Our known election schedule over the next five years looks like this:
2025 Fallow year
2026 Local elections
2027 Local and Parish elections
2028 Local, Police & Crime Commissioner and Liverpool City Region Mayor elections
2029 Fallow year, but also last time to hold the next General election
The next scheduled election will take place on Thursday 7th May 2026.
| Election Timetable Thursday 7 May 2026 |  (pdf 45KB) |
Whole Council Elections 2026
Whole Council elections will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026. Whole Council elections take place following a review of the electoral boundaries. This means that all 66 seats on the Council will become vacant and new councillors will be elected.
Each of the 22 electoral wards will elect 3 councillors. The candidate who records the most votes will serve a 4-year term of office until May 2030. The candidate who records the second most number of votes will serve a 2-year term of office until May 2028.
The candidate who records the third most number of votes will serve a term of office of 1 year until May 2027.
Standing as a candidate at local elections
The Electoral Commission provide guidance on how to become a candidate at local elections.
For local information, please email the Electoral Services team at electors@sefton.gov.uk
You can also subscribe to our mailing list to keep you updated on all matters relating to the 2026 local elections and any other unscheduled elections that take place within the Borough.
Please email the Electoral Services team at electors@sefton.gov.uk
| Election Timetable Thursday 7 May 2026 | (pdf 45KB) |
| Guidance Note - Sefton Council Whole Elections | (pdf 101KB) |