Who are the candidates in the election of 66 councillors to Wirral Council in 2023?

Who are the candidates in the election of 66 councillors to Wirral Council in 2023?

Who are the candidates in the election of 66 councillors to Wirral Council in 2023?

                                          

polling station 3 Holy Cross Primary School AC Bidston and St James 2nd May 2019 photo 7 of 8
Polling station 3 (Holy Cross Primary School) Polling District (AC) Ward: Bidston and St James Date: 2nd May 2019 photo 7 of 8

By John Brace (Editor)
First publication date: Tuesday 4th April 2023, 22:36 (BST).

The nomination period in the election of 66 councilllors to Wirral Council ended at 4pm today (4th April 2023) and the list of candidates has been made public. Each resident will have three votes this year (as each of the 22 wards on Wirral are electing 3 councillors for a 4 year term of office). The votes will be counted this year at the Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre using the First Past the Post system. At the end of this piece is the list of candidates standing in the election listed alphabetically by ward name, followed by surname. If a candidate is standing on behalf of a political party, the registered description of that political party chosen is included directly after the candidate’s name. Candidates with a line through their name have withdrawn their candidacy at time of publication.

Due to a legislation change a few years ago, candidates can now choose not to have their home address published when the list of candidates is published, so as roughly half of the candidates have chosen to keep their home address private I have not included the home addresses below. However if you would like to write to one of the candidates during the election, the names and addresses of the election agents (although some candidates are acting as their own election agent) is published here on Wirral Council’s website during the election.

The timetable of the deadlines to register to vote and also to apply for a postal or proxy vote can be found in this earlier post about the Notice of Election. Please note that due to extra legal restrictions on statements about election candidate’s character or conduct during the election period, any comments will be moderated before publication. Finally I will just declare an interest as a person registered (and eligible) to vote in the Wirral Council elections of councillors for the Bidston and St James ward in 2023.

Bebington

Judith Deobrah GRIER (Green Party)
Ed LAMB (Green Party)
Anthony Paul MOLYNEUX (Liberal Democrats)
Nicola OAKLEY (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Kaitlyn Louise PETERSON (Labour Party)
Callum James STUART (Labour Party)
Barry Douglas TUNNA (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Christine TUNNA (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Jason Peter WALSH (Green Party)
Robert Paul WARD (Labour Party)
Catherine Mary WILLIAMS (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)

Bidston and St James

Wendy Jane CLEMENTS (Local Conservatives)
Jayne Louise Stephanie CLOUGH (Green Party)
Malcolm John DAVIS (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset)
Craig FITZPATRICK (Green Party)
Jonathon Neil James GOLDSMITH (Local Conservatives)
Millie Charlotte GORMAN (Green Party)
Liz GREY (Labour Party)
Brian Martin KENNY (Labour Party)
Tina MCDONNELL (Local Conservatives)
Julie MCMANUS (Labour Party)
Mike PARSONS (Liberal Democrats)

Birkenhead and Tranmere

Richard James BAKER (Local Conservatives)
Pat CLEARY (Green Party)
Helen Louise COLLINSON (Labour Party)
Catherine Louise EVANS (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Ada Emily LEWIS (Local Conservatives)
Julienne Mary MCGEOUGH (Labour Party)
Piara MIAH (Labour Party)
Amanda ONWUEMENE (Green Party)
Edward Peter SMITH (Liberal Democrats)
Ewan Morgan TOMENY (Green Party)
Colin James YOUNG (Local Conservatives)

Bromborough

Brenda Joyce ASHTON (Labour Party)
Jo BIRD (Green Party)
Gillian Ann BYRNE (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Des DRURY (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Finlay Mason Burgess GORDON (Labour Party)
Eleanor Jane JOHNSON (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Stephanie Elizabeth MCGARRY-GRIBBIN (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Ruth MOLYNEUX (Green Party)
Kieran MURPHY (Green Party)
Sue PERCY (Labour Party)

