A controversial Wirral councillor has alleged “dark forces” within the Conservative Party have prevented him from standing in this year’s council elections.
Councillor David Burgess-Joyce currently represents Greasby, Frankby and Irby on the Wirral but had been selected as a candidate for Heswall in the upcoming council elections.
This was because in July 2022, he was deselected by his local party meaning he could no longer stand as a councillor there.