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By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
Council leader Cllr Russ Bowden WARRINGTON Borough Council leader Cllr Russ Bowden has secured the backing required to continue in the role. Councillors passed a recommendation to appoint Cllr Bowden as leader until May 2024 during the full council meeting at the Parr Hall on Monday. It was the first in-person full council meeting in more than a year. Cllr Bowden retained his Birchwood seat in the all-out elections earlier this month as Labour retained control of the council despite losing seven seats at the Town Hall. Labour won 36 seats on the council, Tories 11, Liberal Democrats eight and independents three.
By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
Cllr Russ Bowden WARRINGTON Borough Council leader Cllr Russ Bowden has confirmed changes to his cabinet in a post-election reshuffle. Labour retained control of the council in the all-out elections but the party lost seven seats – including three cabinet members. The party now has 36 seats at the Town Hall. The Liberal Democrats now have eight seats, after losing three, while the Tories have eleven seats after gaining 10. The independents won three seats. Judith Guthrie, portfolio holder for environment and public protection, Rebecca Knowles, portfolio holder for statutory health and adult social care, and Matt Smith, portfolio holder for children’s services, lost their seats.
THE manager of a building company which left two Great Sankey homeowners out of pocket due to shoddy extensions has been convicted. Thomas Turpin, of Burman Road in Liverpool, was the manager of Liverpool-based Merseybuild Ltd and appeared in court over fraud and trading standards offences. The 41-year-old falsely claimed that Merseybuild held membership of numerous trade associations, including Gas Safe, Guild of Master Craftsmen, Federation of Master Builders, Green Deal, and Alcumus Safe Contractor, to assure customers that it was a reputable business. Turpin was contracted to build an extension for a Warrington customer on a rental property she owned in Great Sankey.