Knowsley Local History Ref. No.: WFN176". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 2001. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Sefton[edit]

Council[edit]

Further information: Sefton local elections

The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is governed by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. The earlier Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986 so it is effectively a unitary authority. It consists of 66 councillors elected to represent 22 wards: three councillors per ward. Each councillor is elected on a first past the post basis, normally for a four-year period which is staggered annually with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. The council was under no overall control from 1986 until 2012 when the Labour Party took majority control.[1][2] The leader of the council is Ian Maher (Labour) and the Mayor of Sefton for 2016-17 is Iain Brodie-Browne.[3][4]

Party political make-up of Sefton Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2016-17)
2013 2014 2015 2016
  Labour 36 41 42 38                                                                                          
  Lib Dems 20 17 16 17                                                                                          
  Conservative 8 6 7 6                                                                                          
  Independent 2 2 1 5                                                                                          

Electoral wards[edit]

Wards in Sefton
Ward name Localities covered (approximate) Population Ref.
Ainsdale Ainsdale, Woodvale 12,114 [5]
Birkdale Birkdale, Hillside 12,210 [5]
Blundellsands Blundellsands, Brighton-le-Sands 11,214 [5]
Cambridge Marshside 11,781 [5]
Church Seaforth, Waterloo 11,995 [5]
Derby Bootle 12,802 [5]
Dukes Birkdale, Hillside 13,338 [5]
Ford Ford, Litherland 12,860 [5]
Harington Formby, Freshfield 13,601 [5]
Kew Blowick, Kew 13,910 [5]
Linacre Bootle 11,934 [5]
Litherland Litherland 11,108 [5]
Manor Hightown, Little Crosby, Thornton 8,856 [5]
Meols Churchtown, Crossens 12,121 [5]
Molyneux Aintree, Melling, Maghull 11,484 [5]
Netherton and Orrell Netherton, Orrell 11,434 [5]
Norwood Blowick, High Park 15,017 [5]
Park Lunt, Lydiate, Maghull, Sefton 13,828 [5]
Ravenmeols Formby, Freshfield, Ince Blundell, Little Altcar 10,000 [5]
St Oswald Netherton 12,841 [5]
Sudell Kennessee Green, Maghull 12,777 [5]
Victoria Great Crosby 15,739 [5]
Sefton All 272,964 [5]

Civil parishes[edit]

Sefton Metropolitan Borough comprises ten civil parishes. The parishes are:

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Sefton". BBC News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Labour takes control of Sefton Council in the 2012 local elections". Southport Visitor. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Sefton council gets new leader following Peter Dowd Westminster MP move". Liverpool Echo. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Mayor of Sefton". Liverpool Echo. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Ward Profiles". sefton.gov.uk. Sefton Council. 2016. Retrieved 25 Dec 2016.
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