The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside,in North West England. It has a population of 322,453 (2022),and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead,Wallasey,Bebington,Heswall,Hoylake and West Kirby. Wirral is England's westernmost metropolitan borough,faced by the city of Liverpool to the northeast over the River Mersey.
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.
Yvette Cooper is a British politician who has served as Home Secretary since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,Cooper has been member of parliament (MP) for Pontefract,Castleford and Knottingley,previously Normanton,Pontefract and Castleford,since 1997.
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).
Southport is a constituency in Merseyside which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Patrick Hurley of the Labour Party.
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four,with a third of the council being elected each time. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council,generally known as Sefton Council,is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sefton in Merseyside,England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004,66 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.
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.
Alison McGovern is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead since 2024,and previously Wirral South since 2010. She has served as Minister of State for Employment since July 2024.
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.
Michael Jon Wood is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire since July 2024. Prior to this he served as MP for Dudley South from May 2015 until the constituency's dissolution. He has been Shadow Minister for Business and Trade and an Opposition whip since July 2024.
Daniel Joseph Carden is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton since 2017.
Damien Moore is a British Conservative Party politician,who was Member of Parliament for Southport from 2017 to 2024. He served as Assistant Government Whip from September to October 2022.
The second 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.
Ian Robert Byrne is a British independent,formely Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool West Derby since 2019.
2020s political history refers to significant political and societal historical events in the United Kingdom in the 2020s,presented as a historical overview in narrative format.
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.
Liam Robinson is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has served as the leader of Liverpool City Council since the reestablishment of the position in May 2023. Additionally,he holds the portfolio for innovation in the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and is also the chair of Merseytravel.
The Liverpool Community Independents are a British political party based in Liverpool,formed in 2022 by former Labour councillors.
