Liverpool Council has today published proposals that could see the map of the city dramatically redrawn.
As part of its improvement journey following a devastating government inspection report earlier this year, Liverpool Council has been told to dramatically redesign the city map - including major changes of ward boundaries, new ward areas and a reduction in elected councillors.
Earlier today we reported on how that proposed map might look and what it could mean for the places where people in Liverpool currently live.
Read more: The new map of Liverpool - how your area will be renamed and reshaped
The proposals would see a reduction in the number of elected councillors from 90 to 85, as was recommended in the inspection report.
That report also suggested that the council should move from its current system - where 30 wards are represented by three councillors - to a new make-up of predominantly single member wards.
Under its proposals, which will be debated at a meeting of the full council next week, there would be a total of 80 council wards - with 80 single member wards and just five wards represented by two councillors.
Of those five double member wards, aside from Speke, the other four cover the city centre and surrounding areas, which will be formed into four new areas.
Here we take a closer look at how the new Liverpool City Centre map will look under the proposals
Liverpool currently has one Central ward area, which is represented by three councillors and covers most of the city centre.
It is flanked by neighbouring wards like Riverside, Kirkdale and Kensington and Fairfield - which also pick up some outskirt areas of the city centre.
Under the new proposals, there will be two new main city centre ward areas - City Centre North and City Centre South, which will each be represented by two councillors.
There are also plans for a new Paddington Ward and a Browlow Hill area, which will include parts of the city centre and surrounding areas - and which will also both be covered by two councillors.
City Centre North
Under the new plans, a City Centre North ward area would be created, with two councillors representing roughly 7,960 people.
This would contain parts of the former Central and Riverside wards.
The ward boundaries would run east along Paisley Street, the A5053 Leeds Street to theA590 Scotland Road which it would then follow south and then east on theA580 Hunter Street before south again along the A5038 Lime Street.
A south west route is followed from Hanover Street to join Liver Street and then heads back north along The Strand/BathStreet.
City Centre South
The other main proposed city centre ward area would be called City Centre South, which would be covered by two councillors, representing roughly 7,860 people.
This would take in parts of the former Riverside ward - including the popular Baltic area.
From its north west corner the boundary heads south east ending at Upper Duke Street then south along Hope Street on to Parliament Street before running West and round on to Wapping and The Strand which it follows north to Liver Street and then back toward Upper Duke Street.
This area is located immediately to the south of the major Liverpool ONE shopping area and bounded by The Strand to the south and Duke Street to the north.
Paddington
The newly created Paddington ward would also be covered by two councillors who would represent roughly 9,500 under the proposals.
Made up of parts of the current Central, Picton, Princes Park and Riverside wards, it would include parts of the University of Liverpool campus, the Royal Liverpool Hospital and the wider Paddington Village development zone.
From its northernmost point the boundary runs east along the A5047 then south along Irvine Street onto Wavertree Road to then head south along Overbury Street.
Heading west at Falkner Street and following the rear of properties on Aigburth Street, the boundary then heads south west along Upper Parliament Street until Hope Street where it turns north until turning west onto Upper Duke Street and again north along Rodney Street.
At Brownlow Hill the boundary heads east onto Oxford Street and past Abercrombie Square before heading north along Crown Street.
Brownlow Hill
This newly proposed ward would include parts of the existing Central ward.
Also served by two councillors, the Brownlow Hill ward would represent a population of roughly 9,430.
From its northerly corner boundary it would head east along Islington/Irskine Street to the junction with the A580 Low Hill which is followed south until Crown Street.
Then heading west along Abercrombie Square, Oxford Street and Mount Pleasant to the junction with the A5038 Lime Street where it heads north again.
Ropewalks
Another new city centre ward proposed would be called Ropewalks.
This would be a single member ward, with that one councillor representing 4,140 people.
The boundary would run north west following Mount Pleasant before turning south along Rodney Street and then turning north west to run along Duke Street until its junction with Hanover Street, and then returns back north east.
This ward would include the popular nightlife areas of Concert Square and Seel Street.
Waterfront North
The council's proposals include plans for two new waterfront wards - which would both be represented by one councillor.
Waterfront North would cover around 4,470 people and include key north docks sites like Liverpool Waters, Waterloo Dock, Princes Dock and Nelson Dock.
Bounded to the west by the Mersey, the northern boundary would run along Nelson Docks to then join the A5036 Regent Road to its junction with Blackstone Street and east to the A595 Great Howard Street.
This then forms the main boundary for the east of the ward running south to its junction with Paisley Street before heading west along the southern boundaries of the Princes Half Tide Dock.
Waterfront South
The planned Waterfront South ward would see one councillor representing around 4,470 people.
This new ward would include the world famous Pier Head, Three Graces and Albert Dock locations.
The ward would be bounded to the north by Princes Parade and the Mersey down to Brunswick Way then running east inland to Sefton Street where it would head north again along Wapping/The Strand/Bath Street before heading west again.
What happens next?
The proposed new map of Liverpool, ward boundaries and details will be debated at the full council meeting on Wednesday December 8.
If approved, it will be submitted to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England who will consider the plans, with a view to changes being brought in before the 2023 all out council elections.
It is understood individual political groups on the council are likely to submit their own alternative submissions at the full council meeting as well.
You can read more about the council proposals here.
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