Robert Tindall, recently re-elected councillor for Brown Clee, has today announced his resignation from the Conservative group on Shropshire Council. I’m not surprised that Councillor Tindall has taken this action. He was one of at least three councillors from the south of the county that did not vote for the new leader of Shropshire Council, […]
Month: May 2017
Tory tensions show at Shropshire Council as new leader and cabinet installed
We knew there had been some shenanigans within the Conservative group on Shropshire Council but we weren’t quite expecting members to be so obvious about their tensions in public. At today’s meeting of the full council, Peter Nutting was voted in as leader. That was a foregone conclusion as he had been elected Conservative leader […]
New leader says Shropshire Council is not poor and county needs an airport
Copthorne councillor Peter Nutting, elected as leader of Conservative group on Shropshire Council last night, spoke to BBC Radio Shropshire about his forthcoming role as leader of the council. He talked about the council becoming a “doing council” and of investment in the business parks in market towns. He wants better quality jobs and sees […]
Conservatives depose Pate and elect new leader for Shropshire Council
Just a week ago, Malcolm Pate, the leader of Shropshire Council until the 4 May elections, was confident of being re-elected as leader of the Conservative group on Shropshire Council. The Conservative leader is always voted in as leader of the council. Now, the Conservative group have ousted Pate and replaced him by Shrewsbury councillor, […]
Did you have problems voting on 4 May? Let me know
I have received several disturbing reports about people being denied the opportunity to vote at the Shropshire Council unitary elections on 4 May. One report is of a postal vote denied, even though the voter had used the same details since 2009. I have more reports of people being asked for evidence of identity at […]