What were the election results of the elections of 66 councillors to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in May 2023?
What were the election results of the elections of 66 councillors to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in May 2023?
By John Brace (Editor) First publication date: Monday 8th May 2023, 20:18 (BST). Modified date: Tuesday 9th May 2023 03:31 (BST) | Reason: to add jump tags. Modified date: Tuesday 9th May 2023 03:55 (BST) | Reason: to correct spelling of candidate’s name from Graeme to Grahame
Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre entrance (Bidston, Wirral) where the results of the elections of 66 councillors to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were declared on 5th May 2023
Below are the election results in May 2023 for the elections of 66 councillors across 22 different wards each electing 3 councillors (Bebington, Bidston & St James, Birkenhead and Tranmere, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Claughton, Eastham, Greasby, Frankby & Irby, Heswall, Hoylake and Meols, Leasowe and Moreton East, Liscard, Moreton West and Saughall Massie, New Brighton, Oxton, Pensby and Thingwall, Prenton, Rock Ferry, Seacombe, Upton, Wallasey and West Kirby and Thurstaston). The election results for all 22 wards were declared at Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre (pictured above) on Friday 5th May 2023. Continue reading “What were the election results in the elections of 66 councillors to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in May 2023?”
What was the byelection result of the election of a councillor for Oxton (to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) in November 2021?
What was the byelection result of the election of a councillor for Oxton (to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) in November 2021?
By John Brace (Editor)
and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)
First publication date: Friday 26th November 2021, 6:10 (GMT).
Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre entrance (Bidston, Wirral) where the election of a councillor for Oxton to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council was announced in November 2021
Polling day for the Oxton byelection of a councillor to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council was on 25th November 2021 and after polling stations closed at 10.00 pm, ballots cast in person on polling day were then transported from the 4 polling stations in Oxton to Wirral Tennis & Sports Centre to be counted. Postal votes were also transported to the Wirral Tennis & Sports Centre (pictured above) in Bidston.
3 video clips of councillors and Community Patrol outside the Wirral count for the Claughton byelection and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayoral election
3 video clips of councillors and Community Patrol outside the Wirral count for the Claughton byelection and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayoral election
Councillor Stuart Kelly (Counting Agent – Claughton) 5th May 2017 outside Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre
Below are three edited videos of what you could term what I was allowed to report outside the count from a public footpath at the Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre following the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayoral election and Claughton byelection.
I had originally planned to film the result and speeches from inside the count, but the Chief Executives of Wirral Council and Liverpool City Council decided my presence and that of Leonora would not be welcomed.
There were a variety of interviews I recorded, people weren’t just going to the local election count but also for the other use of Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre as a leisure centre.
However these are the earlier clips which I’ll list in chronological order.
Below is video of my brief one and a half minute interaction with the Community Patrol, where I compare their uniforms to the more Terry Pratchett name inspired Liverpool City Watch. However thankfully we can both laugh about the whole situation!
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Next is Wirral Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Communications Cllr Matthew Patrick (a Labour councillor for Upton ward) who doesn’t seem as keen to talk as Wirral Council’s Community Patrol.
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Cllr Stuart Kelly (a Liberal Democrat councillor for Oxton ward) and Counting Agent for their candidate in Claughton ward didn’t leave as quickly as Cllr Matthew Patrick. We talked for a few minutes about both the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayoral election and the Claughton byelection.
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Yet below you will see a screenshot of Wirral Council advertising on this blog taken today with is a screenshot from my iPad.
Obviously this raises an interesting question that Wirral Council see us as a media organisation they can advertise with, but are not able to see us as a media organisation for the purposes of elections.
There is a screenshot below of my iPad to show what I mean. The advert is at the top.
Wirral Council advert blog
Of course if Wirral Council wants to stop advertising for whatever reason, they only have to ask me and I will make sure their adverts don’t display in future!
But I just thought I’d file this in Wirral Council wanting to have their cake and eat it.
I could write another email to Kevin but I fear this is getting embarrassing (for Wirral Council that is)!
