Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
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The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England. It covers several towns and villages, including Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood, Cronton and Stockbridge Village; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres. It takes its name from the village of Knowsley, though its headquarters are in Huyton. It forms part of the wider Liverpool City Region.
Borough of Knowsley | |
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Motto(s): By faith and industry | |
Coordinates: 53.439°N 2.851°W / 53.439; -2.851 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North West |
Ceremonial county | Merseyside |
City region | Liverpool |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Named for | Knowsley Village |
Administrative HQ | Municipal Buildings, Huyton |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough |
• Body | Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
• Executive | Leader and cabinet |
• Control | Labour |
• Leader | Graham J Morgan (L) |
• Mayor | Eddie Connor |
• MPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.5 km2) |
• Rank | 208th |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 154,974 |
• Rank | 134th |
• Density | 4,640/sq mi (1,792/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode areas | |
Dialling code | 0151 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-KWL |
GSS code | E08000011 |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £4.6 billion |
• Per capita | £29,407 |
Website | knowsley |
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Huyton-with-Roby Urban District, Kirkby Urban District and Prescot Urban District, along with most of Whiston Rural District and a small part of West Lancashire Rural District, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.
It is known for Knowsley Hall and Knowsley Safari Park.