Pat Hackett Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Cllr
Pat Hackett
Party:Labour
Office:Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Deputy:Anita Leech
Term Start:14 May 2019[1]
Term End:28 September 2020[2]
Predecessor:Phil Davies
Successor:Janette Williamson
Office2:Labour Party Group Leader
on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Deputy2:Janette Williamson
Term Start2:5 May 2019[3]
Term End2:29 June 2020[4]
Predecessor2:Phil Davies
Successor2:Janette Williamson
Office3:43rd Mayor of Wirral
Deputy3:Ann McLachlan
Term Start3:16 May 2016
Term End3:15 May 2017
Predecessor3:Les Rowlands
Successor3:Ann McLachlan
Office4:Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor
for New Brighton
Term Start5:5 May 1994
Term End5:1 May 2008
Term Start4:5 May 2011
Term End4:30 September 2020[5]
Predecessor5:D. Harris
Successor5:Sue Taylor
Predecessor4:Tony Pritchard
Successor4:TBD
Majority5:7 (0.1%)
Majority4:1,566 (39.7%)
Birth Name:Patrick Joseph Hackett
Birth Date:9 June 1954[6]
Residence:Wallasey, Wirral, UK[7]

Patrick Joseph Hackett (born 9 June 1954), is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.[7]

He was elected leader of the Labour group on Wirral Council on 5 May, becoming Leader of the Council at the annual meeting on 14 May leading a minority Labour administration.[3] [1]

Electoral performance

Wirral Council elections
Date of electionWardPartyVotes% of votesResult
1994New BrightonLabour2,60651.2Elected
1998New BrightonLabour1,72955.7Elected
2002New BrightonLabour1,69247.1Elected
2004New BrightonLabour1,80739.5Elected
2008New BrightonLabour1,57237.4Not elected
2011New BrightonLabour2,28349.6Elected
2015New BrightonLabour3,82252.5Elected
2019New BrightonLabour2,24857.0Elected

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Notes and References

  1. News: Houghton . Tom . 14 May 2019 . Labour to run Wirral Council with minority administration and No Overall Control following fiery meeting . 14 May 2019. Liverpool Echo.
  2. Web site: Wirral gets first woman leader in nearly 30 years . George. Morgan. Liverpool Echo. 29 September 2020. 1 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Wirral Council in No Overall Control: What happens next as new Labour leader chosen. Tom. Haughton. Liverpool Echo. 7 May 2019. 7 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts on Twitter . Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts. @J__Williamson. Twitter. 29 June 2020. 29 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Paul. Satoor. Notice of vacancy in the office of Councillor for the New Brighton Ward. 30 September 2020. 14 October 2020. Wirral Council.
  6. News: What's in the nomination papers for the Labour and Conservative candidates in Moreton West and Saughall Massie and the nomination papers for the Conservative and Labour candidates in New Brighton?. johnbrace.com. 26 April 2019. John. Brace. 7 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Councillor Pat Hackett. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 7 May 2019.