Yvonne Nolan
Yvonne Nolan | |
|---|---|
 Councillor Yvonne Nolan at Wallasey Town Hall in July 2019. | |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Rock Ferry | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Meaden |
| Majority | 185 (6.5%) |
| Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Preceded by | John Hale (1986) |
| Succeeded by | George Clark |
| Labour Party Group Leader on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Corcoran |
| Succeeded by | George Clark |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Moreton | |
| In office 7 May 1987 – 2 May 1991 | |
| Preceded by | David Williams |
| Succeeded by | Ann Dishman |
| Majority | 97 (1.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yvonne Carol Nolan |
| Political party | Labour |
Yvonne Carol Nolan is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.[1]
She was first elected to Wirral Council in 1987 to Moreton ward beating three time incumbent Conservative David Williams.[2] She became Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour group once Labour gained a significant minority at the 1990 election. Although Labour gained control of the council in 1991, Nolan lost her seat to Conservative Ann Dishman by 1,200 votes.
In 2018, she was selected as the Labour candidate for the Rock Ferry beating the incumbent of 28 years, Chris Meaden.[3] Meaden stood against Nolan but lost by 185 votes.[4]
Electoral performance
| Date of election | Ward | Party | Votes | % of votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Moreton | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 2,223 | 43.1 | Elected |
| 1991 | Moreton | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1,501 | 27.1 | Not elected |
| 2010 | Heswall | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1,465 | 17.3 | Not elected |
| 2019 | Rock Ferry | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1,280 | 45.0 | Elected |
References
- ^ "Councillor Yvonne Nolan". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Houghton, Tom (25 October 2018). "'Ex-Militant links' council leader selected for Wirral seat after Skyping meeting 'from cruise ship on the Med'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Election results for Rock Ferry". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.