Pat Hackett

Cllr
Pat Hackett
Hackett in 2019
Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
14 May 2019 – 28 September 2020
DeputyAnita Leech
Preceded byPhil Davies
Succeeded byJanette Williamson
Labour Party Group Leader
on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
5 May 2019 – 29 June 2020
DeputyJanette Williamson
Preceded byPhil Davies
Succeeded byJanette Williamson
43rd Mayor of Wirral
In office
16 May 2016 – 15 May 2017
DeputyAnn McLachlan
Preceded byLes Rowlands
Succeeded byAnn McLachlan
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor
for New Brighton
In office
5 May 2011 – 30 September 2020
Preceded byTony Pritchard
Succeeded byTBD
Majority1,566 (39.7%)
In office
5 May 1994 – 1 May 2008
Preceded byD. Harris
Succeeded bySue Taylor
Majority7 (0.1%)
Personal details
BornPatrick Joseph Hackett
(1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 72)
PartyLiberal Democrats (2026-)
Labour (until 2026)

Patrick Joseph Hackett (born 9 June 1954), is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.

He was elected leader of the Labour group on Wirral Council on 5 May, becoming Leader of the Council at the annual meeting on 14 May leading a minority Labour administration.

Hackett later moved to Dawlish and joined the Liberal Democrats, where he was elected uncontested onto the town council.

Electoral performance

Wirral Council elections
Date of election Ward Party Votes % of votes Result
1994 New Brighton Labour 2,606 51.2 Elected
1998 New Brighton Labour 1,729 55.7 Elected
2002 New Brighton Labour 1,692 47.1 Elected
2004 New Brighton Labour 1,807 39.5 Elected
2008 New Brighton Labour 1,572 37.4 Not elected
2011 New Brighton Labour 2,283 49.6 Elected
2015 New Brighton Labour 3,822 52.5 Elected
2019 New Brighton Labour 2,248 57.0 Elected

References

  1. 1 2 Houghton, Tom (14 May 2019). "Labour to run Wirral Council with minority administration and No Overall Control following fiery meeting". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Morgan, George (29 September 2020). "Wirral gets first woman leader in nearly 30 years". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 Haughton, Tom (7 May 2019). "Wirral Council in No Overall Control: What happens next as new Labour leader chosen". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts (29 June 2020). "Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts on Twitter". Twitter. @J__Williamson. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Satoor, Paul (30 September 2020). "Notice of vacancy in the office of Councillor for the New Brighton Ward" (PDF). Wirral Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Brace, John (26 April 2019). "What's in the nomination papers for the Labour and Conservative candidates in Moreton West and Saughall Massie and the nomination papers for the Conservative and Labour candidates in New Brighton?". johnbrace.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Pat Hackett". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Grindley, Ellen. "Former Labour leader joins Lib Dems to take council seat". Dawlish Gazette. Retrieved 25 June 2026.