Issue - meetings

Election of New Councillors

The Mayor congratulated all of the Councillors who were re-elected to office following the Local Government Elections held on 3 May 2012 and extended a warm welcome to the 12 new Councillors who had been elected to office, namely Councillors Veronica Bennett, Tony Dawson, Lynn Gatherer, Ted Hartill, John Joseph Kelly, Pat Keith, Stephen Kermode, Nina Killen, Paulette Lappin, Peter Maguire, Paula Murphy and Michael Roche.

The Mayor also expressed the gratitude of the Council to the six former Councillors who were not re-elected to office, for their dedicated service to the Borough of Sefton, namely:

·                    Alf Doran, who had served on Sefton Council for 16 years and was Mayor of Sefton in 2009/10;

·                    Robbie Fenton, who had served on Sefton Council for 15 years;

·                    Barry Griffiths, who had served on Sefton Council for 14 years;

·                    Clifford Mainey, who had served on Sefton Council for 18 years and was Mayor of Sefton in 2004/05;

·                    Paula Parry, who had served on Sefton Council for 25 years;

·                    David Pearson, who had served on Sefton Council for 21 years and was Mayor of Sefton in 2003/04.

Councillor Papworth paid tribute to the service given by Paula Parry and Barry Griffiths.  Sir Ron Watson paid tribute to the service given by David Pearson.  Councillor Robertson paid tribute to the service given by Robbie Fenton and Clifford Mainey and Councillor Cuthbertson paid tribute to the service given by Alf Doran.