For
parliamentary elections Orrell is within the
Bootle constituency represented by the
Labour Party MP
Peter Dowd. The area itself is part of the
electoral ward of
Netherton and Orrell for elections to
Sefton Council, the ward itself is traditionally represented by the
Labour Party; the three current representatives on the council are Susan Ellen Bradshaw, Robert John Brennan, and Ian Ralph Maher. On 9 November 1905 Orrell became a
civil parish, being formed from part of
Orrell and Ford, on 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished. In 1951 the parish had a population of 15,581. ==References==