Council Control
See also: Liverpool City Council electionsIn the 19th and early 20th Century the council was run by the Conservatives, whose policies were responsible for Liverpool leading the way in many areas of social reform, for example the provision of the first council-housing in Europe. Liverpool was one of the last cities in the UK in which the Labour Party gained control, this not occurring until 1955.
The council has switched numerous times between Liberal Democrats control and Labour control since its reconstitution in 1974, with two periods of no overall control.
- 1890: Archibald Salvidge
- 1929: Thomas White
- 1938: Alfred Shennan
- 1955: Jack Braddock
- 1961: Maxwell Entwistle
- 1963: Jack Braddock
- 1964: Bill Sefton
| Controlling party | Years | Leader | |
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| No overall control | 1974–1983 | 1974 – 1975 Cyril Carr (Liberal) 1975 – 1976: Bill Smyth (Liberal) 1976 – 1978: John Hamilton (Labour) 1978 (May – June): Eddie Roderick (Labour) 1978 – 1979: John Hamilton (Labour) 1979 – 1983: Trevor Jones (Liberal) |
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| Labour | 1983 – 1987 | 1983 – 1986: John Hamilton 1986 – 1987: Tony Byrne |
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| Liberal | 1987 (March – May) | Trevor Jones | |
| Labour | 1987 – 1992 | 1987 (May – October): Harry Rimmer 1987 – 1990: Keva Coombes 1990 – 1992: Harry Rimmer |
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| No overall control | 1992 – 1996 | Harry Rimmer (Labour) | |
| Labour | 1996 – 1998 | Frank Prendergast | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1998 – 2010 | 1998 – 2005: Mike Storey 2005 – 2010: Warren Bradley |
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| Labour | 2010 – present | 2010 – present Joe Anderson | |
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