Knowsley

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Completed

Latest Information

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 11 Dec 2015

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 30 Jun 2015

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. 

Knowsley Council is due to have it's boundary arrangements reviewed. The initial consultation will begin 28 October 2025.

21 October 2025 We decide how many councillors there should be
28 October 2025 - 19 January 2026 We carry out an initial public consultation with communities
5 May 2026 - 13 July 2026 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
3 November 2026 We publish our recommendations
TBC We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
2028 New arrangements apply to local elections

Latest Information

Effective date

The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 was made on 11 December 2015.

The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2016 elections.

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 30 June 2015.

Previous Reviews

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

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