Sefton

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Sefton Council.
Currently in review

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Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 9 Jan 2024 - 18 Mar 2024

Previous stages

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 25 Jul 2023 - 2 Oct 2023

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 18 Jul 2023

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

July 2023 We decide how many councillors there should be
25 July - 2 October 2023 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
9 January - 18 March 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
4 June 2024 We publish our recommendations
Summer 2024 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2026 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Previous stages

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Initial Consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Sefton should have 66 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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