MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by:
Wirral Liberal Democrat Group
Date of Issue: May 9th 2011
Contact numbers:
Councillor Tom Harney:
07890280074
0151 3272146
Lib Dem office: 0151 691 8544

WIRRAL LIB DEM GROUP SELECTS NEW LEADER

Wirral's Liberal Democrat Group met for its AGM on Saturday 7th May and has selected Councillor Tom Harney as its new leader.

Councillor Harney said, "This is a difficult time for the Liberal Democrats in Wirral. There can be no doubt that that last week's election results were very bad for us and that we lost some outstanding councillors. The presence and input of Simon Holbrook, Bob Moon and Peter Reisdorf will be greatly missed by the group but we must now move forward. I would like to thank all those people who did vote Liberal Democrat for their support. We will continue to work hard on behalf of all Wirral residents.

"I am pleased to have been chosen to take the Lib Dems through this challenging period and will ensure that we continue to contribute positively to the work of the council. I will be having discussions with the other two parties over the course of the next few days before making any decisions about what we will do next."