Janette Williamson

Cllr
Janette Williamson
Williamson in 2020
Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
28 September 2020 – 2023
Preceded byPat Hackett
Succeeded byPaul Stuart
Labour Party Group Leader
on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
29 June 2020 – 2023
DeputyTom Usher
Preceded byPat Hackett
Succeeded byPaul Stuart
Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
In role
2021–2023
Succeeded byDavid Baines
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor
for Liscard
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2012
Preceded byJames Keeley
Majority1,485 (42.1%)
Personal details
BornJanette Williamson
(1965-08-25) 25 August 1965 (age 61)
PartyLabour

Janette Williamson (born 1965), is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council. She was the first woman to lead the Council in 29 years.

She was elected leader of the Labour group on Wirral Council on 29 June 2020, beating fellow councillors Gillian Wood and Yvonne Nolan. Nolan was last woman to lead the Council between 1990 and 1991.

Williamson became Leader of the Council in a virtual meeting on 28 September with the Council governing under a committee system.

Controversy

In 2012 Williamson was forced to apologise after she was found to have posted an offensive post on social media regarding the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

References

  1. 1 2 Morgan, George (29 September 2020). "Wirral gets first woman leader in nearly 30 years". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts (29 June 2020). "Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts on Twitter". Twitter. @J__Williamson. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Brace, John (30 April 2018). "What's in the nomination papers for the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?". johnbrace.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Janette Williamson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "(((Adam McNamara))) on Twitter". Twitter. @AdamMc_83. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Council Monday, 28th September 2020 at 6:00pm". Wirral Council Webcasting. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ↑ ""Why the f**k isn't he dead yet?": Labour hopeful says sorry over offensive Prince Philip tweet". Daily Mirror. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2023.