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Liverpool City Council
Local authority area: Liverpool
Liverpool is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 111.8 km² and had 496,770 residents in 2022 — about 4,442 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Liverpool.
Town hall in the administrative centreLiverpool Town Hall
Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Liverpool, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022496,770+5.8% since 2012
Land area111.8km²43.2 sq mi
Density4,442/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#35of 382 UK councils · #33 in England
Population estimates4 data points
469.7K478.6K494.8K496.8K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1835Created
Liverpool became a local authority area.
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther metropolitan boroughs in North West
Elections
64 electoral wards
Census 2021: 486,097 residents in 207,484 households across the wards; 15.3% aged 65+, 46.8% of homes owned, 40.1% of households without a car.
1Kensington & Fairfield7,710 households · 9.5% aged 65+18,7012Norris Green6,946 households · 11.7% aged 65+17,7003Speke6,078 households · 12.9% aged 65+14,3384Smithdown5,087 households · 7.3% aged 65+14,1065Childwall5,135 households · 19.7% aged 65+13,5696Anfield5,841 households · 14.8% aged 65+13,201
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CCrown Street Resource CentreCouncil office · Liverpool L7 3LZTLiverpool Town HallTown hall · Liverpool L2 3SW
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q21665571 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.