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 Liberal Democrats and is led by Warren Bradley. Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

There is another city of Liverpool City of Liverpool, New South Wales. The City of Liverpool is a Local Government Area in southwest of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Political makeup

Elections are usually by thirds, in three of every four years. 2004 saw new boundaries and so all seats were contested.

The council has been under Liberal Democrat control since 1998. Prior to that it had alternated between Labour and No Overall Control since its reconstitution in 1974. Lib Dem logo The Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ... Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where elected representatives that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes protecting individual liberties and the rights of minorities in society, such as freedom of speech and assembly, freedom of religion, the right to private property and privacy... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... NOC can refer to: National Olympic Committee, a group eligible to enter athletes and teams into an Olympic Games. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

History

Domain

Liverpool has been a town since 1207, when it was granted its first charter by King John. It has had a town council since before the 19th century, and was granted city status by Victoria. Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - King Henry III of England (d. ... John (French: Jean) (December 24, c. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ...

When local government was introduced in 1888 it was one of the cities to become a county borough, and thus independent of Lancashire. This situation persisted until 1974 when due to urban expansion and the accretion of a large metropolitan area, the city was made a metropolitan district of the metropolitan county of Merseyside. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ...

In 1895 Wavertree, Walton and parts of Toxteth and West Derby were incorporated into the city with Fazakerley 1904 followed in 1913 by Gateacre and Speke 1932. The boundaries changed again in 1974 with local government reorganisation. 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Location within the British Isles Wavertree is an area of Liverpool. ... Walton-on-the-Hill is an area of Liverpool, England. ... Map sources for Toxteth at grid reference SJ355885 Huskisson Street, Liverpool Toxteth is an area of inner-city Liverpool, England, starting approximately a mile south from the city centre. ... West Derby is a leafy well-to-do and popular suburb of Liverpool, England, that achieved significance far earlier than Liverpool itself. ... Fazakerley is an area of North Liverpool. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Gateacre is an area of Liverpool, England. ... Speke is a district of Liverpool, England. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

In 1986 the council of Merseyside was abolished and its functions devolved to its districts, but the county still legally exists. It should be noted therefore that Liverpool has never been a district council under Lancashire County Council. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Administration

In the late 1970's the City was run by the Liberal Party under Sir Trevor Jones, as part of there plans a cost cutting excercise was drawn up, to reduce the councils costs by 25%. In 1979 the Tories won a narrow victory in the General Election. Part of the Tories plan was to impose a 25% cut on councils across the country. Liverpool city council successfully negotiated an exception from this, on the grounds that they had already cut 25%, the Tories insisted on this being kept secret, for political reasons. Unfortunately the agreement was made public by the council. The Tories then cancelled it. This led to Liverpool having to bear a 50% cut in funding, in addition to the normal bias in council funding. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ... Sir Trevor Jones is a British Liberal Party (UK) Politician and former Leader of Liverpool City Council. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ...

During the 1980s, the Militant movement gained control of several Labour councils including Liverpool, and challenged the national government on several issues. It was felt by the Thatcher administration that the metropolitan counties were too powerful (especially Greater London Council), and so rather than risk more confrontations, she decided to get rid of them. The Militant Tendency was a Trotskyist faction within the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, accused of entryist tactics. ... Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British politician. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ...

In the 1990's the city gained further notoriety for having the country's highest council tax and officialy the worst services.

In 1998 the Liberal Democrats won control of Liverpool City Council (Under Mike Storey) and set about rebuilding the city's reputation, cutting the council tax, improving services and atracting jobs and investment. In 2003 Liverpool won the UK nomination of European Capital of Culture for 2008. Mike Storey CBE is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and Leader of Liverpool City Council from 1998-2005. ...

Mike Storey resigned in December 2005, after eight years, he was replced as leader by Warren Bradley.

External link

• Liverpool City Council