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Introduction

Liverpool waterfront seen from the River Mersey

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, northwest England. It had a population of 496,770 in 2022. The city is located on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, adjacent to the Irish Sea, and is approximately 178 miles (286 km) from London. Liverpool is the fifth largest city in the United Kingdom, the largest settlement in Merseyside and part of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority with a population of over 1.5 million.

Liverpool was established as a borough in 1207 in the county of Lancashire and became a significant town in the late seventeenth century, when the port at nearby Chester began to silt up. The Port of Liverpool became heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade, with the first slave ship departing from the town in 1699. The port also imported much of the cotton required by the neighbouring Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. In the 19th century, Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution and built the first intercity railway, the first non-combustible warehouse system (the Royal Albert Dock), and a pioneering elevated electrical railway; it was granted city status in 1880. In common with many British cities, the city entered a period of decline in the mid-20th century, though it experienced regeneration after its selection as the European Capital of Culture in 2008. (Full article...)

Selected general articles

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Netherley ward (1980) within Liverpool

Netherley ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council between 1980 and 2004. It and was centred on the Netherley district of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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Woolton ward (2004) within Liverpool

Woolton ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council between 1953 and 1973, and 1980 and 2023. It and was centred on the Woolton district of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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Valley ward (1980) within Liverpool

Valley ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council between 1980 and 2004. It and was centred on the Netherley district of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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Everton North ward within Liverpool

Everton North ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Walton constituency.

The ward was created for the elections held on 4 May 2023 following a 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which decided that the previous 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Everton North ward was created as a single-member ward from the northern quarter of the former Everton ward. The ward boundaries follow Everton Road, Everton Valley, Walton Breck Road, Oakfield Road, and Breck Road. The ward includes North Liverpool Academy. (Full article...)
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Vauxhall ward within Liverpool

Vauxhall ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Vauxhall area of the city. (Full article...)
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Princes Park ward within Liverpool

Princes Park ward is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency. (Full article...)
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Walton ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Walton area of the city. It was created in 1900 when three councillors were elected and dissolved in 1953.

The ward was recreated in 2023 following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England which decided that the existing 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Walton ward was reinstated as a two-member ward, taking the majority of the former Warbreck ward with small sections of the former County, Fazakerley and Norris Green wards. (Full article...)
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Tuebrook Larkhill ward within Liverpool

Tuebrook Larkhill ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool West Derby, and Liverpool Walton constituencies. (Full article...)
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St Teresa's Church, Norris Green

Norris Green is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, England, in the east of the city. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 17,784, which had fallen to 15,047 at the 2011 Census. (Full article...)
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The original entrance to Broadgreen Hospital

Broadgreen (officially Broad Green) is an eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. On the edge of the city, it is bordered by Old Swan to the north-west, Knotty Ash to the north-east, Childwall to the south and, further east, Bowring Park. Until 2004, it was a Liverpool City Council ward. (Full article...)
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The Black Bull pub in Gateacre Village

Gateacre (/ˈɡætəkər/ ; GAT-ə-kər) is a suburb of Liverpool, England, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the city centre. It is bordered by the suburbs of Belle Vale, Childwall, and Woolton. The area is noted for its Tudor Revival architecture and contains over 100 listed buildings within a quarter-mile of its centre, making it one of the most important historic areas in the city.

Gateacre can trace its roots back to at least the 1100s, although it was not until the mid-1600s that the name was first used to refer to the area. It remained a primarily rural village until the 1800s, when it began to grow rapidly as new transport links and businesses developed. Gateacre was officially absorbed into Liverpool in 1913, but did not become part of the city's metropolitan area until the post-war period. In the 1950s and 1960s, large scale housing developments occurred in and around Gateacre, with Gateacre Community Comprehensive School and a shopping centre being built. In order to protect the area's historic buildings, Gateacre was declared a conservation area in 1969, becoming one of the first in Liverpool. (Full article...)
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Tuebrook & Stoneycroft ward (2004) within Liverpool

Tuebrook ward was an electoral district of Liverpool City Council centred on the Tuebrook district of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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St. Anne Street was one of the original sixteen wards established as a result of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

The ward ceased to exist in 1952 (Full article...)
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Grassendale and Cressington ward within Liverpool

Grassendale and Cressington ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency, in the Garston area of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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County Road, Walton

Walton is an area of Liverpool, England, north of Anfield and east of Bootle and Orrell Park. Historically in Lancashire, it is largely residential, with a diverse population. (Full article...)
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Orrell Park ward within Liverpool

Orrell Park ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Walton constituency. (Full article...)
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Kensington & Fairfield ward within Liverpool

Kensington & Fairfield ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Liverpool Wavertree, Liverpool West Derby and Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituencies. The ward contains the Kensington and Fairfield areas of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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Low Hill ward within Liverpool

Low Hill ward was an electoral district of Liverpool City Council. The ward was part of what is now the eastern edge of Liverpool City Centre and the Kensington district of Liverpool. (Full article...)
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Clubmoor West within Liverpool

Clubmoor West ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Walton constituency.

The ward was created for the elections held on 4 May 2023 following a 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which decided that the previous 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Clubmoor West ward was created as a single-member ward from the western half of the former Clubmoor ward and a small part of the former County ward. The ward boundaries follow Walton Hall Avenue, Richard Kelly Drive, Queens Drive, Muirhead Avenue, the North Liverpool Extension Line, and Cherry Lane. (Full article...)
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Greenbank Park ward within Liverpool

Greenbank Park ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Riverside constituency. (Full article...)
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Melrose ward (1980) within Liverpool

Melrose ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council between 1953 and 2004. It and was centred on the Kirkdale district of Liverpool. (Full article...)

Did you know...

... that on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australia, the George Roper ran aground and was wrecked?
... that Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump, played football for Liverpool?
... that Ted Heaton advertised himself as "Liverpool's famous swimming master"?
... that food critic Grace Dent reviewed a Liverpool restaurant that served her rice pudding flavoured with a substance that is banned in the United States for its lethality?
... that the Loophonium, a cross between a euphonium and a toilet, was played alongside the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on April Fools' Day?
... that the Liverpool Echo described British rock and roll star Tommy Steele as "quite unable to sing and play the guitar at the same time" when reviewing his first album?

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Selected images

Image 1The Empire Theatre has the largest two-tier auditorium in the UK. (from Liverpool)
Image 2Liverpool Cricket Club (from Liverpool)
Image 3Nelson Monument at Exchange Flags. The other British hero of the Napoleonic Wars is commemorated in Wellington's Column. (from Liverpool)
Image 4The Merseyside derby is the football match between the two biggest clubs in the city; Liverpool in red and Everton in blue (from Liverpool)
Image 5Municipal Buildings (from Liverpool)
Image 6City of Liverpool College's Arts Centre (from Liverpool)
Image 7The Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake (from Liverpool)
Image 8Liverpool John Lennon Airport terminal building (from Liverpool)
Image 9Liverpool Arena hosts numerous sporting events and was formerly the home of British Basketball League team, the Mersey Tigers. (from Liverpool)
Image 10Goodison Park, home of Everton F.C. (from Liverpool)
Image 11Liverpool Lime Street Station, one of the busiest train stations in the UK outside London (from Liverpool)
Image 12The Liverpool Cruise Terminal and surrounding office and residential developments, part of the Liverpool Waters megaproject (from Liverpool)
Image 13Lime Street, Liverpool, in the 1890s, St.George's Hall to the left, Great North Western Hotel to the right, Walker Art Gallery and Sessions House in the background. Statues of Prince Albert, Disraeli, Queen Victoria and Wellington's Column in the middle ground. (from Liverpool)
Image 14Headquarters of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, which invests in Liverpool's major infrastructure and regeneration projects (from Liverpool)
Image 15Liverpool Town Hall houses the official office for the Lord Mayor of Liverpool (from Liverpool)
Image 16The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the first such school in the world (from Liverpool)
Image 17Liverpool was the first city outside London to be chosen to have an official Blue plaque and now has the largest number outside London (from Liverpool)
Image 18Speke Hall Tudor manor house is one of Liverpool's oldest buildings. (from Liverpool)
Image 19Satellite imagery showing Liverpool Bay, Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area (from Liverpool)
Image 20Mathew Street is one of many tourist attractions related to the Beatles, and the location of The Cavern Club and Liverpool Wall of Fame (from Liverpool)
Image 21A map of Liverpool's original seven streets (north to the left) (from Liverpool)
Image 22Bluecoat Chambers, completed in 1725, the oldest surviving building in Liverpool city centre (from Liverpool)
Image 23Liverpool has the oldest Chinese community in Europe and the largest Chinese arch outside China. (from Liverpool)
Image 24Liverpool was the port of registry of the ill-fated ocean liner Titanic. The ship sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, with the loss of 1,517 lives (including numerous Liverpudlians). A Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the Titanic is located on the city's waterfront. (from Liverpool)
Image 25Liverpool John Moores University's James Parsons Building (from Liverpool)
Image 26The Earl of Derby Stand at Aintree Racecourse; home of the Grand National (from Liverpool)
Image 27Modern developments on the Liverpool Waterfront (from Liverpool)
Image 28The Cunard Building (left), housing the main offices of Liverpool City Council (from Liverpool)
Image 29William Brown Street, also known as the Cultural Quarter, was a World Heritage Site consisting of the World Museum, Central Library, Picton Reading Room and Walker Art Gallery. (from Liverpool)
Image 30Philharmonic Hall, home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (from Liverpool)
Image 31A Mersey Ferry (foreground) with the Liverpool waterfront in the distance (from Liverpool)
Image 32Map showing the six boroughs of Liverpool City Region: the 4th largest combined authority area in England. (from Liverpool)
Image 33Liverpool's Lime Street area pictured from above in 1946 (from Liverpool)
Image 34St George's Hall (from Liverpool)
Image 35Liverpool's ethnic and international population is growing. More people in the city identified as Asian and Black in the most recent census, compared to the previous census. (from Liverpool)
Image 36Nightlife in Mathew Street and Temple Court, Liverpool city centre (from Liverpool)
Image 37The Eurovision Village stage at the Pier Head, held as a side event for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (from Liverpool)
Image 38Inaugural journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830, the first-ever commercial railway line in the world (from Liverpool)
Image 39Sefton Park Palm House (from Liverpool)
Image 40Constantine P. Cavafy, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Western literature, spent a significant part of his life in Liverpool (from Liverpool)
Image 41City Councillors meet regularly at the Council Chamber in Liverpool Town Hall to conduct civic business (from Liverpool)
Image 42Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C. (from Liverpool)
Image 43Oriel Chambers, the first "modern" building in the world with its iron-framed curtain-wall (from Liverpool)
Image 44Modern office and commercial developments on the Liverpool Waterfront (from Liverpool)
Image 45The Liverpool Waterfront with the Port of Liverpool Building, Museum of Liverpool, Royal Albert Dock and Wheel of Liverpool all visible (from Liverpool)
Image 46Liverpool South Parkway, a bus & rail interchange serving south Liverpool & Liverpool John Lennon Airport (from Liverpool)
Image 47Liverpool Cathedral, the largest cathedral in the UK (from Liverpool)
Image 48Lewis's department store on Ranelagh Street. In 1879, the Christmas grotto was conceived in the store. (from Liverpool)
Image 49The Beatles statue in their home city Liverpool. The group are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in popular music. (from Liverpool)
Image 50A Class 777 train operated by Merseyrail (from Liverpool)
Image 51Liverpool is a major component of the third largest regional economy in the United Kingdom. Important sectors in the city include the knowledge economy, maritime industry, tourism, culture, hospitality, healthcare industry, life sciences, the creative and digital sectors. (from Liverpool)
Image 52The Liverpool city centre entrance to the Queensway tunnel under the River Mersey (from Liverpool)
Image 53University of Liverpool's Victoria Building (from Liverpool)
Image 54St Johns Beacon, home to Hits Radio Liverpool and Greatest Hits Radio (from Liverpool)
Image 55Liverpool's Three Graces, the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building at the Pier Head (from Liverpool)
Image 56The earliest known image of Liverpool, in 1680 (from Liverpool)
Image 57Clive Barker, Liverpool born writer of Hellraiser and inspiration behind Candyman (from Liverpool)