Clatterbridge

Helen Janet CAMERON (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Dan Gorman (Green Party)
Jenny HOLLIDAY (Labour Party)
Michael HOLLIDAY (Labour Party)
Mary JORDAN (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Jim MCGINLEY (Green Party)
Pamela Jean PEACOCK (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Cherry POVALL (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Christopher John RAYMOND (Liberal Democrats)
John RODGERS (Green Party)
Joanne SMITH (Labour Party)

CLAUGHTON

Charles ASSA (Local Conservatives)
Gary Lee BERGIN (National Housing Party Putting UK First)
Susan BRADDOCK (Green Party)
George James DAVIES (Labour Party)
David Robert Cynlais EVANS (Liberal Democrats)
Stephen FOULKES (Labour Party)
Liz HEYDON (Green Party)
Andrew HODSON (Local Conservatives)
Perle Winifred SHELDRICKS (Green Party)
Sheridan TEAR-EDMONDS (Local Conservatives)
Gillian WOOD (Labour Party)
Roy John WOOD (Liberal Democrats)

EASTHAM

Christopher David CARUBIA (Liberal Democrats)
Denise CROSSLEY-WILLIAMS (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Melinda Zoe Acutt DOWNEY (Labour Party)
Phillip Norman GILCHRIST (Liberal Democrats)
William Ronald HARLAND (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Joy HOGG (Green Party)
Percy HOGG (Green Party)
Philip Graham MERRY (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Sarah OF THE HOUSE OF BLACKBURN (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Peter Anthony RAND (Green Party)
Helen Mary RAYMOND (Liberal Democrats)
William SMITH (Labour)
Nicole Wanda WILLIAMS (Labour)

Greasby, Frankby and Irby

Alan BRIGHOUSE (Liberal Democrats)
David Robert BURGESS-JOYCE (Independent)
Miriam Natalia COOKE (Green Party)
Tracy ELZEINY (Conservative Party Candidate)
Rosie Ariadne EVANS (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
David James FAIRBAIRN (Conservative Party Candidate)
Tom GREEN (Green Party)
Gail JENKINSON (Labour Party)
Darren Richard MAY (Conservative Party Candidate)
Grahame Ernest MCMANUS (Labour Party)
Cathy PAGE (Green Party)
Mark Stephen SKILLICORN (Labour Party)

Heswall

Sophia BALLANTYNE (Labour Party)
Elizabeth Louise Anne BRAME (Liberal Democrats)
Barbara Florence BURTON (Green Party)
Graham DAVIES (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Andrew Chapman HODSON (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Kathyrn Anne HODSON (Conservative and Unionist Party)
David Barrie JONES (Liberal Democrats)
Donna Mary LYONS-WHEARTY (For Future’s Sake – Freedom Alliance)
Paul MAY (Green Party)
Michael James ROYDEN (Labour Party)
Jimmy SERGI (Labour Party)
Philip Christopher WATERFIELD (Liberal Democrats)

Hoylake and Meols

Max David BOOTH (Conservative Party Candidate)
Paul Martin CARNEY (Labour Party)
Fintan Ron CLEARY (Green Party)
Alix Rowena COCKCROFT (Green Party)
Tony COX (Conservative Party Candidate)
Andrew Mark GARDNER (Conservative Party Candidate)
Tom Philip HUGHES (Liberal Democrats)
Ian Frederick JOHNSON (Liberal Democrats)
Sheila MURPHY (Labour Party)
Julian Richard PRIEST (Green Party)
Colin William ROPER (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
David Mark SINDALL (Labour Party)

Leasowe and Moreton East

Tracy BLACKBURN (Local Conservatives)
Katie BRISTOW (Green Party)
Neil Henderson CARTWRIGHT (Local Conservatives)
Angie DAVIES (Labour Party)
Michael John DIXON (Green Party)
Karl Gerard GREANEY (Independent)
Paul Charles JOBSON (Labour Party)
Louise LUXON-KEWLEY (Labour Party)
Juliette Susan MANLEY (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset)
Chase Scott Frederick NEWTON (Liberal Democrats)
Holly Janet TURNER (Green Party)
Jonathan YONJIANG WANG (Local Conservatives)

