Politics
The existence of Sefton has been an ongoing local controversy, especially in Southport, where local Members of Parliament and councillors have campaigned for separation from Bootle, and the possible inclusion of the town as a district in the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire.
The council consists of 66 councillors, three for each of the borough's 22 wards:
Ainsdale · Birkdale · Blundellsands · Cambridge · Church · Derby · Dukes · Ford · Harington · Kew · Linacre · Litherland · Manor · Meols · Molyneux · Netherton and Orrell · Norwood · Park · Ravenmeols · St. Oswald · Sudell · Victoria
Since the elections on 3 May 2012, the council has been composed of 36 Labour councillors, 20 Liberal Democrats, eight Conservatives and two others.
Read more about this topic: Metropolitan Borough Of Sefton
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