Wirral Council will broadcast a Council meeting live online for the first time tonight!

Wirral Council will broadcast a Council meeting live online for the first time tonight!

Wirral Council will broadcast a Council meeting live online for the first time tonight!

                                      

Planning Committee (Wirral Council) 19th April 2018 which is the most recent Wirral Council public meeting I’ve filmed
Planning Committee (Wirral Council) 19th April 2018 which is the most recent Wirral Council public meeting I’ve filmed

I’ll start at the outset by declaring an interest as someone who also films public meetings of Wirral Council.

Tonight, Wirral Council will for the first time broadcast a Council meeting live on the internet. This follows award of a webcasting contract to Public-I Group Limited.
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Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Moreton West and Saughall Massie: Conservative hold (Bruce Berry)

Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Moreton West and Saughall Massie: Conservative hold (Bruce Berry)

Election Result (Wirral Council, 2018): Moreton West and Saughall Massie: Conservative hold (Bruce Berry)

                        








Moreton West & Saughall Massie Ward
 
Name of candidate    Description (if any) Votes  %
BERRY
Bruce
 Conservative 2,711  61.6%  Elected
MCGENITY
Bill
 Labour 1,464  33.3%  Not elected
O’DONNELL
Helen Rosalinde
 Green Party 135  3.07%  Not elected
CROWFOOT
Amanda Jane
 Liberal Democrats  92  2.09%  Not elected

There were 7 rejected ballot papers, the electorate was 10,688 and the turnout was 41.3%.

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What’s in the nomination papers for the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?

What’s in the nomination papers for the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?

What’s in the nomination papers for the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?

                                    

Holy Cross primary school Bidston polling station Bidston St James 4th May 2017 resized
Holy Cross primary school Bidston polling station Bidston St James 4th May 2017 resized

I’ll declare at the start that myself as author, along with my wife live in Bidston & St James ward and we will both receive a vote in this election. We’re also both accredited election observers for the period of this election.
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What’s happening next in the 2018 elections of councillors on the Wirral?

What’s happening next in the 2018 elections of councillors on the Wirral?

What’s happening next in the 2018 elections of councillors on the Wirral?

Electoral Commission individual election observer ID John Brace 2018
Electoral Commission individual election observer ID John Brace 2018

The author would like to thank The Bureau of Investigative Journalism for its help with this story.

At these elections and indeed for the rest of 2018 I’m an accredited election observer (my photo ID for this was recently issued by the Electoral Commission as you can see above).
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Who are the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?

Who are the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?

Who are the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?

                                    

Ballot Box
Ballot Box by NAS of the Noun Project provided under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) licence Original has been resized and converted to a .jpg file

I’ll declare at the start that myself as author, along with my wife live in Bidston & St James ward and will both receive a vote in this election.

People living and registered to vote for local council elections in all areas of the Wirral will have a chance to vote for who their local councillor is this year. All wards will be electing one councillor, except for Hoylake and Meols where voters will be electing two councillors due to the recent resignation of John Hale.
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