Mayor of Wirral explained

Post:Civic Mayor
Body:the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Incumbent:Cherry Povall
Incumbentsince:15 May 2024
Termlength:1 year
Formation:1974
Appointer:Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Inaugural:Doris Sisson
Website:Mayor of Wirral

The Mayor of Wirral (or Civic 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 is Cherry Povall.[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 mayors of Wirral

20th century

No.NameParty
11974Doris Sisson
21975Ken Fox
31976John Evans
41977Tim Richmond
51978Jack Redhead
61979Bill Wells
71980Frank Theaker
81981Dorothy Goodfellow
91982Bill Lungley
101983Harry Deverill
111984Michael Moore
121985Gordon Lindsay
131986David Williams
141987Arthur Smith
151988Reg Cumpstey
161989Mike Cooke
171990Jim Edwards
181991Gordon Paterson
191992Frank Jones
201993Peter Corcoran
211994Sid Dunn
221995Walter Smith
231996Myrra Lea
241997Barney Gilfoyle
251998Margaret Green
261999Hugh Lloyd

21st century

No.NameParty
272000Kate Wood
282001John Cocker
292002Pat Williams
302003Bill Nock
312004Hilary Jones
322005Chris Meaden
332006Peter Johnson
342007Phil Gilchrist
352008Adrian Jones
362009Andrew Hodson
372010Alan Jennings
382011Moira McLaughlin
392012Gerry Ellis
402013Dave Mitchell
412014Steve Foulkes
422015Les Rowlands
432016Pat Hackett
442017Ann McLachlan
452018Geoffrey Watt
462019Tony Smith
472021George Davies
482022Jeff Green
492023Jerry Williams
502024Cherry Povall

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayor of Wirral. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 26 September 2018.
  2. Web site: New Wirral mayor sworn in . Birkenhead News. 16 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Steve Foulkes appointed Mayor of Wirral in New Brighton ceremony . . Murphy, Liam. 4 October 2018.