Councillor Mike Morris MBE

Councillor for Cambridge Ward on Sefton Council

At the 2018 local elections, Mike was proud to be elected to represent Cambridge Ward.

During his time as your Councillor, he has worked tirelessly to make Cambridge Ward a better place to live and work campaigning to improve services for residents and holding Sefton Council to account were there are failures. Mike is an active member of Hesketh Park Heritage Group and regularly brings issues to the attention of Green Sefton.

Mike was re-elected in 2022.

Mike has been a Maritime Pilot on the Manchester Ship Canal for 24 years and has represented Pilots in Europe and nationally as a Vice President of the European Pilots Association and latterly as Chairman of the UK Maritime Pilots Association, so is no stranger in representing members or standing up for what he believes in. He was awarded an MBE for his work.

Mike lives in Southport, is married to Sue and has 4 adult children, with 4 grandchildren and a cat named Eric.

News

Conservatives Vote Against Council Tax Rises at Sefton Council

At last night’s Sefton Council  budget meeting, Conservatives proposed investing over £750,000 in our green spaces and recreational services. Tony Brough, leader of the Conservative Group on the council, said “We put forward a credible and fully costed proposal to improve our green spaces

Cllr Tony Brough Criticises Local Lib Dems

Councillor Tony Brough the Leader of the Sefton Conservative Group and a Councillor for Ainsdale has expressed his great concern over the decision made by the Liberal Democrat Group to resign their seat on the Planning Committee to which they are entitled under the Council’s Constitution. Councillo

No Support for Cycle Lanes

On Tuesday evening, Sefton Council’s Overview & Scruitiny Committee met to consider the results of the cycle lane consultation, which was published earlier this month.

Southport Conservatives Call for Cycle Lane Proposals to be Scrapped

Southport Conservatives are demanding that Sefton Labour listen to the people of Southport and abandon their plans to impose more cycle lanes on the town. Cambridge Ward Councillor, Sinclair d’Albuquerque, and Dukes Ward Councillor, Mike Prendergast, have long opposed the scheme with it being a cen

Southport Conservatives Force Labour to Release Cycle Lane Consultation Results

The Southport Conservative council group have decided to retract a requisition for a full extraordinary meeting of the council to discuss the consultation into the cycle lane proposals for Southport. This comes following the response, on the same day the requisition was received by the council, tha

Press Release - Southport Market

Sefton’s Conservative Councillors were recently given a tour of the newly refurbished Southport Market which is scheduled to open towards the end of June.

Sefton Labour attempt to Cover Up Strand Disaster!

The Labour Party in Sefton are being heavily criticised following the recent announcement of a special Cabinet meeting that will be held behind close doors on 24 June 2021.   Bootle Strand was purchased by the Labour run Sefton Council in 2017 for the sum of £32 million.

Conservatives Oppose Cycle Lane Expansion

Local Campaigners have been ‘disappointed but unsurprised’ by the announcement this week that
the cycle lane project introduced down Hoghton Street and Queens Road last summer will now be
expanded to include areas of Churchtown, Crossens and Birkdale Village.