Knowsley
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The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
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Give us your views
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The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
Just tell us what you think and why you think that.
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
Knowsley Council is currently under review. The initial consultation is ongoing and will end on 16 February 2026.
Latest Information
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Previous stages
Councillor numbers
The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.
The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Knowsley should be 45, the same as now.
Effective date
The Knowsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 was made on 11 December 2015.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2016 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 30 June 2015.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.