Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 85 councillors, for the city's 64 wards. Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission the number of wards increased to 64 at the elections on Thursday 4th May 2023. Three wards elect 3 councillors each, fifteen wards elect 2 councillors each and the remaining 46 wards each elect a single councillor, which brought down the total number of councillors to 85.
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 authority for the metropolitan borough of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 90 councillors have been elected from 30 wards. New ward boundaries are being prepared to take effect from the 2023 election.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 25%.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 27.5%
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election.
The 2015 Liverpool City Council election took take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Liverpool City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1937. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1935. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1934. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1933. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1929. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1927.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 November 1925.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1922.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1920.
The 2016 Liverpool City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Liverpool City Council in England. This was on the same day as the election for the Elected Mayor of Liverpool and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside.
The 2018 Liverpool City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Liverpool City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2019 Liverpool City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Liverpool City Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.
The 2021 Liverpool City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Liverpool City Council, alongside other elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council were up for election, as well as the Mayor of Liverpool, the Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region and Police and Crime Commissioner Merseyside Police, all covering Liverpool.
