Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

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Borough of Sefton
Metropolitan borough
Southport Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1369488.jpg
Southport Town Hall
Sefton UK locator map.svg
Sefton shown within Merseyside
Coordinates: 53°26′42″N2°59′53″W / 53.445°N 2.998°W / 53.445; -2.998
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region North West
Ceremonial county Merseyside
City region Liverpool
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Named for Sefton
Administrative HQ Bootle and Southport
Government
[1]
 • Type Metropolitan borough
 • Body Sefton Council
 •  Executive Leader and cabinet
 •  Control Labour
 •  Leader Marion Atkinson (L)
 •  Mayor June Burns
 •  MPs
Area
[2]
 • Total78 sq mi (203 km2)
 • Land61 sq mi (157 km2)
 • Rank 164th
Population
 (2022) [3]
 • Total281,027
 • Rank 57th
 • Density4,650/sq mi (1,795/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[4]
 •  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[4]
 •  Religion
List
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes
  • 0151
  • 01704
ISO 3166 code GB-SFT
GSS code E08000014
Website sefton.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It was formed on 1 April 1974, [5] by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, the municipal borough of Crosby, the urban districts of Formby and Litherland, and part of West Lancashire Rural District. It consists of a coastal strip of land on the Irish Sea which extends from Southport in the north to Bootle in the south, and an inland part to Maghull in the south-east, bounded by the city of Liverpool to the south, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley to the south-east, and West Lancashire to the east.

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It is named after Sefton, near Maghull. When the borough was created, a name was sought that would not unduly identify the borough with any of its constituent parts, particularly the former county boroughs of Bootle and Southport. The area had strong links with both the Earl of Sefton and the Earl of Derby, resident of Knowsley Hall, [6] and the adjacent borough was subsequently named Knowsley. A Sefton Rural District covering some of the villages in the district existed from 1894 to 1932. [7]

Governance

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region. Since 1 April 2014, some of the borough's responsibilities have been pooled with neighbouring authorities within the metropolitan area and subsumed into the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. [8]

The combined authority has effectively become the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of the city region and the leader of Sefton Council, along with the five other leaders from neighbouring local government districts, take strategic decisions over economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure. [8]

In July 2015, negotiations took place between the UK national government and the combined authority over a possible devolution deal to confer greater powers on the region, including whether to introduce an elected 'Metro Mayor' to oversee the entire metropolitan area. [9]

Historic controversy

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Bootle Town Hall

The existence of Sefton has been an ongoing local controversy, especially in Southport, where local Members of Parliament (MPs) and councillors have campaigned for separation from Bootle and the possible inclusion of the town as a district in the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire. [10] It was highlighted after the 2012 local government election that different regions in Sefton had vastly different socio-economic backgrounds and needs. There are high levels of poverty around the Bootle area and central Southport. [11]

Sefton Council composition

The council has 66 councillors, three for each of the borough's 22 wards:

As of April 2021, the council is composed of 41 Labour councillors, 12 for The Liberal Democrat and Progressive Alliance Group, six Conservatives, and five for The Independents Group. There are two vacancies. [12]

Economy

The borough has a strong income from tourism, most of whom visit the Aintree Grand National, the most valuable horse race in Europe, Anthony Gormley's Another Place at Crosby Beach and Southport. Birkdale is also home to the Royal Birkdale Golf Club which has played host to the Open Championship, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup and Curtis Cup. [13]

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Sefton at current basic prices published (pp. 240–53) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

YearRegional gross value added Agriculture Industry Services
19952,079204961,563
20002,50084682,024
20032,994104182,566

^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding ^ includes hunting and forestry ^ includes energy and construction ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Demographics

Ethnicity

Ethnic Group2001 [14] 2011 [15]
Number%Number%
White: British273,53696.67%259,62994.83%
White: Irish2,6650.94%2,3120.84%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller1200.04%
White: Other2,3390.83%4,6801.71%
White: Total278,54098.44%266,74197.43%
Asian or Asian British: Indian6040.21%6660.24%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani1810.06%1270.04%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi2570.09%3080.11%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese9030.32%9650.35%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian1730.06%6530.24%
Asian or Asian British: Total2,1180.75%2,7190.99%
Black or Black British: African2040.07%4640.17%
Black or Black British: Caribbean1730.06%2230.08%
Black or Black British: Other Black610.02%1090.04%
Black or Black British: Total4380.15%7960.29%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean4760.17%8300.30%
Mixed: White and Black African2340.08%4880.18%
Mixed: White and Asian4410.16%7600.28%
Mixed: Other Mixed4330.15%7420.27%
Mixed: Total1,5840.56%2,8201.03%
Other: Arab3270.12%
Other: Any other ethnic group3870.14%
Other: Total2780.10%7140.26%
Black, Asian, and minority ethnic: Total4,4181.56%7,0492.57%
Total282,958100.00%273,790100.00%

