Sentences with phrase «independent councillor»

Deirdre Reynolds Independent Councillor Mannix Flynn is making a right horse's ass of electioneering.

After the suspension expired, she continued to sit as an independent councillor for the Earby ward.

[5] The 2 seats that were to be contested in Shirley West ward after the death of a Labour councillor and the stepping down of an independent councillor at the election were top targets for the Conservatives.

However one Independent Councillor joined Labour after the election giving the party 50 seats.

A by - election was held in Jumpers ward on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of independent councillor Bob McArthur.

[6] This left both Labour and the Liberal Democrats with four seats, while there remained one independent councillor.

[6] Meanwhile, independent councillor Derrick Millard retained his seat in Stonesfield and Tackley, to mean there remained six independent councillors.

A by - election was held in Witney North on 20 August 2015 after independent councillor David Snow resigned from the council in June 2015.

Cllr Amadi subsequently resigned from the Labour Party and currently sits as an Independent Councillor.

He now sits as an independent councillor.

A by - election was held for the Mitcheldean Division on 23 October 2014 following the death of Independent councillor Norman Stephens.

In Harris's hometown of Frome in northeast Somerset, a network of independent councillors has gained a majority on the council introducing bold new measures and new participatory ways of working modeled on Peter Macfadyen idea of Flatpack Democracy.

«At a recent Antisocial Behaviour Summit many local organisations and indeed Independent Councillors praised the work of Alison and acknowledged how supportive she has been of the town.

The council had been controlled by the Conservatives since the 2000 election in an alliance with 2 of the independent councillors.

The number of Independent councillors rose to two, while both the Green Party and People Against Bureaucracy saw their only councillors re-elected.

[3] This meant that the Conservative held 31 seats going into the election, compared to 15 Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour and 3 Independent councillors.

Meanwhile, both sitting independent councillors were re-elected and a third, Ian Tilbury, gained a seat in Overton.

Between 2004 and 2006 one of the independent councillors, Ian Powney, joined the Liberal Democrats.

Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party.

Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 24 seats, compared to 20 Liberal Democrat, 8 Labour and 3 independent councillors.

In total, the election saw 75 minor party or independent councillors elected in London, a figure which remains the highest on record.

63 minor party or independent councillors were elected in total.

They resulted in a coalition between Independent councillors and Plaid Cymru for the next five years.

The election also returned no Independent councillors, marking the first time the area will be without any Independent representation since the creation of Fife Regional Council in 1974.

Independent Councillors retained the large majority of seats on the Council and retained control of the administration.

In the previous election in 2012, Independent Councillors retained a large majority of the seats on the Council, and retained control of the administration.

[2] One of the independent councillors, Michael Gammon, took the Conservative whip.

Health Concern became the largest group on the council after making 8 gains and Health Concern was also boosted by the decision of 3 independent councillors to join the group.

Not exact matches

2.15 pm Local Government: «Cllr Hall was elected the new Leader last night by 31 votes to 24 after a number of Independent Labour councillors abstained or voted for her.

The make - up of the 48 - seat Town Hall remains unchanged with Labour in control with 23 councillors, the Liberal Democrats with 16, the Greens seven and Independent Working Class Association two.

The BBC's Peter Henley reported yesterday that three Lib Dem councillors in Chris Huhne's backyard have become independents:

It says a lot about the distinct political character of the Northern Isles that the second placed candidate in the Orkney constituency in 2011 was an Independent, local councillor James Stockan.

Deputy Leader and the Councillor in charge of Council finances, Independent Julian German said: «This has protected the services that residents have said are most important to them, and responds to member concerns that were raised through our scrutiny processes.»

Two former party rebels, former SNP local councillor Bev Gauld and former Labour councillor Danny Meikle, contest the election as independent candidates.

In 2013 one Labour councillor resigned the whip and serves as an Independent.

Most of the local councillors stand as independent candidates, albeit their affiliations may be known locally.

However they failed to gain at Bilton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire where Liberal Democrats recovered the seat of a former party councillor who had become independent.

Labour has 32 councillors, the Conservatives 27, the Lib Dems two and there is one independent.

The formerly Conservative councillor for Southwick Green was defending the seat as an Independent, with no Conservative contesting that ward.

15:14 - A Lib Dem councillor in Bristol seems to have accepted independent candidate Ferguson has won the mayoralty.

Cllr Dave Whittingham of Fareham Borough Council has returned to the fold as a Conservative - after a spell as an independent and then a UKIP councillor.

Cllr Hall was elected the new Leader last night by 31 votes to 24 after a number of Independent Labour councillors abstained or voted for her.

Graham Allen, the chairman of the city's local strategic partnership between police, councillors and the probation service, insisted a new study by independent think tank Reform was «lazy stereotyping» and would do little to help the fight against crime.

Chairman, Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, SIECOM, Dr. Saratu Dikko, said the postponement of the Chairman and Councillors local government elections was done to amend some...

In 2007 there was only one Liberal Democrat candidate and no Conservatives — other than a few independents, the only non-Labour councillor in the borough is one Respect councillor.

In Basing, a councillor who had been elected as a Conservative in 2010 was re-elected as an independent.

A political row is developing in Cumbria over accusations made in an independent candidates» leaflet that Conservative county councillors «don't turn up to meetings».

Talks with smaller groups - independents, Green party councillors, etc - make a big difference.

Police Authorities included nine Councillors from relevant Local Authorities (upper tier only in two - tier areas), three local Magistrates and five independent co-opted members.

The council composition, as of December 2017, is 32 Labour councillors, 27 Conservatives, 3 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat.