Authority Members by Political Grouping

Appointment

At the time of the Annual Meetings of each of the five District Councils in May/June of each year, appointments are made to the Authority. Districts have the discretion to re-appoint existing Members or to replace them with other Members, subject to statutory requirements for political balance.

Appointments are also subject to the fulfilment of statutory notification periods, which in some circumstances require a notice of one month to be served prior to appointment yet in other circumstances allow for immediate appointment. Should, for whatever reason, an elected Member cease to be a Member of the District Council which appointed them, they automatically cease to be a Member of the Authority and it is for the District to nominate a replacement.

Once appointed each Member has a responsibility to the public of Merseyside as a whole and not just to the district from which they have been nominated.

Political Composition

Of the 18 elected Members of the Authority, 11 are Labour, 2 Reform UK , 2 Liberal Democrats, 1 Green Party, 1 Independent and 1 Conservative.

The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 provides for the division of Members into political groups where appropriate notification is submitted to the Clerk. Not all of the seats on a Committee may be allocated to one Group and if one Group has a majority of the membership of the Authority, then that Group must have a majority of Members on each Committee.

Councillor by Political Grouping
Councillor	Political party	District
Councillor Nigel Brown Town Hall, Victoria Square, St Helens Work mobile: 07889964780 Work: cllrnbrown@sthelens.gov.uk	Reform UK	St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Les Byrom Chair of the Authority Labour Group Office, Town Hall, Oriel Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Home: 01704574859 Home mobile: 07836621059 Home: leslie.byrom@councillors.sefton.gov.uk	Labour	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Janet Grace Vice Chair of the Authority, Chair of Community Safety and Protection Labour Group Office, Town Hall, Oriel Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Work: 0151 474 9931 Work: janet.grace@councillors.sefton.gov.uk	Labour	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Dave Hanratty Labour Group Office, Cunard Building, Liverpool, L31AH Home mobile: 0151 233 0420 Home: dave.hanratty2@liverpool.gov.uk	Labour	Liverpool City Council
Councillor Matt Kent Town Hall, Victoria Square, St Helens Work mobile: 01744673315 Work: cllrmkent@sthelens.gov.uk	Reform UK	St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Ian Lewis PO Box 290, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH27 9FQ Work mobile: 07886133571 Work: ianlewis@wirral.gov.uk	Conservative	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Lena McCormick c/o Labour Group Office, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH Work: 0151 233 0420 Work: Lena.McCormick@liverpool.gov.uk	Labour	Liverpool City Council
Councillor Tony Murphy PO Box 290, Brighton Street, Wallasey, Ch27 9FQ Work mobile: 07881656974 Work: tonymurphy@wirral.gov.uk	Labour	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Lynn O'Keeffe Chair of Audit Committee c/o Democratic Services, Knowsley Council, Nutgrove Villa, Westmorland Road, L36 6GA Home mobile: 07385420410 Work: lynn.o'keeffe@knowsley.gov.uk	Labour	Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Chris Page Employer's Representative of Pension Board Labour Group Office, Town Hall, Oriel Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Home mobile: 01704 832807 Home: christopher.page@sefton.gov.uk	Labour	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor James Roberts Vice-Chair of the Authority , Chair of Policy and Resources Committee Labour Group Office, Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2DH Work: 0151 225 2366 Work: james.roberts2@liverpool.gov.uk	Labour	Liverpool City Council
Councillor Heather Westhead Chair of Scrutiny Committee Labour Group Office, Municipal Building, Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2DH Home: 0151 233 0420 Home mobile: 07745 206 797 Home: Heather.Westhead@liverpool.gov.uk	Labour	Liverpool City Council
Councillor Jerry Williams PO Box 290, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH27 9FQ Work mobile: 07926062968 Work: jerrywilliams@wirral.gov.uk	Labour	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Aimee Wright c/o Democratic Service, Knowsley Council, Nutgrove Villa, Westmorland Road, L36 6GA Work mobile: 07385420413 Work: aimee.wright@knowsley.gov.uk	Labour	Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Sam Gorst c/o Minority Group Office, 6th floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, L3 1AH Home mobile: 07597286500 Home: sam.gorst@liverpool.gov.uk	Liverpool Community Independents (Progressive Alliance)	Liverpool City Council
Councillor Andrew Makinson 6th Floor, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH Work: 0151 733 0839 Home mobile: 0151 233 0427 Home: Andrew.makinson@liverpool.gov.uk	Liberal Democrats (Progressive Alliance)	Liverpool City Council
Councillor Kieran Murphy PO Box 290, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH27 9FQ Home: kieranmurphy@wirral.gov.uk	Green Party (Progressive Alliance)	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Lynne Thompson Opposition Spokesperson c/o Liberal Democrat Office, Southport Town Hall, Lord Street, Southport, PR18 1DA Home mobile: 07955 803814 Work: lynne.thompson@councillors.sefton.gov.uk	Liberal Democrats (Progressive Alliance)	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council