The 2019 Liverpool City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of
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 Mayor J ...
in England. This was the same day as other
local elections
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Due to the 'in thirds' system of election, one third of the council were up for election, with comparisons to previous results made with the corresponding vote at the 2015 Liverpool City Council election.
Council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Retiring councillors
Parties Standing
Results
Allerton and Hunts Cross
Anfield
Belle Vale
Central
Childwall
Church
Clubmoor
County
Cressington
Croxteth
Everton
Fazakerley
Greenbank
Kensington and Fairfield
Kirkdale
Knotty Ash
Mossley Hill
Norris Green
Prospective
candidate Liam Moore stepped down over allegations of
anti-Semitism
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Ant ...
and
homophobia
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Old Swan
Picton
Princes Park
Riverside
Speke–Garston
St Michaels
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
Warbreck
Wavertree
West Derby
Woolton
Yew Tree
By Elections
Old Swan 19 September 2019
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. Peter Brennan (Labour, last elected 2 May 2019)
Princes Park 17 October 2019
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. Tim Moore (Labour, last elected 5 May 2016)
Clubmoor 12 December 2019
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. James Noakes (Labour, last elected 5 May 2016)
Picton 12 December 2019
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. Paul Kenyon (Labour, last elected 3 May 2018) following allegations of anti-semitism in the Labour Party.
See also
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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 Mayor J ...
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Liverpool Town Council elections
Liverpool Town Council existed from 1835 to 1880.
Liverpool Town Council was established by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, replacing the Liverpool Common Council which was first established under the Charter of King John in 1207. Records f ...
1835 - 1879
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Liverpool City Council elections
Liverpool City Council elections will be held every four years from 2023. Between 1973 and 2021 elections were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Liverpool City Council is the local ...
1880–present
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Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
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History of local government in England
The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written constitution, with the result that modern administration (and the judicial system) is based on ...
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Elections in the United Kingdom
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References
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2019 English local elections
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2010s in Liverpool
May 2019 events in the United Kingdom