It is helpful to understand what Knowsley Council is and what the council does.
This page contains information about our constitution, democratic structure, locations, opening times, where to find election results and where to find the contact information that you may need.
Our constitution
Here you can find out the framework and rules for governing the council.
The constitution sets out:
- how Knowsley Council operates
- how decisions are made
- the procedures that have to be followed to ensure that these decisions are made in an open, transparent and accountable way
View the Knowsley Council constitution
Our democratic structure
Here you can find out how the council is organised.
The council is made up of locally elected councillors who make decisions on how to improve Knowsley services on behalf of Knowsley people. The way in which councillors make decisions can be sometimes informed by the ideas of the political parties they belong to. The Lord Mayor is chosen by the council and is the borough's first citizen and representative. The Leader of Knowsley Council is elected by the council and leads the council's cabinet.
This is the structure of Knowsley Council, where you will find structures for:
- Full Council
- Cabinet
- Overview and Scrutiny Committees
- Regulatory and other committees
- Other partnerships - such as the Health and Wellbeing Board, Knowsley Better Together Board, Knowsley Children and Families Board and the Knowsley Schools Forum
- Joint Committees
- Liverpool City Region bodies
View the Knowsley Council committee structure
View the Knowsley Council management structure
Councillors' information and contact details
Here you can find out about opportunities to meet your local councillors, when their surgeries are and how to contact them.
Knowsley Council ensures that you able to:
- find your councillor
- view your councillors either alphabetically, by political party or by ward
- view and download their full contact details
- view your councillors within a table format
View councillors' information
View and download councillors' contact details
Contact information for the council
Here you can find out the contact details for all customer-facing departments either through the individual relevant website pages for departments or quickly through the 'Contact Us' area of our website.
How to contact Knowsley Council
Locations and opening times for council properties
If you need to visit any of our locations, you can find the addresses and opening times for council properties including:
For other council buildings and departments, you can find more information on the Knowsley Council website.
Election results
Here you can find out the latest election results or most recent election results, as well as further information about voting and elections in Knowsley.
View the latest election results
Relationships with other authorities
Knowsley Council works with other local authorities in the Liverpool City Region, the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Merseytravel and other partners to help grow the economy, create more jobs, provide information and advice where it is needed, when it is needed, as well as attracting funding and investment in the region.
The council's elected members are, as part of their duties, appointed to a number of local statutory joint authories and outside organisations.
Knowsley Council is one of six location authorities that make up the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Halton Council, Knowsley Council, Liverpool Council, St Helens Council, Sefton Council and Wirral Council).
Further information is available on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority website.