The 2018 Liverpool City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 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 other
local elections
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Council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
Election Results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with
2016.
Ward Results
Allerton and Hunts Cross
Anfield
Belle Vale
Central
Childwall
Church
Thomas Burton, the Conservative party candidate for Church ward was ineligible to sit as a councillor as he was a Liverpool City Council employee.
Clubmoor
County
Cressington
Croxteth
Everton
Fazakerley
Greenbank
Kensington and Fairfield
Three days before the election, Green Candidate Steve Faragher resigned from the
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
due to an online comment. This was too late for the ballot paper to be changed.
Kirkdale
Knotty Ash
After voting against the Labour Council Group Budget, Cllr. Alison Clarke resigned the Labour Whip on 22nd April 2022 and joined the Community Independent Group.
Alison Clark resigned as a councillor on 10 November 2022.
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
See also
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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 ...
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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
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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
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Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
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History of local government in England
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Elections in the United Kingdom
Notes
• ''italics'' denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2018
2018 English local elections
2018
2010s in Liverpool