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v t e Districts and Wards of the City of Liverpool
Districts	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Belle Vale Broadgreen Canning Childwall Chinatown City Centre Clubmoor Croxteth Dingle Dovecot Edge Hill Everton Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Gateacre Gillmoss Grassendale Hunt's Cross Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Netherley Norris Green Oglet Old Swan Orrell Park Sefton Park St Michael's Hamlet Speke Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Vauxhall Walton Wavertree West Derby Woolton
Wards	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Arundel Belle Vale Broadgreen Brownlow Hill Calderstones Canning Childwall Church City Centre North City Centre South Clubmoor East Clubmoor West County Croxteth Croxteth Country Park Dingle Edge Hill Everton East Everton North Everton West Fazakerley East Fazakerley North Fazakerley West Festival Gardens Garston Gateacre Grassendale & Cressington Greenbank Park Kensington and Fairfield Kirkdale East Kirkdale West Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Mossley Hill Much Woolton & Hunts Cross Norris Green Old Swan East Old Swan West Orrell Park Penny Lane Princes Park Sandfield Park Sefton Park Smithdown Speke Springwood St Michaels Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Breckside Park Tuebrook Larkhill Vauxhall Walton Waterfront North Waterfront South Wavertree Garden Suburb Wavertree Village West Derby Deysbrook West Derby Leyfield West Derby Muirhead Woolton Village Yew Tree
Defunct wards	Abercromby Allerton and Hunt's Cross Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Central Central, Everton, Netherfield Clubmoor Cressington Dovecot Everton Exchange Fairfield Fazakerley Gillmoss Granby Granby, Princes Park Grassendale Great George Greenbank Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Lime Street Little Woolton Low Hill Low Hill, Smithdown Melrose Melrose, Westminster Much Woolton Netherfield Netherley North Scotland North Toxteth North Walton Old Swan Picton Pirrie Pitt Street Riverside Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Domingo St. James' St. Mary's St. Paul's St. Peter's Sandhills Scotland Sefton Park East Sefton Park West South Scotland South Toxteth South Walton Speke-Garston Tuebrook Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Valley Warbreck Wavertree West Derby Westminster Woolton Woolton East Woolton West