After the May local council elections the Liberal Democrats spoke out against the Bootle takeover of the Council. We said:
"Following
Labour's success in the local elections in winning seats in Sefton Central and
Bootle, although none in Southport, Sefton Labour Leader Cllr Peter Dowd has
announced his new Cabinet - and every
Cabinet member is a Bootle Labour councillor."
A further look at things shows that the grip of Bootle Labour is even stronger than we thought. Out of the 66 councillors on Sefton Council, 14 are in a
position of power, all of them are Labour and 12 of the 14 live in the Bootle Constituency.
The list below details the Committee
Chairs outside the Cabinet. All of them are Labour councillors. It
makes interesting reading:
Audit Committee Chair – Labour, lives in Bootle
Performance Scrutiny Committee Chair – Labour, lives in
Bootle
Children’s Services Scrutiny Committee Chair – Labour, lives
in Bootle
Licensing Committee Chair – Labour, lives in Bootle
Planning Committee Chair – Labour, lives in Bootle
Environmental Scrutiny Committee Chair – Labour, lives in
Maghull
Health Scrutiny Committee Chair – Labour, lives in Formby
