Voting and elections
Polling districts and polling places review
Following the Local Government Boundary Commission’s review of the council’s wards, the number of wards in Liverpool City Council will increase from 30 to 64 at the next council elections, scheduled to be held on 4th May 2023.
View full details of the Boundary Commission’s ward boundary changes.
The Boundary Commission proposed that Liverpool City Council should be represented by 85 councillors in future and that those councillors should represent 3, three Councillor ward, 15 two Councillor wards and 46 one Councillor wards across the city.
As a result of the new ward arrangements, it was necessary for Liverpool City Council to undertake a full review of all polling districts and polling places for the new wards:
The proposals
Proposals for polling districts and polling places for each of the 64 new wards will be published by the (Acting) Returning Officer on 4th November. The proposals will be based on the following key considerations:
- The suitability and availability of polling places for use as polling stations.
- The accessibility of every polling place to electors who are disabled.
- The designation of a polling place is within a reasonable reach of all electors. from across a polling district.
- Physical barriers such as parks, railway lines and main roads.
- To have due regard to the number of electors allocated to a polling station.
Ward maps
As part of the polling district and polling places review, please see below for the new ward maps and the polling district breakdown within these wards.
The map files may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. If you need help to locate the boundary areas please email elections@liverpool.gov.uk.
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Aigburth Ward (pdf : 311 KB)
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Allerton Ward (pdf : 549 KB)
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Anfield Ward (pdf : 586 KB)
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Arundel Ward (pdf : 383 KB)
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Belle Vale Ward (pdf : 492 KB)
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Broadgreen Ward (pdf : 404 KB)
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Brownlow Hill Ward (pdf : 384 KB)
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Calderstones Ward (pdf : 359 KB)
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Canning Ward (pdf : 399 KB)
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Childwall Ward (pdf : 604 KB)
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Church Ward (pdf : 388 KB)
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City Centre North Ward (pdf : 360 KB)
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City Centre South Ward (pdf : 388 KB)
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Clubmoor East Ward (pdf : 414 KB)
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Clubmoor West Ward (pdf : 383 KB)
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County Ward (pdf : 383 KB)
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Croxteth Country Park Ward (pdf : 452 KB)
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Croxteth Ward (pdf : 498 KB)
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Dingle Ward (pdf : 380 KB)
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Edge Hill Ward (pdf : 394 KB)
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Everton East Ward (pdf : 443 KB)
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Everton North Ward (pdf : 415 KB)
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Everton West Ward (pdf : 375 KB)
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Fazakerley East Ward (pdf : 492 KB)
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Fazakerley North Ward (pdf : 309 KB)
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Fazakerley West Ward (pdf : 510 KB)
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Festival Gardens Ward (pdf : 376 KB)
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Garston Ward (pdf : 375 KB)
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Gateacre Ward (pdf : 365 KB)
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Grassendale & Cressington Ward (pdf : 367 KB)
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Greenbank Park Ward (pdf : 352 KB)
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Kensington & Fairfield Ward (pdf : 583 KB)
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Kirkdale East Ward (pdf : 437 KB)
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Kirkdale West Ward (pdf : 406 KB)
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Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Ward (pdf : 605 KB)
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Mossley Hill Ward (pdf : 362 KB)
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Muc Woolton & Hunts Cross Ward (pdf : 486 KB)
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Norris Green Ward (pdf : 415 KB)
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Old Swan East Ward (pdf : 440 KB)
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Old Swan West Ward (pdf : 386 KB)
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Orrell Park Ward (pdf : 482 KB)
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Penny Lane Ward (pdf : 414 KB)
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Princes Park Ward (pdf : 414 KB)
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Sandfield Park Ward (pdf : 583 KB)
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Sefton Park Ward (pdf : 359 KB)
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Smithdown Ward (pdf : 429 KB)
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Speke Ward (pdf : 308 KB)
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Springwood Ward (pdf : 481 KB)
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St Michaels Ward (pdf : 361 KB)
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Stoneycroft Ward (pdf : 400 KB)
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Toxteth Ward (pdf : 425 KB)
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Tuebrook Breckside Park Ward (pdf : 416 KB)
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Tuebrook Larkhill Ward (pdf : 420 KB)
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Vauxhall Ward (pdf : 378 KB)
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Walton Ward (pdf : 542 KB)
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Waterfront North Ward (pdf : 381 KB)
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Waterfront South Ward (pdf : 368 KB)
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Wavertree Garden Suburb Ward (pdf : 396 KB)
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Wavertree Village Ward (pdf : 399 KB)
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West Derby Deysbrook Ward (pdf : 355 KB)
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West Derby Leyfield Ward (pdf : 364 KB)
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West Derby Muirhead Ward (pdf : 370 KB)
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Woolton Village Ward (pdf : 352 KB)
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Yew Tree Ward (pdf : 378 KB)
Consultation
The council is now reviewing all the polling districts and places used at elections to take account of these new ward boundaries. Proposals for new voting arrangements, and the Acting Returning Officer’s comments, will be available on this website from 4th November.
The council welcomes proposals and/or comments from any interested person within the authority or within a UK Parliamentary constituency which has any part in the authority and may make a representation about any aspect of the polling districts or polling places to be used at future elections.
Proposals and comments are particularly sought from Disabled residents, and from individual people or interested groups and organisations who have experience in making facilities and premises accessible, particularly for Disabled people.
Anyone commenting on the suitability of existing or proposed polling places is asked to provide suggestions for alternative venues, where possible, to assist the review process.
Official Notice: Review of polling districts and polling places
Representation of the People Act
- Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 18C of the Representation of the Peoples Act 1983 (as amended by section 17 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013) Liverpool City Council is conducting a review of the suitability of polling districts and polling places. The review will cover those polling districts and polling places within the boundaries of Liverpool City Council.
- The (Acting) Returning Officer for the five Parliamentary constituencies within Liverpool will comment and make proposals on the Polling Districts and Polling Places and those proposals will be published on the Council's website liverpool.gov.uk/elections on 4th November 2022.
- Any registered elector within the Liverpool City Council constituencies or from within a UK Parliamentary constituency which has any part in the authority may comment on the proposals. All comments received will be available for public inspection.
- The Council would welcome the views of all residents, particularly disabled residents, or any person or body with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability, on the proposed Polling Districts and Polling Places, and the Acting Returning Officers comments, or any other related matters.
- Representations, where possible, should include alternative places that may be used as polling places and should be made in writing to Electoral Services, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH, or alternatively by emailing elections@liverpool.gov.uk
- Details of existing polling districts and polling places can be found at liverpool.gov.uk/elections or by visiting the Electoral Services Office at the above address between 10am and 4pm on any working day.
- The timetable for the Polling Districts and Polling Places review is set out below.
Timetable
- 8th September 2022 – start of public consultation period.
- 20th October 2022 – public consultation period closes.
- 4th November 2022 – publication of (Acting) Returning Officer's comments and proposals.
- November 2022 – proposals to be considered at Electoral Committee.
- January 2023 – final proposals to be considered at Full Council.
- 1st Feb 2023 – Electoral Register to be published with new polling districts.
Daniel Fenwick
Electoral Registration Officer
Date: 8th September 2022