Liverpool City Council - Political parties

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Political parties

Local council

In Liverpool City Council there are currently 4 parties represented as follows:

  • Liberal Democrats (LD) has 46 seats - the majority party
  • Labour (LAB) has 39 seats - the main opposition
  • Liberal (LIB) has 3 seats
  • Greens (GR) has 2 seats  

View the political composition by ward. (MS Word [71.5Kb] opens in new window)

See the 'how the council is governed' section of this website to find out more information on how the council is governed.

National government

There are currently nine political parties with representation in the House of Commons, and 3 MPs who are Independents. 

The three main parties are: (these links will open in a new browser)
The Labour Party with 407 MPs
The Conservative Party with 163 MPs
The Liberal Democrat Party with 55 MPs.

The other six parties are Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, Democratic Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist Party, Sinn Fein, and Social Democratic and Labour Party.

View a full list of registered political parties in the UK