| Election Name: | 2010 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2011 Liverpool City Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 30 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 90 wards |
| Majority Seats: | 46 |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. (30 seats)
As Liverpool Council is elected in thirds, councillors elected in the 2006 elections defend their seats this year, and the vote share changes are compared on that basis.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | +8 | |||
| 38 | -8 | |||
| 3 | 0 | |||
| 1 | -1 | |||
Changes in vote share are compared with the corresponding elections in 2006.
Following the death of Cllr Rose Bailey [3] and the resignation of Cllr Phil Moffat a dual by-election was held on 18 November 2010.[4] Two candidates were returned:[5]