Politics - Page 2

Liberal Democrat candidate Erin Harvey will cease distribution of a campaign leaflet after OTS News analysis revealed the leaflet contained inaccurate information. A bar chart appearing on the Liberal Democrat leaflet presented

Damien Moore says “an apology is not enough” after a Liberal Democrats election leaflet published misleading vote information. Liberal Democrat candidate Erin Harvey has stopped the distribution of a campaign leaflet after

Independent candidate Sean Halsall launched his election campaign last night at the Southport Youth Centre, telling supporters he would stay “rooted to the community” if elected. Mr Halsall currently sits as an

Results in the 2024 local election for Sefton Council were devoid of any major shocks, with Labour winning 17 of the 22 contested seats across the borough. Labour needed just two seats

 Ainsdale Party Candidate Votes % Status Liberal Democrats Lynne Thompson 1978 51.47% Elected Labour Frank Hanley 1193 31.04% Not Elected Conservatives Ryan Abbott 527 13.71% Not Elected Green Party Laurence Rankin 145

A Southport councillor who last week broke away from the Labour Party says he’s setting his sights on becoming the town’s MP. Cllr Sean Halsall, who announced he was stepping away from

Cost Of Living crisis

Sefton Council

Southport MP Damien Moore has joined the Minister for Children, Families, and Wellbeing in criticising the Labour-led Sefton Council for insufficient improvement to their Children’s Social Services. Since the most recent damning

Councillors from Southport’s Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors have called for the resignation of Sefton’s Deputy Leader John Fairclough. Labour’s Cllr Fairclough failed to disclose the ownership of properties held through Fairclough

Local Elections

Never does the OTS inbox burst with so many political press releases as election time. As parties and candidates from across the town battle it out for your vote, we take a

91 candidates will compete for 22 wards in Sefton Council's local election in May.

Member of Parliament for Southport, Damien Moore, has called on the Government to introduce free car parking for social care workers who are on duty and making home visits. This follows conversations

Families across Southport are to benefit from further Government support as part of an allocation for local authorities across England in 2023-2024. As part its Supporting Families funding, the Conservative Government will

This week, Damien Moore, MP for Southport, met with the Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to deliver his letter encouraging the Chancellor to cut business rates for Southport’s

Sefton council agrees to raise council tax by 4.99% and increase costs for parking and leisure facilities in order to fund social care and invest in children's services.

Sefton Council is encouraging young people across the Borough who have just turned 18 not to miss out on their first chance to vote. First-time voters and everyone else wanting to cast