The issue: availability

According to a Freedom of Information request submitted in February 2009, there are 311 council managed plots and 635 self managed plots available to the 277,421 residents of Sefton Borough Council.

• There are 505 people on waiting lists for council managed sites,
• There is no reliable data for the number of people on waiting lists for self managed sites,

However, it is reasonable to draw the conclusion that the number of people on waiting lists exceeds the number of plots in Sefton!