2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
 20147 May 2015 2016  

All council seats
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won42167
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote63,95117,97924,313
Percentage46.6%13.1%17.7%

Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

The 2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections. [2] 22 seats, representing one third of the total Council membership, were up for election in single-member wards.

Ward results

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. "Local elections 2015". BBC News. Retrieved 13 August 2015.