Liverpool is seen by many these days as a Labour city - but that description doesn't always tell the full story.
In Parliamentary terms, the Red Rose has had an iron grip on the city's five constituencies, which held strong in 2019 when other former party strongholds dramatically fell to the Conservatives.
But when it comes to the city council, things are more fluid. In fact, as recently as 2010 the Liberal Democrats were in control of the council before Labour swept to power. They built on that success and by 2015 Labour had a whopping 81 of 90 seats on the council.
