Sefton

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Region: North West
Country: England

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Sefton stretches along the Merseyside coast, from the resorts of Southport to the industrial docks of Bootle. Southport is a Victorian seaside town with a pier, marine lake, and extensive sand dunes, while Crosby is known for Antony Gormley’s “Another Place” sculptures on the beach. The Sefton Coast includes nature reserves, pine woodlands, and dune systems rich in wildlife. Inland towns such as Maghull and Formby add suburban and village character, while the Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through, linking communities with waterways and green corridors.

The local government for this district is: Sefton Borough Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Sefton, is a sub-page of this county page: Merseyside and this region page: North West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Sefton

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Sefton

Sefton is divided into 22 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Ainsdale
  • Birkdale
  • Blundellsands
  • Cambridge
  • Church
  • Derby
  • Duke's
  • Ford
  • Harington
  • Kew
  • Linacre
  • Litherland
  • Manor
  • Meols
  • Molyneux
  • Netherton and Orrell
  • Norwood
  • Park
  • Ravenmeols
  • St Oswald
  • Sudell
  • Victoria

Sefton in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Sefton is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) North West
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Merseyside
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Sefton

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Merseyside