Residents in Churchtown & Crossens could be the first communities in Southport to gain power from Sefton Council if a petition is successful.


Residents are campaigning for a Churchtown Parish Council and a Crossens Parish Council which could have powers over matters such as Allotments, Leisure facilities, Local youth projects, Community safety schemes, Parks and open spaces, Crime reduction measures, Cycle paths, Community centres, Public lavatories, Street cleaning, Street lighting, Tourism activities, Festivals and celebrations, Markets, Community transport schemes and more.


Unlike on Sefton Council, councillors would be unpaid volunteers and all the money raised by the council would be spent locally, in the relevant area.

Local ward councillors fully support the plan. Councillor John Dodd said “This is a great chance to bring power closer to our communities. Real local decisions taken by the community can help make our villages flourish.”


You can sign the relevant petition using the links below. To sign the petition, you must live in the relevant area.

Churchtown – bit.ly/Council4Churchtown

Crossens – bit.ly/CrossensCouncil

"If you submit this survey, the Liberal Democrats, locally and nationally, may use information provided, including your political views, to further our objectives, share it with our elected representatives and/or contact you in future using any of the means provided."

Another layer of bureaucracy
Where will the funding come from? Precepts?

. Councillor John Dodd said “This is a great chance to bring power closer to our communities.

It just had to be a LibDum idea, 'more power'? Sounds like a quote from Citizen Smith.

Is he going to install wind turbines or a tidal barrier on Botanic Lake?

He has already been elected as a ward councillor, just get on and do the best for the ward you represent, we don't need another tier of authority.

Everyone seems to want their own council, I guess if one is not in a position of power then create your own.

Bad enough with the Conservatives..........

Our local councillors don't spend the Ward funds that they are currently allocated. So what difference would another £100 on our council tax make?

Quite bizaare thinking from the dums at local level more and more "power" to the community yet at national level they are desperate to give it to the EU.

Could do with some joined up thinking at Shakespeare towers.

Originally Posted by roving-eye

Local ward councillors fully support the plan. Councillor John Dodd said “This is a great chance to bring power closer to our communities. Real local decisions taken by the community can help make our villages flourish.”

Subtext is just another desperate election attempt from the ineffective libs. Surely they must know by this desperate attempt to try and get more power they’re just highlighting how ineffective they are as surely part of voting them onto the council is to represent the town. Or could just be they’re missing the Southport area committee where they were able to be rude and arrogant to the local community.

A Lib Dem vote is a wasted vote and this just adds to that view as they shouldn’t need another council to be if use.