Prescot Town Council

Type
Type|

Town council

Leadership

Mayor

Cllr Mark Burke,
Liberal Democrats
since 31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)[1]

Structure
Seats| 12 councillors

Length of term

| 4 years

Green

6 / 12

Liberal Democrats

5 / 12

Labour

1 / 12

Elections

Voting system

| First-past-the-post

Last election

| 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

Next election

| May 2027
Meeting place
Prescot Town Hall, Prescot
Website
www.prescot-tc.gov.uk

Prescot Town Council is the town council for the town and civil parish of Prescot in Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The Town Council has existed in its current form since the Local Elections of May 1983.[2]

## Wards and Councillors

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The Township of Prescot comprises two political wards, Prescot North and Prescot South, represented by seven and five councillors respectively. The Town Council holds elections every fours years, with all seats up for election. The most recent election was held in May 2023; following this and a subsequent by-election,[3][4] the current set of councillors is:

Ward | Councillor | Party | Current Term

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|
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North  |  | Mark Burke  | Liberal Democrats | 2023–27
| Jayne Edgar  | Labour | 2023–27
| Paul Goodwin  | Liberal Democrats | 2024[3][4]–27
| Paul Shaw  | Green | 2023–27
| Ian Smith  | Liberal Democrats | 2023–27
| Marjorie Sommerfield  | Liberal Democrats | 2023–27
| Frances Wynn  | Liberal Democrats | 2023–27
South  |  | Joanne Burke  | Green | 2023–27
| Pat Cook  | Green | 2023–27
| Tracey Murray  | Green | 2023–27
| Thomas Smith  | Green | 2023–27
| Graham Wickens  | Green | 2023–27

## References

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1. ^ @TownPrescot (31 May 2024). "Prescot Town Council is pleased to announce that at a meeting of Annual Council, Cllr Mark Burke was unanimously elected to serve as the Town Mayor for 2024/25" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2024 - via Twitter.
2. ^ "The History of Prescot Town Council". Prescot Town Council.
3. ^ a b "Cllr Paul Goodwin – Duly elected in the bi-election for Prescot North Ward". Prescot Town Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. ^ a b Quinn, Charles (21 March 2024). "Prescot TC, Prescot North – 21 March 2024". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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