Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council
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Type
Type	Metropolitan borough council
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Richard Kemp, Liberal Democrat since 15 May 2024[1]
Leader	Liam Robinson, Labour since 17 May 2023[2][3]
Chief Executive	Andrew Lewis since June 2023[4]
Structure
Seats	85 councillors
Political groups	Administration (61)   Labour (61) Other Parties (24)   Liberal Democrats (15)   Green (3)   Community Ind. (3)   Liberal (3)
Joint committees	Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
Latin: Deus Nobis Haec Otia Fecit, lit. 'God has granted us this ease'
Meeting place
Town Hall, High Street, Liverpool, L2 3SW
Website
www.liverpool.gov.uk

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 council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. It meets at Liverpool Town Hall and has its main offices at the Cunard Building.