Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Sefton Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Sefton in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66 councillors have been elected from 22 Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards.

Political control

Sefton was created under the Local Government Act 1972 as a metropolitan borough, with Merseyside County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986 and Sefton became a Unitary authorities in England, unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leader of the council, leaders of the council since 1973 have been:

Council elections

*‡ Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party before 1988.

By-election results

1994-1998

1998-2002

2002-2006

2006-2010

2010-2014

2014-2018

2022-2026

References

By-election results

External links

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
{{Merseyside elections Council elections in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Council elections in Merseyside