Main languages

At the 2011 census, there were 265,010 usual residents of Sefton aged 3 or over whose main language was declared. The 10 most common main languages were as follows: [16]

  1. English 259,820 (98.04%)
  2. Polish 1,579 (0.62%)
  3. Chinese 415 (0.16%)
  4. Portuguese 318 (0.12%)
  5. Latvian 252 (0.10%)
  6. Spanish 201 (0.08%)
  7. Lithuania 190 (0.07%)
  8. Arabic 158 (0.06%)
  9. Bengali (with Sylheti and Chittagonian) 142 (0.05%)
  10. Turkish 141 (0.05%)

1,794 (0.68%) usual residents over the age of 3 had a different main language to the above languages.

Towns and villages in Sefton

Parliamentary constituencies

Sister cities

Sefton is twinned with: [17]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people, military units and Organisations and Groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Sefton.

Individuals

Military units

Organisations and groups


Media

In terms of television, the area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada broadcasting from the Winter Hill transmitter. [24]

The borough is served by both BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Radio Lancashire. Other radio stations including Heart North West, Smooth North West, Dune Radio, Hits Radio Liverpool, Hits Radio Lancashire, Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West and Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire.

The area is served by the regional newspapers the Lancashire Telegraph and the Liverpool Echo . Other local newspapers are The Southport Visiter and Southport Reporter .

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merseyside</span> County of England

Merseyside is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Liverpool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Litherland</span> Human settlement in England

Litherland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. Until 1899 it was within the historic county of Lancashire. It was an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford. It neighbours Waterloo to the north, Seaforth to the west, and Bootle to the south and is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Liverpool city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Formby</span> Town in England

Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maghull</span> Town in England

Maghull is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside, England. The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The town is also the location of Ashworth Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crosby, Merseyside</span> Town in England

Crosby is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is north of Bootle, south of Southport and Formby, and west of Netherton. It abuts the areas of Blundellsands to the north and Waterloo to the south. It is approximately 6 miles (9.6 km) north of Liverpool City Centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waterloo, Merseyside</span> Human settlement in England

Waterloo is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Along with Seaforth the two localities make up the Sefton Ward of Church. The area is bordered by Crosby to the north, Seaforth to the south, the Rimrose Valley country park to the east, and to the west the Crosby Beach and Crosby Coastal Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birkdale, Southport</span> Human settlement in England

Birkdale is an area of Southport, within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, though historically in Lancashire, in the north-west of England. The area is located on the Irish Sea coast, approximately a mile away from the centre of Southport. At the 2001 census, the local government ward called Birkdale had a population of 12,265. The population of the area at the 2011 Census is shown under Birkdale (ward) (qv). Other parts of Birkdale are included in Dukes ward—which contains a significant part of the village centre and the Royal Birkdale Golf Club—Kew and Ainsdale wards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ainsdale</span> Human settlement in England

Ainsdale is a village near Southport, in the Sefton district, in Merseyside, England, situated three miles south of the centre of Southport. Originally in the historic county of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census it had a population of 12,723. By the time of the 2011 census, only figures for Ainsdale (ward) were available.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hightown, Merseyside</span> Village in England

Hightown is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England, located midway between the city of Liverpool and the coastal resort of Southport. It is 8 miles north of Liverpool city centre and is located on the coast near the boundary of the Mersey Estuary and Liverpool Bay. The River Alt joins the sea at this point and forms an estuary. There is a pumping station on the River Alt at Altmouth, built 1972, as part of a programme to alleviate flooding in the area. This is on the Altcar Rifle Range, a Territorial Army base originally established in 1860 by Lt. Col. Gladstone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherton, Merseyside</span> Human settlement in England

Netherton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thornton, Merseyside</span> Village in England

Thornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and situated to the north east of Crosby, it is a residential area of semi-detached and detached housing which dates mainly from the 1930s. Many of the houses, particularly those around Edge Lane and Water Street, feature notably long gardens. The A565 Liverpool-Southport road serves the area. At the 2001 Census the population of the village and civil parish was recorded as 2,262, falling to 2,139 at the Census 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Civil parishes in Merseyside</span>

A civil parish is a country subdivision, forming the lowest unit of local government in England. There are 22 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, most of the county being unparished; Liverpool and Wirral are completely unparished. At the 2001 census, there were 177,663 people living in the parishes, accounting for 13.0 per cent of the county's population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crosby (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–2010

Crosby was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2010

Knowsley North and Sefton East was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seaforth, Merseyside</span> Human settlement in England

Seaforth is a district in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is north of Liverpool, between Bootle and Waterloo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards

Sefton Central is a constituency represented since its creation in 2010 by Bill Esterson of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sefton Council</span> Local government body in England

Sefton Council, or Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.

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