The deputy leader of Sefton Council failed to declare several properties owned by a company of which he is the sole shareholder.
Cllr John Fairclough, who represents Linacre ward for the Labour party and is deputy leader of the Labour group was investigated by Sefton Council after a complaint was made by campaigner John Rice.
Mr Rice, who recently stood against Cllr Fairclough as an independent candidate in local elections, had complained to the council’s monitoring officer, chief legal and democratic officer David McCullough that the deputy leader had failed to declare a number of properties he owned through a company he runs with his son, Fairclough Properties Ltd.
