David Burgess-Joyce
David Burgess-Joyce (born 25 February 1964) was the Chief Officer of Merseyside Police Special Constabulary. He served from 1982 to his ill-health retirement in 2014. He was Head of Organisation Development for the Serious Organised Crime Agency from 2004 until he resigned in 2013 however the agency stated he was dismissed for misconduct. Since leaving office Burgess-Joyce entered local politics, being elected Conservative councillor for the Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward in 2015 and 2019. In 2016 he stood for Police and Crime Commissioner but came second with 20% of the vote. He once compared the rhetoric of David Lammy MP to causing as much damage to community cohesion as the KKK. In July 2022, he was deselected by the Conservative Party following his deeply offensive comments about Labour frontbencher David Lammy, meaning that he will not defend the Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward as a Conservative candidate. In February 2023 he was selected to stand in the Heswall ward In March 2023 he was prevented from standing by the Conservative Party after a request was made to the national party. Burgess-Joyce claims, without evidence, that this is a result of "dark forces" in the Conservative Party

In March 2023, he described the Liberal Democrat party during a Council meeting as “taking bribes", resulting in a formal complaint being made, but which was subsequently dropped. In May 2023, Burgess-Joyce again stood for councillor in the Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward, as an Independent candidate. He lost, coming eleventh out of twelve candidates, with 1% of the vote. Honours

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British special constables
British police chief officers
Living people
1964 births
Members of Wirral Council
Conservative Party (UK) councillors
Place of birth missing (living people)