2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

{{Short description|2015 local election in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

| country =

| flag_year =

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = Labour Party (UK)

| previous_election =

| previous_year =2014

| next_election = 2016 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

| next_year = 2016

| seats_for_election = All council seats

| election_date = 7 May 2015

| turnout =

| image1 =

| leader1 =

| leader_since1 =

| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

| last_election1 =

| seats1 = 42

| seat_change1 ={{increase}}2

| popular_vote1 = 63,951

| percentage1 = 46.6%

| swing1 =

| image2 =

| leader2 =

| leader_since2 =

| party2 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| last_election2 =

| seats2 =16

| seat_change2 ={{decrease}}1

| popular_vote2 =17,979

| percentage2 =13.1%

| swing2 =

| leader3 =

| leader_since3 =

| party3 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election3 =

| seats3 =7

| seat_change3 ={{nochange}}

| popular_vote3 =24,313

| percentage3 =17.7%

| swing3 =

| title = Leader of Largest Party

| posttitle = Subsequent Leader of Largest Party

| before_election =

| before_party = Labour Party (UK)

| after_election =

| after_party = Labour Party (UK)

}}

The 2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums |title=Upcoming elections & referendums |access-date=23 March 2015 |work=The Electoral Commission | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums | archive-date= 15 March 2015 | url-status= live}} This was on the same day as other local elections. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 |title=Local elections 2015 |access-date=13 August 2015 |work=BBC News}} 22 seats, representing one third of the total Council membership, were up for election in single-member wards.