What We’ve Achieved
Liverpool Labour has delivered a major drive to make our communities cleaner, greener and better cared for, with more investment in streetscene, stronger environmental enforcement, and improved parks and play facilities across the city. The Council’s 2023-2027 plan commits to cleaner neighbourhoods, more effective waste reduction and street cleaning, and better parks and play spaces, while the latest budget adds more than £7.5 million for parks, green spaces and streetscene services such as rubbish removal, street cleansing and verge maintenance.
Liverpool Labour has delivered for young people by investing in schools, strengthening youth work, and making sure children have access to safe, active opportunities all year round. We have backed holiday activities that keep young people engaged during school breaks, including free swimming and wider summer provision, because cost should never be a barrier to fun, fitness or friendship. We are also launching a free leisure pass for all under 18s in July 2026, building on our commitment to support every young person to stay healthy, active and connected.
Since 2010, Liverpool Labour has backed major cultural investment that has transformed our city and strengthened pride in our communities. Building on the legacy of European Capital of Culture, we have supported major venues, grassroots arts and a year-round programme of cultural activity, while successfully bidding for and delivering world-class events including Eurovision, The Open, the Labour Party Conference and the World Boxing Championships. This investment has helped grow our cultural economy, support local jobs, and make Liverpool a global city with culture at its heart.
Liverpool Labour has protected the most vulnerable through years of austerity and the cost of living crisis by defending Council Tax Support, investing in access to good food, and backing practical crisis support for households in need. We are now delivering an £11.8 million a year Crisis and Resilience Fund to provide emergency help, housing support and benefits maximisation, while also building longer-term financial resilience. At the same time, our Council Tax Support Scheme continues to protect low-income residents, with up to 84% support for working-age households and up to 100% for pensioners.
Since 2010, Liverpool Labour has continued to protect the most vulnerable through major investment and reform in adult and children’s social care. We have backed frontline services with an extra £52 million to meet rising demand, while improving prevention and support so more people can stay safe and independent at home. In children’s services, Ofsted has recognised substantial progress, including lower caseloads, better assessments and stronger safeguarding, and we are now delivering a new Commissioning and Sufficiency Strategy to secure better local homes and better outcomes for children in care.
Since 2010, Liverpool Labour has backed the regeneration and economic growth of our city by supporting major development, investing in skills and helping businesses to grow. We have supported the conditions for more jobs, more training and more opportunity, with the city region adding over £2 billion to the economy in real terms before COVID, employment rising faster than the national rate, and economic inactivity falling. We have also helped local businesses and entrepreneurs through targeted support, including programmes that increased turnover, safeguarded jobs and strengthened productivity across Liverpool.