Brighton-le-Sands, Merseyside
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| Brighton-le-Sands | ||
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL | |
| Postcode district | L22 / L23 | |
| Dialling code | 0151 | |
| Police | Merseyside | |
| Fire | Merseyside | |
| Ambulance | North West | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Brighton-le-Sands is an area of Merseyside, England, in the borough of Sefton. It is located close to Crosby, situated between Blundellsands to the north, Waterloo to the south and Great Crosby to the east.
Crosby Beach, the site of Anthony Gormley's Another Place statues,[1] borders the area to the west. Several of the streets in Brighton-le-Sands are, like the area itself, named after locations in Sussex; including Hastings, Worthing and Eastbourne.
Governance
From 1950 until 2010 Brighton-le-Sands was within the boundaries of the
MP from 1997 till 2010 was Claire Curtis-Thomas, a member of the Labour Party.[2] Prior to her election the Crosby seat was generally considered to be a safe Conservative Party stronghold with Tory MP's elected at every election barring the 1981 Crosby by-election where Shirley Williams of the Social Democratic Party
was elected to represent the constituency.
As a result of boundary revisions for the
.For elections to
councillors
representing the area coming from the Labour Party.
References
- ^ Jones, Catherine (28 June 2015). "Antony Gormley talks about Another Place". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "MPS representing Crosby (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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