Stephen Daniel Twigg is a British Labour Co-op politician who has served as the 8th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association since August 2020. He served as Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 1997 to 2005,and for Liverpool West Derby from 2010 to 2019.
Sir George Edward Howarth is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Knowsley until 2024. He also served the seat's predecessors since being elected in a by-election in 1986,firstly as the MP for Knowsley North and then Knowsley North and Sefton East (1997–2010).
Liam Dominic Byrne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North,previously Birmingham Hodge Hill,since 2004. He served in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Cabinet from 2008 to 2010.
Liverpool,West Derby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Ian Byrne of the Labour Party. On 23 July 2024,Byrne was suspended from the Labour Party and had the whip withdrawn for six months,for voting to scrap the two child benefit cap. He now sits as an Independent.
Rosemary Elizabeth Cooper is a British health official and former politician. Cooper was a Liberal and later Liberal Democrat member of the Liverpool City Council from 1973 until 1999,when she joined the Labour Party. After leaving the council the following year,she was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Lancashire from 2005 until her resignation in 2022,when she was named chair of the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. In 2018,she was the victim of attempted murder by Jack Renshaw.
Steven Philip Rotheram is a British politician serving as Mayor of the Liverpool City Region since 2017. A member of the Labour Party,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton from 2010 to 2017.
Joseph Anderson,is a British politician who served as the first directly elected Mayor of Liverpool from 2012 to 2021. A member of the Labour Party until his suspension in November 2020,he also served as Leader of Liverpool City Council from 2010 to 2012.
Wavertree ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Wavertree,Liverpool district of Liverpool.
From 2012 to 2023,the mayor of Liverpool was the executive mayor of the city of Liverpool in England. The office was abolished in 2023 and its functions were replaced with the leader of Liverpool City Council.
Marie Elizabeth Rimmer,is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens South and Whiston since 2015.
The 2021 West Midlands mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of the West Midlands,on the same day as other local elections across England and Wales,including councillors in six of its seven boroughs and the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands city region. This was the second election for the post,which had its first election in 2017 due to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. The mayor was elected using the supplementary vote system. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Daniel Joseph Carden is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton since 2017.
The 2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held 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 Region mayoral election was held in May 2021 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region,alongside other local elections across England and Wales,to elect councillors,the mayor of Liverpool,and police and crime commissioners across the city region. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anna Rothery is a British politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Liverpool from September 2019 to May 2021.
Fans Supporting Foodbanks is a joint initiative between rival Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. supporters,founded in 2015 to tackle food poverty in Liverpool. It provides a quarter of all food donations to north Liverpool food banks and has helped to develop a network of fan-driven food banks across the UK. It is an example of progressive football fan activism.
The 2023 Liverpool City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Liverpool City Council. Following a Boundary Review by The Local Government Boundary Commission for England,the size of the council was reduced from 90 to 85 seats with a change from three-member seats,elected in thirds,three years out of every four,following the British Government instigated Best Value Inspection Report which led to the appointment by the government of Commissioners and the subsequent boundary review for Council Wards in Liverpool which the government initiated with the proviso that the number of councillors be reduced and the predominant number of wards be reduced to single members with all-up elections every four years. The election also marked the end of Liverpool's directly-elected mayoralty. After the election the council reverted to having a leader of the council chosen from amongst the councillors instead. Labour retained control of the council and their group leader Liam Robinson became leader of the council after the election.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire was held on 9 February 2023,following the resignation of incumbent member of Parliament Rosie Cooper. She announced her resignation in order to take up the job as chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. Ashley Dalton held the seat for Labour.
The Liverpool Community Independents are a British political party based in Liverpool,formed in 2022 by former Labour councillors.
