Hoylake can often be a fairly predictable part of Wirral Council’s elections, but this year everything is different.
John Ellis, an Independent, is standing on a ‘save the beach’ platform which could throw a spanner in the works of a part of Wirral which has been true-blue Conservative territory in recent years. This is hugely important not just for the Hoylake and Meols ward, but for the whole borough, as every Wirral seat matters in a council which is balanced on a knife-edge.
Labour currently leads the council, but does not have a majority, meaning other parties can outvote it if they work together. The party is under pressure from the Greens in Birkenhead and from the Tories in Pensby and Thingwall, but Mr Ellis could split the pro-sandy beach vote in Hoylake creating another intriguing contest in the borough.
