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Liverpool City Council elections

Liverpool City Council has existed since 1880, when Liverpool was awarded city status. Prior to this date the local authority was a town council.

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Since 1973 one third of Liverpool City Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year for three years, followed by one year without election. (This gap year was the election year for Merseyside Metropolitan County Council elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981 (after which the County Council was abolished))Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 90 councillors have been elected from 30 wards. Before 1973, elections were held every year for one third of the council. The term of office for councillors was three years.

Political control

Since 1835 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

  • Liverpool City Council election, 2016
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2015
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2014
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2012 Establishment of Elected Mayor of Liverpool
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2011
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2010 Labour takes control of the Council.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2008
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2007
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2006
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2004 Boundary changes reduce the number of seats by 9 to 90
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2003
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2002
  • Liverpool City Council election, 2000
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1999
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1998 Liberal Democrats take control of the Council.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1996
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1995
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1994
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1992
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1991
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1990
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1988
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1987
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1986 12 March 1987 - 47 Militant Labour Councillors disbarred
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1984
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1983
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1982
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1980 Whole council elected after boundary changes
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1979
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1978
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1976
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1975
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1973 Boundary changes reduce the number of wards from 40 to 33, aldermen abolished.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1972
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1971
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1970
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1969
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1968
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1967
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1966
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1965
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1964
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1963
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1962
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1961
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1960
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1959
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1958
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1957
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1956
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1955
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1954
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1953 Boundary changes, all up election
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1952
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1951
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1950
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1949
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1947
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1946
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1945
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1938
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1937
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1936
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1935
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1934
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1933
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1932
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1931
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1930
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1929 Catholic Party renamed Centre.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1928 Third seat added for Childwall ward. Croxteth ward added.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1927
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1926
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1925 Third seat added for Allerton ward. Irish Party renamed Catholic Party.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1924 Second seat added for Allerton ward.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1923
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1922
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1921
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1920 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton ward split into Allerton (1 seat); Childwall (2 seats) and Little Woolton (1 seat)
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1919
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1913 Two new wards created : Much Woolton and Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1912
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1911
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1910
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1909
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1908
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1907
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1906
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1905 One seat each added for Fazakerley and Wavertree West
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1904
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1903
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1902
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1901
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1900
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1899
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1898
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1897
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1896
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1895 Number of wards increased from 16 to 28. All-up election.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1894
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1893
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1892 Title of Lord Mayor awarded.
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1891
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1890
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1889
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1888
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1887
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1886
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1885
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1884
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1883
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1882
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1881
  • Liverpool City Council election, 1880 Liverpool granted City status 12 May 1880

    • Relevant Legislation

  • Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
  • Representation of the People Act 1989 - extended the time that a British citizen could have lived abroad and still vote from 5 years to 20 years.
  • Representation of the People Act 1985 - allowed British citizens resident overseas to vote in the constituency they were last resident for up to five years after they left the UK. Increased the deposit in Parliamentary elections from £150 to £500, and lowerered the percentage of the vote required to retain the deposit from 12.5% to 5%.
  • Representation of the People Act 1983 - excluded prisoners from voting in local and Parliamentary elections. The deposit for European Parliamentary elections was increased fom £600 to £700.
  • Representation of the People Act 1981 - excludes prisoners from being MPs.
  • Local Government Act 1972 - Abolished Aldermen.
  • Representation of the People Act 1969 - extended the franchise to over 18s.
  • Representation of the People Act 1948 - Changed election day from 1 November (except when it fell on a Sunday) to the first Thursday in May.
  • Local Government Act 1929 - abolished the system of Poor Law Unions in England and Wales and their boards of guardians, transferring their powers to local authorities.
  • Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 - extended the franchise to all women over 21.
  • Representation of the People Act 1918 (The Fourth Reform Act) extended the franchise to all adult males and women over 30 years of age if they were either a member or married to a member of the Local Government Register, a property owner, or a graduate voting in a University constituency. 5 million extra men and 8.4 million extra women were enfranchised.
  • Municipal Corporations Amendment Act 1910 - Restricted voting for Aldermen to Councillors only.
  • Representation of the People Act 1884 - All men paying an annual rental of £10 or all those holding land valued at £10 now had the vote. The British electorate then totalled over 5,500,000.
  • Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 criminalised attempts to bribe voters and standardised the amount that could be spent on election expenses.
  • Municipal Corporations Act 1882 -
  • Municipal Franchise Act 1869 - enfranchised women ratepayers.

    • References

    Liverpool City Council elections Wikipedia
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