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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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Greens, Lib Dems and Conservatives gain councillors on Wirral Council as Labour and Independents lose seats – No Overall Control (no party has a majority)

Greens, Lib Dems and Conservatives gain councillors on Wirral Council as Labour and Independents lose seats – No Overall Control (no party has a majority)

Greens, Lib Dems and Conservatives gain councillors on Wirral Council as Labour and Independents lose seats – No Overall Control (no party has a majority)

                                          

Returning Officer for Wirral Council Eric Robinson 25th March 2019
Returning Officer for Wirral Council Eric Robinson 25th March 2019

Yesterday the people of Wirral (including myself) voted. I myself voted in Bidston and St James ward. Other people voted in the other twenty-one wards across Wirral.

The result of this election is that Labour has lost its majority on Wirral Council.
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Will councillors on Wirral Council end Kingdom’s controversial dog fouling, litter, smoking, flytipping and business waste enforcement contract?

Will councillors on Wirral Council end Kingdom’s controversial dog fouling, litter, smoking, flytipping and business waste enforcement contract?

Will councillors on Wirral Council end Kingdom’s controversial dog fouling, litter, smoking, flytipping and business waste enforcement contract?

                                           

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Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 30th January 2019

Michael Fisher (left) Kingdom Mike Cockburn (right) Wirral Council 30th January 2019 Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee (source: Wirral Council video)
Michael Fisher (left) Kingdom Mike Cockburn (right) Wirral Council 30th January 2019 Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee (source: Wirral Council video)

The most popular video in my YouTube channel (over the week of 14th February 2019 to 20th February 2019) has been Wirral Council’s video footage of the public meeting of their Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on the 30th January 2019.
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Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Bromborough by-election: Labour hold (Jo Bird)

Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Bromborough by-election: Labour hold (Jo Bird)

Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Bromborough by-election: Labour hold (Jo Bird)

                                         









Bromborough Ward by-election 2018
 
Name of candidate  Description (if any) Votes  %Change
BIRD
Jo   		 Labour 1,253  47.1%  -14.0 Elected
DRURY
Des		 Conservative 749  28.1%   +6.0 Not elected
DOWNIE
Vicky		 Liberal Democrats 454  17.1%   +6.0 Not elected
NIBLOCK
Steve		 Independent 147  5.5%   N/A Not elected
BRADDOCK
Susan Margaret		 Green Party 59  2.2%   -3.5 Not elected

There were 2 rejected ballot papers, the electorate was 11,760 and the turnout was 22.7%.

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Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Leasowe and Moreton East: Labour hold (Sharon Jones)

Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Leasowe and Moreton East: Labour hold (Sharon Jones)

Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Leasowe and Moreton East: Labour hold (Sharon Jones)

                       









Leasowe and Moreton East Ward
 
Name of candidate    Description (if any) Votes  %
JONES
Sharon		 Labour  2,067  58.6%  Elected
CAPLIN
Debbie		 Conservative  1,185  33.6%  Not elected
DIXON
Michael John		 Green Party  96  3.29%  Not elected
HOLT
Mike		 Independent  92  2.61%  Not elected
TYRRELL
David Robert		 Liberal Democrats  65  1.84%  Not elected

There were 9 rejected ballot papers, the electorate was 10,782 and the turnout was 32.8%.

This result was declared on 4th May 2018.

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