The Greens have 22 Councillors, and Labour had 23 until recently, when Sophie Maddocks – elected last year for Labour to represent Scotforth East – resigned, reducing them to 22. A by-election will be held in due course..
Then Heysham South councillor Phil Bradley left the Labour group over the weekend to be a non-aligned independent, taking the number of Labour councillors down to 21.
Cllr Gina Dowding Green Party said:
“We’re delighted that the Greens are for the first time ever, the largest group on Lancaster City Council. It’s an indication of the support we’ve got not just in Lancaster, but increasingly in the rural areas. After the by-election in Scotforth East, we will look to have discussions with our coalition partners about how we go forward.”