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The 2016 Liverpool City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of
The 2016 Liverpool City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards.
The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor ...
in England. This was on the same day as the election for the Elected Mayor of Liverpool and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside.
Due to the 'in thirds' system of election, one third of the council were up for election, with direct comparisons to previous results made with the corresponding vote at the 2012 Liverpool City Council election. There were two by-elections in Belle Vale and Norris Green wards, so these wards each elected two councillors.
Council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was: After the election the composition of the council was:Election result in 2016
Ward results
* - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.Allerton and Hunts Cross
Anfield
Belle Vale
Central
Childwall
Church
Clubmoor
County
Cressington
Croxteth
Everton
Fazakerley
Greenbank
Kensington and Fairfield
Kirkdale
Knotty Ash
Mossley Hill
Norris Green
Old Swan
Picton
Prince's Park
Riverside
St. Michael's
Speke-Garston
Tuebrook & Stoneycroft
Warbreck
Wavertree
West Derby
Woolton
Yew Tree
Changes between 2016 and 2018
The resignation of Labour councillor Helen Casstles (Wavertree, elected 5 May 2016) in March 2017 triggered a by-election: The resignation of Labour councillor Beatrice Fraenkel (Kirkdale, elected 7 May 2015) in March 2017 triggered a by-election: Councillor Frank Prendergast (Everton, elected 2016) resigned the Labour whip in March 2018. Labour councillor Jacqui Taylor (Knotty Ash, elected 2015) resigned from the council in March 2018. A by-election will be held for the seat, term ending 2019, along with the ordinary election for the seat in the ward whose term is up, on 3 May 2018. The death of veteran Labour councillor John McIntosh (Everton, elected 2014) was announced on 29 March 2018. His term would have ended on 3 May 2018 and will be filled at the ordinary election.See also
*Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards.
The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor ...
* Liverpool Town Council elections
Liverpool Town Council existed from 1835 to 1880.
Liverpool Town Council was established by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, replacing the Liverpool Common Council which was first established under the Charter of John, King of England, King J ...
1835 - 1879
* Liverpool City Council elections
Liverpool City Council elections will be held every four years from 2023. Between 1973 and 2021 elections were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Liverpool City Council is the local ...
1880–present
* Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
* History of local government in England
The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written constitution, with the result that modern administration (and the judicial system) is based on ...
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2016 2016 English local elections 2016 2010s in Liverpool