David Burgess-Joyce
David Burgess-Joyce | |
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 Councillor David Burgess-Joyce at Wallasey Town Hall in July 2019. | |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Greasby, Frankby and Irby | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Hornby |
| Majority | 1,880 (34.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Robert Burgess-Joyce 25 February 1964[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Moreton, Wirral, UK[2] |
David Burgess-Joyce (born 25 February 1964) was the Chief Officer of Merseyside Police Special Constabulary. He served as a special constable (volunteer police officer) since 1982 and rose through the ranks to be confirmed in the post on 1 January 2011.[citation needed]
During his career with Merseyside Police, Burgess-Joyce has been recognised as an exceptional leader by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and the National Policing Improvement Agency.[citation needed] He has led nationally on recruitment standards and performance measurement, and is a founder member of the Association of Special Constabulary Chief Officers.[citation needed]
In 2015, Burgess-Joyce was elected a councillor in the Wirral.[3] He was re-elected in 2019.[4] He attracted significant criticism in July 2019 when, in a Twitter post, he compared black Labour MP David Lammy to a Ku Klux Klan member in defence of Donald Trump's tweets against 4 Congresswomen of ethnic origin.[5][6] He was suspended by the Tory leader of the council pending action by the local party group. He was reinstated after apologising in a Council meeting the following July.[7]
References
- ^ Brace, John (24 April 2019). "What's in the nomination papers for the Conservative candidate in Greasby, Frankby and Irby, the Conservative candidate in Heswall and the Labour and Conservative candidates in Hoylake and Meols?". johnbrace.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Councillor David Burgess-Joyce". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor David Burgess-Joyce". democracy.wirral.gov.uk. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Election results for Greasby, Frankby and Irby, 2 May 2019". democracy.wirral.gov.uk. 2 May 2019.
- ^ Thorp, Liam (17 July 2019). "Tory Councillor suspended after comparing black MP David Lammy to Ku Klux Klan". liverpoolecho.
- ^ "Ku Klux Klan tweet row councillor suspended". 17 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Lally, Kate (15 December 2020). "Wirral's Tory group leader Ian Lewis steps down from role". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 15 December 2020.