Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
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Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
For the village within this borough, see Knowsley, Merseyside.
Coordinates: 53°26′20″N 2°51′04″W / 53.439°N 2.851°W
| Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley | |||
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | North West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Merseyside | ||
| Founded | 1 April 1974 | ||
| Admin. HQ | Huyton | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Metropolitan borough | ||
| • Governing body | Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | ||
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | ||
| • Executive: | Labour | ||
| • Leader of the Council | Cllr Ronald Round (Lab) | ||
| • MPs: | George Howarth (Lab), Maria Eagle (Lab), Shaun Woodward (Lab) |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 33.39 sq mi (86.48 km2) | ||
| Area rank | 232nd | ||
| Population (2010 est.) | |||
| • Total | 149,100 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 125th | ||
| • Density | 4,500/sq mi (1,700/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | |||
| ONS code | 00BX | ||
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| Ethnicity | 98.4% White | ||
| Website | http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/ | ||
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns and districts of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood, Cronton and Stockbridge Village; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres. It takes its name from the village of Knowsley.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Huyton-with-Roby Urban District, Kirkby Urban District and Prescot Urban District, along with most of Whiston Rural District and a small part of West Lancashire Rural District, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.
It is famed for Knowsley Hall and Knowsley Safari Park.
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Local government
After local elections in 2008 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley was governed by the Labour Party, the largest party represented on the council. The Liberal Democrats, the second largest party, were in opposition. There were no other councillors.
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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| 2008 | 47 | 16 |
After local elections in 2010 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley continued to be governed by the Labour Party, the largest party represented on the council, who increased their total number of seats by 5 to 53. The Liberal Democrats, the second largest party represented on the council, continued to be in opposition losing 5 seats to the governing Labour Party to decrease their total number of seats to 10.
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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| 2010 | 53 | 10 |
After local elections in 2011 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley continued to be governed by the Labour Party, the largest party represented on the council, who increased their total number of seats to 59. The Liberal Democrats, the second largest party represented on the council, continued to be in opposition losing 6 seats to the governing Labour Party to decrease their total number of seats to 4.
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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| 2011 | 59 | 4 |
After the local elections in 2012, Knowsley became a one party borough, completely taking out the Liberal Democrat seats.[1]
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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| 2012 | 63 | 0 |
Parliamentary constituencies
Twin towns
Knowsley is twinned with
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley |
External links
- ^ Vote 2012, hosted by David Dimbledy, aired 3 May, 2012, BBC One
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