Conservatives Call for Maintenance Plan and Budget for Southport Pier Monday, 23 March, 2026 The news that funding for the repair of Southport Pier has been approved by central government has been welcomed by Conservatives on Sefton Council. Now, attention must be turned to ensuring there is an adequate maintenance budget in place for Southport Pier, says Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast. Commenting, Councillor Prendergast said, “It’s certainly welcome news... Local News
Financial Position - Bootle New Strand Shopping Centre 13th August 2020 Dukes Ward Councillor, Sir Ron Watson, who has spent many hours trying to determine the true financial position of the Strand has now been denied further access... Local News
New double yellow lines on Oxford Road 13th August 2020 Dukes Ward Councillor, Sir Ron Watson, and his Council Candidate Colleague, Mike Prendergast, have expressed their satisfaction that they have been now able to... Local News
Councillor Sir Ron Watson CBE and Mike Prendergast have been out this week delivering surveys in Dukes Ward 12th August 2020 Dukes Ward Conservative Candidate Mike Prendergast has been at the forefront in seeking residents’ views on a number of local issues. Thousands of surveys have... Local News
Mike Prendergast - Suspend Pay and Display 6th July 2020 Suspend Pay & Display Charges for the Rest of the Year Following on from a suggestion at the end of May this year, Prospective Council Candidate for the... Opinions
Sir Ron Watson - Merseyrail Investment 26th June 2020 Town Centre Councillor, Sir Ron Watson, has taken a particular interest in the significant investment of over £450m by Merseyrail in respect of new carriages to... Opinions
Sir Ron Watson - Changes to Car Parking Regime 25th June 2020 Town Centre Councillor, Sir Ron Watson, has expressed his personal disappointment at the way in which the Labour Leader of the Council has dismissed out of hand... Opinions
Southport Conservative Association congratulates Southport and Formby District General Hospital. 22nd June 2020 In research published last week, staff and patients recruited from Southport and Formby District General have been involved in a recent study into treatment's... Local News
North West Conservatives Incentives Scheme 3rd Place! 22nd June 2020 We are pleased to announce that we at the Southport Conservative Association have come 3rd in the Conservative Association Incentive Scheme. Out of 25... Reports
Black Lives Matter Demonstration Southport 12th June 2020 George Floyd’s death is deeply upsetting, and we appreciate the strength of feeling around it. Many people here in the UK empathise with others in the United... Local News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News