Prescot Town Council

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

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
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

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. "Cllr Paul Goodwin – Duly elected in the bi-election for Prescot North Ward". Prescot Town Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. Quinn, Charles (21 March 2024). "Prescot TC, Prescot North – 21 March 2024". Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors. Retrieved 13 June 2024.