A LIBERAL Democrat councillor convicted of breaking election law has been given a £5,675 post on Merseyside’s transport authority.
The decision to appoint Cllr Steve Hurst to Merseytravel last night sparked outrage from the Labour opposition in Liverpool.
He will replace Cllr Jan Clein, the last remaining woman on the Merseytravel board.
Labour leader Cllr Joe Anderson said the decision was a slap in the face to the legal system and discredited politics.
But council leader Warren Bradley staunchly defended Cllr Hurst and said he should be allowed to move on with his life.
In April, Cllr Hurst, who represents Wavertree, was condemned by a judge for “dirty tactics of the worst kind”, after failing to overturn his conviction.
Last December, he was convicted of delivering a leaflet entitled “Walton Scab,” attacking sitting Labour councillor Pauline Walton and her firefighter husband in the 2007 elections.