Liscard

Daniel Simon BRUFFELL (Reform UK)
Helen BURNHAM (Green Party)
Stephen DOBSON (Local Conservatives)
Vicky DOWNIE (Liberal Democrats)
William Paul GORMAN (Green Party)
Daisy KENNY (Labour Party)
Peter Dino LAGEARD (Green Party)
James Stewart LAING (Labour Party)
Lesley Catherine MAY (Local Conservatives)
Jane Helen OWENS (Local Conservatives)
Lynsey WELSH (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Janette WILLIAMSON (Labour Party)

Moreton West and Saughall Massie

Colin Leonard BALDWIN (Local Conservatives)
John Gary BENNETT (Local Conservatives)
Mark Stephen CAWOOD (Labour Party)
Hilary Jane CULLEN (Green Party)
Rick HUGHES (Green Party)
Niamh Colette MCGARRY-GRIBBIN (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Katherine Louise STUART (Labour Party)
Maegan Louise STUART (Labour Party)
Christopher Malcolm TEGGIN (Liberal Democrats)
Robert Noel THOMPSON (Liberal Democrats)
Jane Elizabeth TURNER (Green Party)
Paul WHELLIGAN (Reform UK)
Vida Claire WILSON (Local Conservatives)

New Brighton

Alexandra Clare BADWI (Green Party)
Andrew Neil BENNETT (Green Party)
Dermot BOLGER (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Andrew GILFOYLE (Local Conservatives)
Charlie HOUGHTON (Liberal Democrats)
Tony JONES (Labour Party)
Ann Ondra LAVIN (Local Conservatives)
Paul John MARTIN (Labour Party)
Elizabeth Ruth MURPHY (Local Conservatives)
Sue POWELL-WILDE (Labour Party)
Cynthia STONALL (Green Party)

Oxton

Clint AGARD (Labour Party)
Allan John BRAME (Liberal Democrats)
Tony COTTIER (Labour Party)
Allan William GOODE (Green Party)
Philip William Barrington GRIFFITHS (Reform UK)
Rachel HEYDON (Green Party)
Stuart Edward KELLY (Liberal Democrats)
Jon LOACH (Local Conservatives)
Freda PUNNEN (Local Conservatives)
Mike REDFERN (Liberal Democrats)
Monika Brigitte SKINNER (For Future’s Sake – Freedom Alliance)
Colin VALLANCE-OWEN (Local Conservatives)
Alex WALLIS (Green Party)

Pensby and Thingwall

Ann Clarissa AINSWORTH (Labour Party)
Paula Bernadette BASNETT (Labour Party)
Allen John BURTON (Green Party)
Ivan Ajay CAMPHOR (Conservative Party Candidate)
Mike COLLINS (Conservative Party Candidate)
Leah FRASER (Conservative Party Candidate)
Marilyn Ruth JONES (Green Party)
William Paul PARRY (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Richie PITT (Labour Party)
Mark Richard REEVES (Green Party)
Mike SULLIVAN (Labour Party)
Judith WOLF (Liberal Democrats)

Prenton

John Gerard AINSWORTH (Labour)
Michael John CLEMENTS (Local Conservatives)
Christopher Brian COOKE (Green Party)
Mark DAVEY-HAYFORD (Local Conservatives)
Lily Joanne EVANS (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Sibani GHOSH (Local Conservatives)
Harry Ross GORMAN (Green Party)
Naomi James GRAHAM (Green Party)
Rachel MILLARD (Labour Party)
Jonathan Kent RICHARDSON (Liberal Democrats)
David Robert TYRRELL (Liberal Democrats)
Archie WOOD (Labour Party)

