Moreton West & Saughall Massie

Conservative Councillors don't just turn up at election time, expecting your vote. We know we have to earn it. 

And, unlike the other parties, we keep in touch all year round and we work hard on local issues in our community.

Your local councillors Colin Baldwin, Gary Bennett and Vida Wilson are already helping residents, businesses and community groups with a range of local issues in Moreton and Saughall Massie.

Since the last council elections in May 2023, Councillors Colin Baldwin, Gary Bennett and Vida Wilson have reported 539 issues for action in Moreton and Saughall Massie.

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Since being elected in 2023, we have:

  • Brought banking back to Moreton
  • Secured the re-opening of Saughall Bridge Post Office
  • Fought Labour's targets for building on our Green Belt

We are now working to:

  • Bring the long-awaited new station to Town Meadow
  • improve facilities at Lingham Park, working with Moreton FC
  • Deliver the promised expansion of Moreton Library

What's the most important issue in your community?

Unlike the other parties, we carry out regular postal surveys and door-to-door visits, weather permitting!  We do this so we can help residents tackle issues in their road or neighbourhood and also gain support for some of the bigger projects. 

But we can’t do it alone. Your views can help to make a difference to the community. 

Live in Moreton or Saughall Massie? tell us your views

Thinking about Wirral as a whole, do you agree with new targets that would see 35,000 new houses built, even if it means building on the Green Belt?
From what you have heard so far, do you agree with the Government’s plans for digital ID cards?
Would you like to see the cycle lanes on Fender Lane (between Moreton and ‘Tesco’ at Bidston) removed or kept?

Is there a local issue in your neighbourhood that needs attention?

Opinion Poll

To make sure this survey is representative, which party did you support at the 2024 General Election?
On the scale of 0-10, 0 means there would be no chance of you voting for the party and 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote for the party.

News

NEWS: Calls to reconsider sale of 'wildlife haven' at Pasture Road

At a meeting of Wirral Council on 21 July, Councillor Vida Wilson (Conservative, Moreton West & Saughall Massie) asked the Leader of the Council, Cllr. Paula Basnett (Labour, Rock Ferry) if she would have the sale of the council-owned land at Ditton Lane/Pasture Road reconsidered.

Fender Lane cycle route to be reviewed at last

Tell us your views   Become a member   Be a councillorWirral Council has confirmed the controversial cycle lanes on Fender Lane, Moreton, will finally be reviewed at a council meeting on 9 July.The route, between Reeds Lane and the ‘Tesco’ roundabout at Bidston, has been blamed f

NEWS: Anger over Pasture Road marshland sale

Help our campaign  Become a member  Be a councillorThanks to everyone who has been in touch with us, following news that the land at the top of Pasture Road has been put up for sale.All of the site is in the Leasowe & Moreton East Ward - the boundary between the two wards is the middle

Moreton Library 'vital asset for community'

Tell us your views   Become a member   Be a councillorThree of Wirral's 14 libraries could be closing under Town Hall proposals published this week, ahead of a legally-required consultation starting on Tuesday 6 May.In the Wallasey constituency, none of the libraries are at risk,

Massive response to Fender Lane cycle route survey

The latest Council consultation has received more than 1,000 responses from residents.After years of criticism, the Town Hall finally agreed to ask residents whether the cycle routes on Fender Lane, between Tesco and Reeds Lane, Moreton, should be removed.  Enquiries by the Leader of Wirra

Wirral's first permanent banking hub on the way

Almost four years since it closed, the former Barclays Bank branch in Moreton has been confirmed as the new, permanent home of the town’s banking hub.The site, on Hoylake Road, was last used by Barclays in January 2021 and has been empty ever since.Now, following their campaign to bring banking back

Fender Cycle Lane - it's gotta go!

Click to go to the Council's consultationFour years after it was installed, consultation is finally set to begin on whether to remove the controversial Fender Lane cycle scheme between Bidston and Moreton. The £204,000 scheme has been blighted with problems since it was first installed, without

Moreton's new banking hub opening this week

Moreton’s new banking hub opens on Friday 20 September. Almost 12 months to the day since local councillors secured agreement to bring banking back to Moreton, the hub will be located, temporarily, in one of the vacant units at the Coach and Horses pub, in the heart of the town.The hub will con