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!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Merseyside
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography
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Ceremonial counties of England Ceremonial and
Metropolitan counties of England Metropolitan county (no county council)
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|width="45%"|Origin:||
Local Government Act 1972 1974
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|Region:||
North West England
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Surface area Area:
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List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area Ranked 43rd1 E8 m² 645 square kilometre km²
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ONS coding system ONS code:||2B
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Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics NUTS 2:||UKD5
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics
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Population:
- Total (
2004 est.)
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Density.html">List of ceremonial counties of England by population
Ranked 9th1,365,900
2,118 / km²
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|Ethnicity:||97.1% White
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics
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MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 Members of Parliament
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Joe Benton, Ben Chapman (politician) Ben Chapman, Claire Curtis-Thomas, Angela Eagle, Maria Eagle, Louise Ellman, Frank Field (UK politician) Frank Field, Stephen Hesford, George Howarth, Jane Kennedy (politician) Jane Kennedy, Peter Kilfoyle, Edward O'Hara, John Pugh, Robert Nelson Wareing Robert Wareing, David Leonard Watts David Watts, Shaun Woodward
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Districts
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Liverpool
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Sefton
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Knowsley
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Metropolitan Borough of St Helens St Helens
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Wirral (borough) Wirral
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'''Merseyside''' is a
Metropolitan Counties of England metropolitan county, located in the
North West England North West of
England. Merseyside is named after the
River Mersey and comprises the
conurbation by the Mersey estuary centred upon
Liverpool. The county was created in
1974 by the
Local Government Act 1972.
Merseyside contains the
metropolitan boroughs of
Liverpool,
Knowsley,
Sefton,
Metropolitan Borough of St Helens St Helens and the
Wirral (borough) Wirral. The county is divided into two parts by the Mersey estuary, the Wirral is located on the west side of the estuary, upon the
The Wirral Peninsula Wirral Peninsula and the rest of the county is located on the east side of the estuary. The northern part of Merseyside borders onto
Lancashire to the north,
Greater Manchester to the east, both parts border
Cheshire to the south.
The two parts are linked by two
Mersey Tunnels road tunnels, a railway tunnel, and the famous
Mersey Ferry.
Other districts that are part of the urban area (but not part of Merseyside) are
Ellesmere Port and Neston,
West Lancashire and
Halton (borough) Halton, this area is known informally as "
Greater Merseyside".
It is traditional to express location within the Merseyside area by the preposition ''on'', thus "on Merseyside" as opposed to "in Merseyside" (after all, one would be "on the side of the Mersey" not "in" it). Current usage seems to be to make a distinction between the geographical "Merseyside" (The "Greater Merseyside" referred to above) for which "on" is appropriate and the county, for which "in" is used.
History and administration
A 'Merseyside' metropolitan area was proposed by the
Redcliffe-Maud Report covering south-west Lancashire and north-west Cheshire, extending as far south as
Chester and as far north as the
River Ribble. This would have included four districts:
Southport/
Crosby,
Liverpool/
Bootle,
St Helens/
Widnes and
Wirral Peninsula Wirral/
Chester.
The Report was rejected by the incoming
Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party government, but the concept of a two-tier metropolitan area based on the Mersey area retained. A White Paper was published in 1971. The
Local Government Act 1972 Local Government Bill presented to Parliament involved a substantial trimming from the White Paper, excluding the northern and southern fringes of the area, excluding Chester, Ellesmere Port (and, unusually, including Southport, whose council has requested to be included). Further alterations took place in Parliament, with
Skelmersdale being removed from the area, and a proposed district including St Helens and
Huyton being subdivided into what are now the metropolitan boroughs of
Metropolitan Borough of St Helens St Helens and
Knowsley.
Merseyside was created on
1 April 1974 from areas previously part of the
administrative counties of England administrative counties of
Lancashire and
Cheshire, along with the
county boroughs of
Birkenhead,
Wallasey,
Liverpool,
Bootle, and
St Helens.
Between 1974 and 1986 the county had a two tier system of local government with the five boroughs sharing power with the '''Merseyside County Council'''. However in
1986 the government of
Margaret Thatcher abolished the county council along with all other metropolitan county councils, and so its boroughs are now effectively
unitary authority unitary authorities.
Merseyside however still exists legally, and as a
ceremonial counties of England ceremonial county.
Despite the abolition of the county council some local services are still run on a county-wide basis, now administered by
Local government in the United Kingdom#Joint-boards joint-boards of the five metropolitan boroughs, these include the:
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Merseyside Police
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Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
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Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive (who are responsible for
public transport including
Merseyrail)
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Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
Towns and villages
''See the
list of places in Merseyside.''
Places of interest
Image:arms-merseyside.jpg thumb|256px|right|Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council
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Gambier Terrace
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Albert Dock
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Cavern Club
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Croxteth Hall
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Speke Hall -
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty National Trust
*Mersey Tunnels -
Queensway Tunnel Queensway and
Kingsway Tunnel Kingsway
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Tate Liverpool, a branch of the
Tate Gallery
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Lady Lever Art Gallery
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Liverpool Museum
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Merseyside Maritime Museum
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HM Customs & Excise National Museum
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Museum of Liverpool Life
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Walker Art Gallery
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Liverpool Cathedral
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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
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Port Sunlight
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Leasowe Castle
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Bidston Windmill
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Leasowe Lighthouse
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Hilbre Island
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North Wirral Coastal Park
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St Helens' World of Glass
Continued existence
Several organisations are still recognised using the old name of "Merseyside". The court service at Liverpool's Magistrate Court for example, registered the domain merseysidemcc.org.uk on 25th March 2000, more than a decade after the Merseyside Council was abolished.
See also
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:Category:Culture in Merseyside Category:Culture in Merseyside
External links
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Merseyside Police Authority website
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Merseyside Fire and Rescue website
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Merseyside.com local guide, A-Z, street index
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