Rock Ferry

Susan AMYES (Local Conservatives)
Paula Bernadette BASNETT (Labour Party)
Frank DOYLE (Liberal Democrats)
Margaret Ann KALIL (Local Conservatives)
Craig John MCDONALD (Green Party)
Tony MURPHY (Labour Party)
Yvonne NOLAN
Yvonne Carol NOLAN (Labour Party)
Helen Rosaline O’DONNELL (Green Party)
Clare Julia O’HAGAN (Labour Party)
Gareth Wynne ROWLANDS (Green Party)
Tony STANLEY (Reform UK)
Paul TAYLOR (Local Conservatives)

Seacombe

Paul CARDIN (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Bobby CARTWRIGHT (Local Conservatives)
Tom LAING (Labour Party)
Adele Margaret LUMB (Local Conservatives)
Anthony John MORRIS (Liberal Democrats)
Hannah Victoria RAPLEY (Green Party)
Evelyn SORRELL (Local Conservatives)
Sarah Kathryn SPOOR (Green Party)
Kaitlin STUART (Labour Party)
Paul Charles STUART (Labour Party)
Rae VOLLER (Green Party)

Upton

Peter Johnathan ANDREW (Conservative Party Candidate)
Stephen BENNETT (Labour Party)
Andy BROWN (Conservative Party Candidate)
Debbie CAMERON (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
Lily CLOUGH (Green Party)
Alan DAVIES (Liberal Democrats)
Thomas Philip Steven MAXWELL (Conservative Party Candidate)
Nadia PARSONS (Green Party)
Jean Mary ROBINSON (Labour Party)
Tim WATSON (Green Party)
Jerry WILLIAMS (Labour Party)

Wallasey

Matthew James CHELL (Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset.)
John Richard CODLING (Liberal Democrats)
Graeme William COOPER (Labour Party)
Ryan Wayne DAVIES (Green Party)
Moira Joan GOMMON (Green Party)
Jane Elizabeth GORMAN (Green Party)
Brenda Elizabeth HALL (Labour Party)
Steven Frederick HOEY (Local Conservatives)
Ian LEWIS (Local Conservatives)
Saul Aiden MURPHY (Labour Party)
Lesley Ann RENNIE (Local Conservatives)
John Andrew URIEL (Liberal Democrats)
Lynda Ellen WILLIAMS (Reform UK)

West Kirby and Thustaston

Karen Michelle BRENCHLEY (Green Party)
Barbara Florence BURTON (Green Party)
Ross Alexander CAMPBELL (Liberal Democrats)
John Peter CRESWELL (Liberal Democrats)
Jeff GREEN (Conservative Party Candidate)
Jenny JOHNSON (Conservative Party Candidate)
Paula Marie KENNY (Labour Party)
Mary Angela MACEWAN (Labour Party)
Simon Richard MOUNTNEY (Conservative Party Candidate)
Richie PITT (Labour Party)
Peter Timothy Clifford REISDORF (Liberal Democrats)
Elizabeth Frances WATKINS (Labour Party)
Pat WHEARTY (For Future’s Sake – Freedom Alliance)
Mark John WILDE (Green Party)


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What happened at a public meeting of Wirral Council’s Policy and Resources Committee to discuss budget cuts proposals for 2022/23?

What happened at a public meeting of Wirral Council’s Policy and Resources Committee to discuss budget cuts proposals for 2022/23?

What happened at a public meeting of Wirral Council’s Policy and Resources Committee to discuss budget cuts proposals for 2022/23?

                                                  

Wirral Council Policy and Resources Committee (25th October 2021) Left to Right Councillor Janette Williamson Philip McCourt resized
Wirral Council Policy and Resources Committee (25th October 2021) Left to Right, Councillor Janette Williamson (Chair) (left) and Philip McCourt (Monitoring Officer) (middle)

Before this piece on the special meeting of Wirral Council’s Policy and Resources Committee in the interests of openness and transparency I have three specific interests to declare.


