Skip to main content
Logo icon
Wallasey
Conservatives

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Join us
  • News
  • Vote by post
  • Our team
  • Contact us
  • Leave a legacy
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • youtube_channel
Logo icon
Wallasey
Conservatives

New Leader of Wirral's Conservatives

  • Tweet
Friday, 1 May, 2026
  • Local News
Simon Mountney

Wirral’s Conservative Councillors have elected a new Leader.  Councillor Simon Mountney was elected at their Annual General Meeting and will lead the 14-strong Group into the next council elections in 2027.

The move follows Cllr. Jeff Green stepping down as Leader, having returned to the role in 2023, following his term as Mayor.

Simon previously served as a police officer, followed by a decade in the RAF as a commissioned officer.

More recently, Simon was Inward Investment Manager for Business Link Merseyside.  

In this role, he was part of the team that brought Jaguar and QVC to the region.

He has lived in Wirral since 1993.

Following his election, Simon commented: “With a Labour Government that is drifting and a Labour-led Council that has failed to listen to the views of the Borough, Wirral needs some common-sense solutions to the issues we face.

“Our immediate priority remains the need to challenge the Government’s plans for the Peak Cluster pipeline and get the Borough’s MPs to get off the fence and stand with residents on this issue.”

 

Help our campaign  Become a member  Be a councillor

Get involved in our work locally...

Can you help our campaign in this constituency?
We're looking to recruit local champions to represent their community in the Town Hall and help tackle local issues
Lend a hand by delivering 100-150 of our local newsletters (3-4 times a year) in your area or elsewhere in the community
Twice a month, we meet for an hour or so in a different part of our area for delivering leaflets or letters. Coffee on us afterwards!
Or use online banking to 'Wallasey & Birkenhead Conservative Federation', Sort code: 09-01-54 and account number: 00424487 (reference = your postcode)
We organise weekly door-to-door surveys but, with 66,000 residents, it's a big job. Can you lend a hand to help us keep in touch?
Maybe data inputting or folding leaflets? Stuffing envelopes or other 'clerical' help?
Questions 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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.
Preferred title:
I would like to be kept up-to-date by the Conservatives on future issues that matter to me:
There will be an easy way to opt out of future messages. For more information on how we handle your data and your rights, please see our Privacy Policy.

Your contact details are used in accordance with our Data Collection and Use policy. By clicking "Submit" you agree to your email address being used in accordance with that policy. We will not share your details with anyone outside the Conservative Party.

News

  • Wirral Globe
  • BBC Radio Merseyside
  • Green Watch
  • Reform Watch
  • Social media policy

Show only

  • Local News
  • National News
  • Opinions
  • Reports
  • Speeches
  • Westminster News

Local Conservatives in the Wallasey constituency. Join us.

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • Can you help?
  • Contact us
  • Could you be a candidate?
  • Leave a legacy
  • Moreton West & Saughall Massie
  • Sign up for our email updates
  • Social media policy
  • Wallasey Ward
Donate now
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • youtube_channel
Promoted by Ian Lewis on behalf of Wallasey and Birkenhead Conservative Federation, PO Box 269, Wirral CH29 9GB and hosted by Bluetree Website Services, Lower Ground Floor Offices, 20 Meridian Place, Bristol BS8 1JL. This website is paid for using donations from local supporters and at no cost to the taxpayer. All images (unless otherwise stated) are © Ian Lewis 2025. Registered with the Information Commissioners' Office (Z4871950).
Copyright 2026 Wallasey & Birkenhead Conservative Federation. All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree