Pat Hackett

Patrick Joseph Hackett (born 9 June 1954), is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.^[7]

Cllr Pat Hackett
Councillor Pat Hackett as Leader of Wirral Council in June 2019.
Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office 14 May 2019[1] – 28 September 2020[2]
Deputy	Anita Leech
Preceded by	Phil Davies
Succeeded by	Janette Williamson
Labour Party Group Leader on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office 5 May 2019[3] – 29 June 2020[4]
Deputy	Janette Williamson
Preceded by	Phil Davies
Succeeded by	Janette Williamson
43rd Mayor of Wirral
In office 16 May 2016 – 15 May 2017
Deputy	Ann McLachlan
Preceded by	Les Rowlands
Succeeded by	Ann McLachlan
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor for New Brighton
In office 5 May 2011 – 30 September 2020[5]
Preceded by	Tony Pritchard
Succeeded by	TBD
Majority	1,566 (39.7%)
In office 5 May 1994 – 1 May 2008
Preceded by	D. Harris
Succeeded by	Sue Taylor
Majority	7 (0.1%)
Personal details
Born	Patrick Joseph Hackett (1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 70)[6]
Political party	Labour
Residence(s)	Wallasey, Wirral, UK[7]

He was elected leader of the Labour group on Wirral Council on 5 May, becoming Leader of the Council at the annual meeting on 14 May leading a minority Labour administration.^[3][1]

Electoral performance

Wirral Council elections

Date of election	Ward	Party		Votes	% of votes	Result
1994	New Brighton		Labour	2,606	51.2	Elected
1998	New Brighton		Labour	1,729	55.7	Elected
2002	New Brighton		Labour	1,692	47.1	Elected
2004	New Brighton		Labour	1,807	39.5	Elected
2008	New Brighton		Labour	1,572	37.4	Not elected
2011	New Brighton		Labour	2,283	49.6	Elected
2015	New Brighton		Labour	3,822	52.5	Elected
2019	New Brighton		Labour	2,248	57.0	Elected

References

1. Houghton, Tom (14 May 2019). "Labour to run Wirral Council with minority administration and No Overall Control following fiery meeting". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
2. Morgan, George (29 September 2020). "Wirral gets first woman leader in nearly 30 years". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. Haughton, Tom (7 May 2019). "Wirral Council in No Overall Control: What happens next as new Labour leader chosen". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
4. Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts (29 June 2020). "Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts on Twitter". Twitter. @J__Williamson. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
5. Satoor, Paul (30 September 2020). "Notice of vacancy in the office of Councillor for the New Brighton Ward" (PDF). Wirral Council. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
6. Brace, John (26 April 2019). "What's in the nomination papers for the Labour and Conservative candidates in Moreton West and Saughall Massie and the nomination papers for the Conservative and Labour candidates in New Brighton?". johnbrace.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
7. "Councillor Pat Hackett". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by D. Harris	Councillor for New Brighton 1994–2008	Succeeded by Sue Taylor
Preceded by Tony Pritchard	Councillor for New Brighton 2011–2019	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Phil Davies	Leader of Wirral Council 2019–2020	Succeeded by Janette Williamson
Party political offices
Preceded by Phil Davies	Leader of Wirral Council Labour Group 2019–2020	Succeeded by Janette Williamson