2011 Liverpool City Council election

2011 Liverpool Council election

5 May 2011

30 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 90 wards
46 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Joe Anderson Warren Bradley
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won 26 2 1
Seat change 12 12 ±0
Popular vote 72,281 20,780 6,815
Percentage 63.17% 18.16% 5.96%
Swing 25.90% 23.23% 0.22%

  Fourth party
 
Party Liberal
Seats won 1
Seat change ±0
Popular vote 4,674
Percentage 4.08%
Swing 2.14%

Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

The Liverpool Council election, 2011 to the city of Liverpool council happened on the same day as the 2011 United Kingdom local elections and the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum on 5 May.

Councillors elected at the 2007 Liverpool Council election defended their seats this year.

Following the election the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour59+11
Liberal Democrat26-11
Liberal30
Green20