Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council
	Coat of arms
	Corporate logo
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Richard Kemp, ; Liberal Democrat ; since 15 May 2024
Leader	Liam Robinson, ; Labour ; since 17 May 2023
Chief Executive	Andrew Lewis ; since June 2023
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 governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 85 councillors, for the city's 64 wards. Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission the number of wards increased to 64 at the elections on Thursday 4th May 2023. Three wards elect 3 councillors each, fifteen wards elect 2 councillors each and the remaining 46 wards each elect a single councillor, which brought down the total number of councillors to 85.^[5]

The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party. It is a constituent council of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.^[6]

^ Humphreys, David (15 May 2024). "Liverpool Council veteran Richard Kemp becomes city's Lord Mayor". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Labour chief vows to 'finish the job' of fixing Liverpool Council". 5 May 2023.
^ "Council minutes, 17 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ Whelan, Dan (29 November 2023). "Liverpool CEO reflects on six months in post". Place North West. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Local elections on 4th May 2023".
^ "Proposal to establish a combined authority for Greater Merseyside" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

[1] Humphreys, David (15 May 2024). "Liverpool Council veteran Richard Kemp becomes city's Lord Mayor". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[2] "Labour chief vows to 'finish the job' of fixing Liverpool Council". 5 May 2023.

[3] "Council minutes, 17 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[4] Whelan, Dan (29 November 2023). "Liverpool CEO reflects on six months in post". Place North West. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[5] "Local elections on 4th May 2023".

[6] "Proposal to establish a combined authority for Greater Merseyside" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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