Sefton
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- See Sefton, New South Wales for the suburb of Sydney, Australia.
| Borough of Sefton | |
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| Missing image EnglandSefton.png Sefton | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Merseyside |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 209th 153.14 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Southport |
| ONS code: | 00CA |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 24th 281,570 1,839 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.4% White |
| Politics | |
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.sefton.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | All party |
| MPs: | Joe Benton, Claire Curtis-Thomas, George Howarth, John Pugh |
Sefton is a metropolitan borough on Merseyside, North West England.
It was formed on April 1, 1974 from the former county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, along with the borough of Crosby, the urban districts of Formby and Litherland, and part of West Lancashire Rural District.
It is named after the village and parish of Sefton, near Maghull.
The Bootle area is based around the docks and associated industries, and runs directly into Liverpool. Crosby is a residential area for Liverpool commuters, as are Formby and Maghull. Southport is a seaside resort and commuter town.
Towns and Villages in Sefton
- Ainsdale, Aintree
- Bootle
- Formby
- Great Altcar, Great Crosby
- Hightown
- Ince Blundell
- Litherland, Little Altcar, Little Crosby, Lydiate
- Maghull, Melling
- Netherton
- Seaforth, Sefton, Southport
- Thornton
- Waterloo
Parliamentary constituencies
| Districts of England - North West England | 
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |