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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Local authority area: Sefton

Sefton is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 155.0 km² and had 281,027 residents in 2022 — about 1,813 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Bootle.

sefton.gov.ukAll metropolitan boroughsNorth West
Town hall in the administrative centreBootle Town Hall
Bootle Town Hall
Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for Sefton, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022281,027+2.7% since 2012
Land area155.0km²59.8 sq mi
Density1,813/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#85of 382 UK councils · #78 in England
Population estimates4 data points
273.7K273.7K275.4K281K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1974
    Created

    Sefton became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Fort LauderdaleGdańskMons
Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in North West

All councils in North West
Manchester568,996Liverpool496,770Wigan334,110Wirral322,453Bolton298,903Stockport297,107Salford278,064Oldham243,912Trafford236,301Tameside232,753Rochdale226,992Bury194,606
Elections

22 electoral wards

Census 2021: 279,242 residents in 123,070 households across the wards; 23.2% aged 65+, 66.6% of homes owned, 26.4% of households without a car.

1Norwood6,086 households · 16.5% aged 65+14,8222Duke's7,276 households · 30.3% aged 65+14,3763Ford6,310 households · 18.1% aged 65+14,3224Bootle East5,996 households · 15.8% aged 65+13,8645Lydiate & Maghull West5,984 households · 28.6% aged 65+13,7496Waterloo6,340 households · 18.8% aged 65+13,583

All wards of Sefton

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CActive Sefton Referral ProgramCouncil office · Bootle L30 3TL · hours listedCNorth West Legal ConsortiumCouncil office · Southport PR8 1DACSeaforth Family Wellbeing CentreCouncil office · Liverpool L21 4NBCSefton Council One Stop ShopCouncil office · Bootle L20 3ET · hours listedCSefton Investment CentreCouncil office · Bootle L20 3ET · hours listedCSefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilCouncil office · Bootle L20 3AB · hours listedCSefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilCouncil office · Bootle L20 7AECSefton Play CouncilCouncil office · Bootle L20 7BT · hours listedTSouthport Town HallTown hall · Southport PR8 1DA · hours listedTSt Robert Bellarmines Parish CentreTown hall · Bootle L20 6DZTWaterloo Town HallTown hall · Liverpool L22 1RD · hours listed
Source: Wikidata Q1546645 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.