Sefton local elections
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One third of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
in Merseyside
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Sefton Council is the governing body for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, north-western England. The council has been under no overall control since the 1980s and is run as an all party coalition of the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, It consists of...
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.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1973 - 1986 |
| 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... |
1986 - present |
Council elections
- Sefton Council election, 1998
- Sefton Council election, 1999
- Sefton Council election, 2000 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)
- Sefton Council election, 2002
- Sefton Council election, 2003
- Sefton Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)
- Sefton Council election, 2006
- Sefton Council election, 2007
- Sefton Council election, 2008Sefton Council election, 2008Elections to Sefton Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:-Wards:...
- Sefton Council election, 2010