See main article: Merseyside local elections, 2018.
| Election Name: | 2018 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | 23 of 66 seats (One Third) to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Before Election: | Ian Maher |
| After Election: | Ian Maher |
| Council Control | |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 40 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seats After1: | 43 |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,241 |
| Percentage1: | 50.9% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,750 |
| Percentage2: | 16.0% |
| Leader4: | Denise Dutton |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seats After4: | 8 |
| Popular Vote4: | 15,324 |
| Percentage4: | 22.8% |
The 2018 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Labour retained control of the council with an increased majority, winning an additional three seats and winning their first seats in Southport. The Liberal Democrats led by former MP for Southport John Pugh, lost four seats in total whilst the Conservatives gained seats in the wards of Cambridge and Ainsdale.