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. It is one of the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region,a combined authority area with a population of more than 1.5 million.
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire,England. The main town is Basingstoke,where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Tadley and Whitchurch,along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The modern district was created in 1974,initially being called Basingstoke. It changed its name to "Basingstoke and Deane" in 1978 at the same time that it was made a borough;Deane was added to the name to represent the rural parts of the borough,being the area's smallest village.
Liverpool City Council is the local authority for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside,England. Liverpool has had a local authority since 1207,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
The Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom that was founded in 1989 as a continuation of the original Liberal Party by members who opposed its merger with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the Liberal Democrats. The party holds six local council seats. The party promotes a hybrid of both classical and social liberal tendencies.
Michael John Storey,Baron Storey,is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is currently the party's spokesperson on education,families and young people in the House of Lords.
Warren Bradley is a former firefighter and Liberal Democrat politician. He was an Independent councillor for the Wavertree ward,as well as the former Leader of Liverpool City Council.
Hull City Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members of Hull City Council,the unitary authority which governs the city of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire,England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018,the council has comprised 57 councillors representing 21 wards with each ward electing either 2 or 3 councillors.
Wavertree ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Wavertree,Liverpool district of Liverpool.
Old Swan ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council,centred on the Old Swan district of Liverpool.
Paul Tilsley CBE is a British local politician. He was deputy leader of Birmingham City Council and the senior Liberal Democrat in the council's ruling Liberal Democrat–Conservative coalition. As of 2023,he is the council's longest-serving member,and was previously Lord Mayor of Birmingham,in 1993–4.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council,also known as Richmond upon Thames Council,LBRUT or Richmond Council,is the local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London,England. It is a London borough council,one of 32 in London. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2018. Although the borough is named after Richmond,the council meets at York House in Twickenham,and has its main offices in the adjoining Civic Centre.
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1953.
Dorset Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Dorset in England. It is a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of Dorset,which also includes Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole. The council was created in 2019 when local government across Dorset was reorganised.
Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE is a Liberal Democrat politician in Portsmouth,England. He was the leader of Portsmouth City Council between 2018 and 2023,and 2004–2014,and councillor for Milton Ward since 2003.
The 2021 Oxfordshire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside the other local elections. All 63 seats of the Oxfordshire County Council were contested. The council is composed of 61 divisions,each electing either one or two councillors,all elected by FPTP.
The 2022 Newcastle City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors —26 out of 78 —on Newcastle City Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
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.
The 2024 Newcastle City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024,to elect members of Newcastle City Council in Tyne and Wear,England. It was held alongside the North East mayoral election,the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner election,and other local elections in the United Kingdom held on the same day. As with other local council elections,it was held using first past the post,with councillors being elected to serve four year terms.
A list of nominations for life peerages was announced by the Prime Minister's Office on 20 December 2024.
