Jeff Green (politician)

Jeffrey Edwin Green (born 5 May 1957) is a British Conservative politician and former leader of Wirral Council between 2010 and 2011 and in 2012.[1] He was the first Conservative to hold the role in 24 years.[2]


Jeff Green
Councillor Jeff Green chairing a Wirral West constituency committee in June 2018.
Conservative Party Group Leader
on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Assumed office
22 December 2020[3]
DeputyLeslie Rennie
Preceded byIan Lewis
In office
2002  8 May 2017[1]
DeputyLeslie Rennie
Preceded byJohn Hale
Succeeded byIan Lewis
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor
for West Kirby and Thurstaston
Thurstaston (1986–2004)
Assumed office
8 May 1986
Preceded byDon McCubbin
Majority1,680 (36.3%)
Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
13 February 2012  14 May 2012
DeputySimon Holbrook
Preceded bySteve Foulkes[4]
Succeeded byPhil Davies
In office
24 May 2010  16 May 2011
DeputySimon Holbrook
Preceded bySteve Foulkes[2]
Succeeded bySteve Foulkes[5]
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Edwin Green

(1957-05-05) 5 May 1957
Political partyConservative
Children2[6]
ResidenceIrby, Wirral, UK[7]

Political career

Councillor

Green was first elected to Wirral Council in 1986 in the Tory safe seat of Thurstaston.[8] After boundary change in 2004, Thurstaston was abolished and Green was successfully re-elected to the new West Kirby and Thurstaston ward.[9][10]

Conservative Leader

In 2002, he succeeded John Hale as leader of the Conservative group, a role he held until 2017 when he lost a leadership challenge to Wallasey councillor Ian Lewis.[1]

Leader of Wirral Council

Green was first elected leader on the 24 May 2010 after forming an alliance with the Liberal Democrats branded a “Coalition of Losers.” by outgoing Labour leader Steve Foulkes.[2] Green's reign lasted less than a year before the Lib Dems withdrew their support citing that, after the 2011 election, “they were not given a mandate to continue running the council as part of a coalition.” and Labour's Steve Foulkes resumed office.[5]

After a Vote of no confidence in Steve Foulke's leadership on 13 February 2012, Green once again became council leader continuing until the Labour Party took control of the council at the 2012 election.[4] He was succeeded by Phil Davies.[11]

Anna Klonowski report

During his first stint as Leader, Green commissioned a report into claims of whistleblower Martin Morton, a former social services employee, who was bullied out of his job after revealing systematic financial abuse of vulnerable people in council care.[12] The report discovered that a “corrosive culture” existed within the authority in which the “abnormal has become commonplace.”[1]

Attempted smear campaign

In 2016, a £17,000 inquiry revealed that ex-Labour council leader Steve Foulkes had broken the council code of conduct and brought the council into disrepute over a leaked telephone conversation he had had with four whistleblowers.[13] Foulkes denied ever using the recording to “smear” Green.

Personal life

Green lives in Irby with his wife Carol, a local head teacher.[7][6] The couple have two daughters.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Steve Foulkes
Leader of Wirral Council
20102011
Succeeded by
Steve Foulkes
Preceded by
Steve Foulkes
Leader of Wirral Council
2012 (Feb May)
Succeeded by
Phil Davies
Party political offices
Preceded by
John Hale
Leader of Wirral Council Conservative Group
20022017
Succeeded by
Ian Lewis
Preceded by
Ian Lewis
Leader of Wirral Council Conservative Group
2020present
Incumbent
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