Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley

Borough of Knowsley
Borough of Knowsley
Metropolitan borough
	Knowsley council headquarters in Huyton
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): By faith and industry
	Knowsley shown within Merseyside
	Coordinates: 53°26′20″N 2°51′04″W / 53.439°N 2.851°W
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	Anneliese Midgley (L); Maria Eagle (L); Marie Rimmer (L);
Area
• Total	34 sq mi (87 km2)
• Rank	208th
Population (2022)
• Total	157,103
• Rank	133rd
• Density	4,700/sq mi (1,816/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 95.3% White ; 1.7% Mixed ; 1.6% Asian ; 0.8% Black ; 0.6% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 66.6% Christianity ; 27.2% no religion ; 0.6% Islam ; 0.3% Hinduism ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.0% Sikhism ; 0.2% other ; 4.8% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	L10; L14; L16; L25–26; L28; L32–36; WA8;
Dialling code	0151
ISO 3166 code	GB-KWL
GSS code	E08000011
Website	knowsley.gov.uk

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.