Lancashire Tory councillor of 24 years defects to Labour ahead of local elections
A Lancashire councillor who has sat as a Conservative member of his local authority for 24 years has defected to the ruling Labour group – just weeks before residents go to the polls in local elections.
When approached by the Local Democracy Reporting Service , he declined to be drawn on a “particular reason” for his defection, but added: “It’s a case of moving on.”Asked whether he hoped that locals would look past party political persuasions – in what is a safe Tory seat – and vote for him on the basis of his record as an individual, Cllr Suthers said: “One never knows in politics.”
“One of the first projects we undertook as a Labour administration was to provide the final funding for The Venue [community facility] in Hoole – and we look forward to standing with David at the local elections."
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