The recent Labour Party Annual Conference held at ACC Liverpool generated a record economic impact for the city. It was the party’s fourth Annual Conference at the venue.
A total of 12,500 delegates attended the five-day event, generating an estimated £20m in economic benefit. It will now return to the venue in 2023, the party has confirmed.
The conference, which was held across the entire campus of the waterfront venue and included more than 350 fringe events. Exhibition Centre Liverpool, part of the ACC Liverpool campus, was transformed into a 2,200 seat auditorium for plenary sessions in addition to hosting a 300-stand exhibition.
Fringe meetings took place in the convention centre, also part of ACC Liverpool, as well as at venues across the city.
The venue’s interconnected hotel, Pullman Liverpool, operated as the headquarters hotel for the conference.
Faye Dyer, managing director of The ACC Liverpool Group, said: “We were really pleased to welcome the Labour Party back to our venue for the fourth time, having last taken place in the city in 2018.”
Stakeholders across the city worked together to deliver this year’s successful conference including Marketing Liverpool, Liverpool Convention Bureau, Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police.
Chris Brown, director of Marketing Liverpool, said: “We want to create a lasting positive impression on all visitors and hosting these illustrious events where delegates can experience the vibrancy of the whole city provide the perfect opportunity to allow us to do this. It is great news that the conference is returning in 2023.”
David Evans, general secretary of the Labour Party, said: “We would like to thank ACC Liverpool and the city of Liverpool for hosting this year’s conference. It was an incredible conference which surpassed our expectations.”
