Liquid crystal display with control electrodes for preventing lateral leak of electric field

A liquid crystal display comprising:

• an active matrix substrate;
• an opposing substrate which is opposed to said active matrix substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between said active matrix substrate and said opposing substrate;
• wherein said active matrix substrate comprises:
• a plurality of gate lines which are disposed on an insulating substrate and which are disposed parallel to each other;
• a plurality of data lines which are disposed on said plurality of gate lines via a gate insulating film and which are disposed parallel to each other and perpendicularly to said plurality of gate lines;
• switching elements each disposed in the proximity of one of intersections between said plurality of gate lines and said plurality of data lines;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed over said gate lines and said data lines via an interlayer insulating film, wherein, when viewed from upside, that is, from the side of a gap between adjacent pixel electrodes toward the side of said gate line, said gap between adjacent pixel electrodes at least partially overlaps with said gate line;
• and
• a plurality of control electrodes each disposed under said gap between adjacent pixel electrodes and over said gate line, wherein, when viewed from upside, said control electrode covers said gate line.