Phillip Leslie Davies
(born 8 April 1959), is a British
Labour
politician and former Leader of
Wirral Council
.
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Education
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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
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Political career
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Councillor
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Davies was first elected to
Wirral Council
in 1991 for the then
Labour
safe seat
of
Birkenhead
.
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In 2004, he was successfully re-elected to the
Birkenhead and Tranmere
ward after boundary changes.
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Labour group leader
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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.
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Davies was subsequently elected in his place and was leader of the opposition until
Labour
took control of the council that
May
.
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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.
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His seat was gained by Steve Hayes of the
Green Party
on a majority of 1,140 over the
Labour
candidate.
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On 24 June he was made an
Honorary Alderman
of
Wirral Council
.
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Wirral West parliamentary candidate
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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.
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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
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Davies is currently the only candidate to be selected as deputy to
Jane Kennedy
,
Police and Crime Commissioner
for Merseyside.
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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.
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Electoral history
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