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We remember Cllr. Chris Blakeley

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Chris Blakeley was first elected as Councillor for Moreton and Saughall Massie in 2000 and then re-elected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Latterly, he was the Conservative Group Chief Whip and he also served as Chairman of the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Chris was born and bred in West Kirby and, apart from a year working in Cornwall, lived in Wirral all his life in Moreton. Chris’s professional life consisted of working in the food industry for 30 years before getting involved in local politics when a sports field in Moreton was under threat.

Chris had a wide experience within the Wirral community, having served:

  • as a local school governor
  • a founding board member of Wirral Partnership Homes (now magenta Living)
  • a board member of the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority (Merseytravel)

He was widely respected across Moreton and Saughall Massie, regardless of Party politics and will be a very hard act to follow.

Chris passed away on 15 January 2020. Read more here.

An annual 'Chris Blakeley Award', kindly donated by Chris's wife, Sandra, and daughter, Stephanie, is given to the person who, in the judgement of the Association Chairman, has run the best campaign on a local issue in the constituency.

You can read about Chris's work during his time as councillor on his blog

(1950-2020)

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Thanks to Wirral Council for installing the memorial bench to Chris at Moreton Cross

The Chris Blakeley Award

Awarded annually by the Chairman of Wallasey & Birkenhead Conservatives to the member who has run an outstanding single issue campaign

2021: Debbie Caplin

2022: Councillors Lesley Rennie, Paul Hayes and Ian Lewis

2023: Councillors Colin Baldwin, Gary Bennett and Vida Wilson

2024: Councillor Lesley Rennie

2025: Councillor Gary Bennett

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