1. During the meeting itself I am mentioned (briefly) by name by Councillor Julie McManus as I emailed her prior to the meeting with a combined series of questions, some of which are merely journalistic inquiries, others as I’m a local resident and she’s my local councillor. At the time of writing and publication I have not received answers to these questions yet from Wirral Council but when (and if) I do so I plan to update this piece with Wirral Council’s responses (although you can watch the video below for what was said by employees and councillors at te meeting).
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Wirral Council’s Labour and Green councillors vote for increased on and off street car parking charges despite opposition from Conservative and Lib Dem councillors

Wirral Council’s Labour and Green councillors vote for increased on and off street car parking charges despite opposition from Conservative and Lib Dem councillors

Wirral Council’s Labour and Green councillors vote for increased on and off street car parking charges despite opposition from Conservative and Lib Dem councillors

                                                         

Fort Perch Rock Car Park, New Brighton, Wirral (29th June 2015)
Fort Perch Rock Car Park, New Brighton, Wirral (29th June 2015)

By John Brace (Editor)
and
Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)

First publication date: Wednesday 11th August 2021, 11:44 AM (BST).

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Decision Review Committee (Wirral Council) 29th July 2021 Car Parking Charges Call In

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Decision Review Committee (Wirral Council) 10th August 2021 Car Parking Charges Call In

At the end of two lengthy public meetings which you can watch above (and you can read a report on the previous adjourned meeting here), a majority of councillors voted to uphold the decision of Wirral Council’s Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee to go ahead with car parking charges options 1, 3 and 4 (as outlined in this report. The changes were opposed by Conservative and Lib Dem councillors but voted through by Labour and Green councillors, however Lib Dem councillor Chris Carubia voted in favour to consult on charges at new locations and increase charges at existing locations that charge.
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Regulations allow “virtual” public meetings of local councils and other local government bodies in England from Saturday 4th April 2020

Regulations allow “virtual” public meetings of local councils and other local government bodies in England from Saturday 4th April 2020

Regulations allow “virtual” public meetings of local councils and other local government bodies in England from Saturday 4th April 2020

                               

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Planning Committee (Wirral Council) 19th March 2020

Cllr Ian Lewis at a public meeting of Wirral Council’s Planning Committee held on the 19th March 2020 at Wallasey Town Hall
Cllr Ian Lewis at a public meeting of Wirral Council’s Planning Committee held on the 19th March 2020 at Wallasey Town Hall

At Wirral Council’s last Planning Committee meeting held on the 19th March 2020 Cllr Ian Lewis referred to the Government’s intention to allow councils to hold public meetings virtually. Indeed a report on that meeting was previously published on this blog under the headline Wirral Council’s Planning Committee suspends meetings and rules due to COVID-19.
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Who is on the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee to discuss the consultation over the closure of Walk-In Centres and what will be discussed at its public meeting tonight?

Who is on the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee to discuss the consultation over the closure of Walk-In Centres and what will be discussed at its public meeting tonight?

Who is on the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee to discuss the consultation over the closure of Walk-In Centres and what will be discussed at its public meeting tonight?

                                         

Arrowe Park Walk In Centre 8th November 2018
Arrowe Park Walk In Centre 8th November 2018

Updated 5:27pm 1.7.2019 to reflect Wirral Council’s changed position on webcasting the meeting.

On Monday 1st July 2019 starting at 6.00 pm in the Council Chamber (1st floor) at Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street, Seacombe, CH44 8ED the Wirral & Cheshire West and Chester Joint Scrutiny Committee meets for its second public meeting to consider the consultation (which ran from 12th September 2018 to the 20th December 2018) on the closures of walk in centres. This public meeting was originally supposed to happen in February 2019, was then rearranged to June 2019 (that public meeting was then cancelled) and finally rearranged to the 1st July 2019.

Councillors Yvonne Nolan (Labour), Tony Norbury (Labour) and Mary Jordan (Conservative) are the 3 Wirral Council councillors on it. Councillors Kate Cernik (Labour), Michael Edwardson (Labour) and Lynn Riley (Conservative) are the 3 Chester West and Chester councillors on it.
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