Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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One third of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Following boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors were elected from 31 wards.[1] Further boundary changes in 2016 reduced the council to 45 seats and 15 wards.[2]

Political control[]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]

Party in control Years
Labour 1973–present

Council elections[]

Relevant Legislation[]

  • Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
  • Representation of the People Act 1989 - extended the time that a British citizen could have lived abroad and still vote from 5 years to 20 years.
  • Representation of the People Act 1985 - allowed British citizens resident overseas to vote in the constituency they were last resident for up to five years after they left the UK. Increased the deposit in Parliamentary elections from £150 to £500, and lowerered the percentage of the vote required to retain the deposit from 12.5% to 5%.
  • Representation of the People Act 1983 - excluded prisoners from voting in local and Parliamentary elections. The deposit for European Parliamentary elections was increased from £600 to £700.
  • Representation of the People Act 1981 - excludes prisoners from being MPs.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "About your council". Knowsley Council. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. ^ "Knowsley Boundaries Change for 2016 Local Elections". Prescot Online. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. ^ "Knowsley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  4. ^ "Labour nets Thanet | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ "Knowsley council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

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