New Together4Rutland group on Rutland County Council

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 17:45

On 22nd April, Cllrs Gordon Brown (Ketton), June Fox (Exton) and Nick Begy (Greetham) resigned from the Rutland County Council Conservative Group. They will continue as County Councillors and will form the new Together4Rutland Group on the council, to focus on supporting the residents in their wards and across Rutland.

The three councillors said that they have become increasingly concerned with the direction of travel of the Conservative Group locally, also saying that they cannot support the national Conservative Party on moral grounds. They went on to say that a lack of Government funding is putting Rutland County Council in a serious financial position.

The new group is also being joined by Cllr Paul Ainsley (Oakham North-West) who left the Conservative group on Rutland County Council shortly after the Housing Improvement Fund vote last year.

Following the resignation of the three councillors, the Conservatives continue to be the largest group on Rutland County Council, but now with only 9 out of 26 councillors. In addition, there is one vacancy for the Uppingham ward, due to be filled by the winner of a by-election to be held on 5 May.

The new group have set up a website: http://together4rutland.org/

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