Sefton Council is set to have new boundaries for its council wards.
This follows an Electoral Review by the Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBC) earlier this year.
You can find out more about these changes below.
What is an Electoral Review?
An electoral review examines and proposes new electoral arrangements for the whole local authority. These are:
- The total number of councillors to be elected to the council: council size.
- The names, number and boundaries of wards.
- The number of councillors to be elected from each ward.
The Local Government Boundary Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It has reviewed Sefton to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively.
Changes to Wards in Sefton
The Commission has published final recommendations for changes in Sefton. It says residents should be represented by 66 councillors, the same as now.
There will be 22 wards with three councillors per ward. Most ward boundaries will change, however three wards will remain unchanged.
One ward will have the same boundaries but will change its name. Molyneux ward will become Aintree & Maghull South.
Publishing the recommendations Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are very grateful to people in Sefton. We looked at all the views they gave us. They helped us improve our earlier proposals.
"We believe the new arrangements will deliver electoral fairness while maintaining local ties.”
The LGBC received 55 submissions from people and organisations to help decide the new wards.
What is happening in Sefton?
- Several ward name changes in the Bootle, Crosby and Formby areas
- Minor boundary modifications in Southport
New Wards
The new wards representing Sefton will be:
- Ainsdale
- Aintree & Maghull South
- Birkdale
- Blundellsands
- Bootle East
- Bootle West
- Cambridge
- Dukes
- Ford
- Formby East
- Formby West
- Great Crosby
- Kew
- Litherland
- Lydiate & Maghull West
- Maghull East
- Meols
- Netherton North
- Netherton South & Orrell
- Norwood
- Thornton & Hightown
- Waterloo
Timeline of Process
| July 2023 | LGBC decided how many councillors there should be |
| 25 July - 2 October 2023 | LGBC carried out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 9 January - 18 March 2024 | LGBC carried out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 9 July 2024 | LGBC published their recommendations |
| Autumn 2024 | LGBC will ask Parliament to approve their recommendations |
| May 2026 | New arrangements will apply to local elections (There are no planned elections in 2025) |
The Commission has a dedicated section on its website where people can see the detail of the proposals and comment on the names of wards and their boundaries: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/sefton
The changes become law once Parliament has approved them. Staff at the council will ensure that the arrangements are in place for the 2026 local government elections.