Knowsley_Metropolitan_Borough_Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Add article description

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Merseyside and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Knowsley. It is a constituent council of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[2]

Quick Facts Type, Leadership ...

History

The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley on 1 April 1974. The council gained borough status, entitling it to be known as Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

Political control

For historical political control and leadership, see Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council elections.

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]

More information Party in control, Years ...

Premises

The council's main offices and meeting place are at the Municipal Building in Archway Road in Huyton.[4] The building was erected in 1962–1963, formally opening in November 1963 as the headquarters of Huyton-with-Roby Urban District Council, one of Knowsley's predecessor authorities.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Your councillors". Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
  2. [2]
    "Proposal to establish a combined authority for Greater Merseyside" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Knowsley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Council Meeting" (PDF). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Work on new Huyton Town Centre begun: Council Offices first". Liverpool Echo. 9 May 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Gift to council and Huyton members also get plaques". Liverpool Echo. 6 November 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. [7]
    "St Michael's Church Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Huyton". Historic Liverpool. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Knowsley_Metropolitan_Borough_Council, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.