Voters set for major change as map to be redrawn in one part of Merseyside

Aerial view showing parts of Knowsley (Image: Google)

Voters in one part of Merseyside will help shape new proposals for how their area is represented, according to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE), as it launches a comprehensive review of the electoral map.

The LGBCE are independent of central and local government and political parties. It is directly accountable to Parliament through a committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

It is now undertaking a public consultation for the residents of Knowsley . People are being asked about plans for new council wards in the borough, to help make sure that they reflect the size of local communities .

An electoral review is being carried out to make sure that each local councillor repres