Mayor of Wirral
| Civic Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral | |
|---|---|
 Geoffrey Watt since 14 May 2018 | |
| Appointer | Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Term length | 1 year |
| Formation | 1974 |
| Deputy | Tony Smith |
| Website | Mayor of Wirral |
The Mayor of Wirral (or Civic Lord Mayor of Wirral) is a ceremonial post elected annually, along with a deputy, by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.[1]
The role of the mayor includes chairing council meetings, representing the Borough at civic functions, supporting local charities and conferring Honorary Freemen and Aldermen.
The incumbent mayor and deputy mayor are Geoffrey Watt and Tony Smith.[2]
Controversies
On 2 June 2014, 5 councillors (4 Conservative and 1 Green) voted against former leader of the council Steve Foulkes's nomination for mayor with a further 10 (all Conservative) abstaining.[3] Leader of the Council Phil Davies said afterwards “It leaves a bad taste in the mouth, it was just grandstanding by the Tories.” Green councillor Pat Clearly wrote in his blog “On Monday [2 June], Wirral elects its new Mayor. Normally, a routine vote where a long standing councillor is elected with cross party support…but, this year is different as the Mayor elect is Steve Foulkes who was council leader when Wirral became very publicly associated with incompetence, bullying, gagging clauses, resignations and bad financial management”.
List of Mayor's of Wirral
20th Century
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| № | Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | ? | ? | |
| 2 | 1975 | ? | ? | |
| 3 | 1976 | ? | ? | |
| 4 | 1977 | ? | ? | |
| 5 | 1978 | ? | ? | |
| 6 | 1979 | Bill Wells
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Labour | |
| 7 | 1980 | Frank Theaker
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Conservative | |
| 8 | 1981 | ? | ? | |
| 9 | 1982 | ? | ? | |
| 10 | 1983 | Harry Deverill
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Conservative | |
| 11 | 1984 | ? | ? | |
| 12 | 1985 | Gordon Lindsay
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Liberal | |
| 13 | 1986 | ? | ? | |
| 14 | 1987 | Arthur Smith
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Labour | |
| 15 | 1988 | ? | ? | |
| 16 | 1989 | ? | ? | |
| 17 | 1990 | Jim Edwards
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Labour | |
| 18 | 1991 | ? | ? | |
| 19 | 1992 | ? | ? | |
| 20 | 1993 | ? | ? | |
| 21 | 1994 | ? | ? | |
| 22 | 1995 | Walter Smith
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Labour | |
| 23 | 1996 | ? | ? | |
| 24 | 1997 | Barney Gilfoyle
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Labour | |
| 25 | 1998 | Margaret Green
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Labour | |
| 26 | 1999 | Hugh Lloyd
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Labour | |
21st Century
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2000 | Kate Wood
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Conservative | ||
| 28 | 2001 | John Cocker
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Labour | ||
| 29 | 2002 | Pat Williams
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| 30 | 2003 | Bill Nock
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Labour | ||
| 31 | 2004 | Hilary Jones
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Conservative | ||
| Independent | |||||
| UKIP | |||||
| 32 | 2005 | Chris Meaden
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Labour | ||
| 33 | 2006 | Peter Johnson
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Conservative | ||
| 34 | 2007 | Phil Gilchrist
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| 35 | 2008 | Adrian Jones
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Labour | ||
| 36 | 2009 | Andrew Hodson
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Conservative | ||
| 37 | 2010 | Alan Jennings
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| 38 | 2011 | Moira McLaughlin
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Labour | ||
| 39 | 2012 | Gerry Ellis
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Conservative | ||
| 40 | 2013 | Dave Mitchell
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Liberal Democrats | ||
| 41 | 2014 | Steve Foulkes
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Labour | ||
| 42 | 2015 | Les Rowlands
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Conservative | ||
| 43 | 2016 | Pat Hackett
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Labour | ||
| 44 | 2017 | Ann McLachlan
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Labour | ||
| 45 | 2018 | Geoffrey Watt
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Conservative | ||
References
- ^ "Mayor of Wirral". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Brace, John. "Cllr Geoffrey Watt elected Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Liam. "Steve Foulkes appointed Mayor of Wirral in New Brighton ceremony". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.