David Burgess-Joyce

David Burgess-Joyce (born 25 February 1964) was the Chief Officer of Merseyside Police Special Constabulary. He served as a special constable (volunteer police officer) since 1982 and rose through the ranks to be confirmed in the post on 1 January 2011.

During his career with Merseyside Police, Burgess-Joyce has been recognised as an exceptional leader by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and the National Policing Improvement Agency. He has led nationally on recruitment standards and performance measurement, and is a founder member of the Association of Special Constabulary Chief Officers.

In 2015, Burgess-Joyce was elected a councillor in the Wirral.[1] He was re-elected in 2019.[2] He attracted significant criticism in July 2019 when, in a Twitter post, he compared black Labour MP David Lammy to a Ku Klux Klan member in defence of Donald Trump's tweets against 4 Congresswomen of ethnic origin.[3][4] He was suspended by the Tory leader of the council pending action by the local party group. He was reinstated in February 2020.[3][4]

References
  1. "Councillor details - Councillor David Burgess-Joyce". democracy.wirral.gov.uk. 17 July 2019.
  2. "Election results for Greasby, Frankby and Irby, 2 May 2019". democracy.wirral.gov.uk. 2 May 2019.
  3. Thorp, Liam (17 July 2019). "Tory Councillor suspended after comparing black MP David Lammy to Ku Klux Klan". liverpoolecho.
  4. "Ku Klux Klan tweet row councillor suspended". 17 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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