Phil_Davies_(politician)
Phillip Leslie Davies (born 8 April 1959), is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.[1]
Phil Davies | |
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Councillor Phil Davies speaking at a public meeting in Hoylake in December 2017. | |
| Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| In office 14 May 2012 – 14 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | George Davies |
| Preceded by | Jeff Green |
| Succeeded by | Pat Hackett |
| Labour Party Group Leader on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| In office 29 March 2012 – 5 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Bernie Mooney |
| Preceded by | Steve Foulkes |
| Succeeded by | Pat Hackett |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Birkenhead and Tranmere Birkenhead (1991–2004) | |
| In office 2 May 1991 – 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Smith |
| Succeeded by | Steve Hayes |
| Majority | 1,367 (24.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phillip Leslie Davies (1959-04-08) 8 April 1959 (age 65) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | West Kirby, Wirral, UK |
| Education | Wirral Metropolitan College University of Warwick University of Strathclyde |
BA (Hons) Politics, University of Warwick, 1978–81; PhD in Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, 1981-85. Davies studied at Wirral Met College between 1975 and 1978[2]
Councillor
Davies was first elected to Wirral Council in 1991 for the then Labour safe seat of Birkenhead.[3] In 2004, he was successfully re-elected to the Birkenhead and Tranmere ward after boundary changes.[4][5]
Labour group leader
In March 2012, Davies was deputy leader of the Labour group when then leader Steve Foulkes, who lost a vote of confidence as leader of the council in February, stood down citing the "constant stress" of the role.[6] Davies was subsequently elected in his place and was leader of the opposition until Labour took control of the council that May.[7]
On 16 October 2018 he said he was to stand down as both Leader of the Council and councillor for Birkenhead and Tranmere at the next local elections in May 2019.[8] His seat was gained by Steve Hayes of the Green Party on a majority of 1,140 over the Labour candidate.[9]
On 24 June he was made an Honorary Alderman of Wirral Council.[10]
Wirral West parliamentary candidate
Davies was selected as the Labour candidate for the Wirral West Constituency at the 2010 General Election after the incumbent MP, Stephen Hesford, stood down for family reasons.[11] Davies lost to future Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, by a margin of 2,436.
Merseyside Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner nomination
Davies is currently the only candidate to be selected as deputy to Jane Kennedy, Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside.[12] Kennedy, whose previous deputy Emily Spurrell stood down after Kennedy left the Labour Party, was due to stand down at the May 2020 election but had her term extended due to the delay of said election warranting a new deputy. However, after being offered the position, Phil Davies decided to decline the appointment on the grounds that it would require too high a level of commitment, and that he preferred to continue enjoying his retirement.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 3,130 | 56.0 |  15.2 | |
| Green | Jayne Clough | 1,763 | 31.6 |  16.1 | |
| UKIP | Laurence Sharpe-Stevens | 447 | 8.0 | 1.6 | |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 183 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Price | 61 | 1.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,367 | 24.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,854 | ||||
| Turnout | 56.9 | 21.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,750 | 53.9 | 2.1 | |
| Green | Pat Cleary | 1,133 | 34.9 | 11.3 | |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 148 | 4.6 | 3.6 | |
| UKIP | David Martin | 120 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Brame | 95 | 3.0 | 9.3 | |
| Majority | 617 | 19.0 | 9.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,807 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.2 | 14.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Esther McVey | 16,726 | 42.5 | 0.7 | |
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 14,290 | 36.3 | 4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Reisdorf | 6,630 | 16.8 | 0.5 | |
| UKIP | Philip Griffiths | 899 | 2.3 | 1.1 | |
| Ind. Conservative | David Kirwan | 506 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Common Sense Party | David James | 321 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | 2,436 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,372 | 71.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,399 | 62.4 | 9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 333 | 14.9 | 0.5 | |
| Conservative | June Cowin | 255 | 11.4 | 2.2 | |
| Green | Catherine Page | 254 | 11.3 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | 1,066 | 47.5 | 9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,374 | ||||
| Turnout | 21.7 | 0.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Stapleton | 1,400 | 47.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,292 | – | – | |
| Labour | David Christian | 1,275 | – | – | |
| WIN | Andrew Dow | 408 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Lloyd | 401 | 13.7 | N/A | |
| WIN | Deirdre Baker | 382 | – | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Brighouse | 376 | – | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Teggin | 349 | – | – | |
| WIN | John Maher | 311 | – | – | |
| Green | Catherine Page | 249 | 8.5 | N/A | |
| BNP | John Edwards | 246 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Tom Parker | 233 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Jackson | 217 | – | – | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Johnson | 186 | – | – | |
| Majority | 992 | 33.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,364 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.0 | N/A | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,157 | 70.3 | 10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Lloyd | 188 | 11.4 | 1.3 | |
| Conservative | David Noble | 118 | 7.2 | 0.4 | |
| WIN | John Maher | 98 | 6.0 | New | |
| Socialist Alliance Against The War | Morag Reid | 45 | 2.7 | New | |
| Green | Christopher Childe | 40 | 2.4 | New | |
| Majority | 969 | 58.9 | 8.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,867 | ||||
| Turnout | 16.7 | 1.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 1,298 | 74.1 | 5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Williams | 166 | 9.5 | 11.4 | |
| Conservative | Susan Bebell | 132 | 7.5 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Alec McFadden | 94 | 5.4 | New | |
| Green | Stuart Harvey | 62 | 3.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,132 | 64.6 | 6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,887 | ||||
| Turnout | 17.7 | 0.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 2,850 | 88.3 | 3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Cooke | 196 | 6.1 | 2.1 | |
| Conservative | B. Brassey | 183 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 2,654 | 82.2 | 6.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,508 | ||||
| Turnout | 30.7 | 4.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Davies | 2,610 | 71.0 | 10.8 | |
| Conservative | J. Oliver | 490 | 13.3 | 5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Niblock | 404 | 11.0 | 4.5 | |
| Green | Pamela Mitchell | 174 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 2,120 | 57.7 | 16.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,912 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.7 | 9.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 |
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- "Wirral Metropolitan Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.
- Houghton, Tom. "Leader of Wirral Council makes surprise decision to step down and leave politics". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Election results for Birkenhead and Tranmere". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "CONFERMENT OF THE TITLE OF HONORARY ALDERMAN OR ALDERWOMAN" (PDF). Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Labour MP Stephen Hesford to stand down at election". BBC News Online. 23 January 2010.
- Manning, Craig. "Ex-Wirral Council leader Phil Davies in running for deputy crime commissioner". Wirral Globe.
- Garnett, Richard. "Phil Davies will not take up role as Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner". Wirral Globe.
- "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Latest news - www.wirral.gov.uk". www.wirral.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Birkenhead and Tranmere Ward — Wirral". Local Elections Archive Project.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Smith |
Councillor for Birkenhead 1992–2004 |
Succeeded by Ward abolished |
| Preceded by Ward Created |
Councillor for Birkenhead and Tranmere 2004–2019 |
Succeeded by Steve Hayes |
| Preceded by | Leader of Wirral Council 2012–2019 |
Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Steve Foulkes |
Leader of Wirral Council Labour Group 2012–2019 |
Succeeded by |