Lancaster City Council Local News
26 November 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
On Monday 25th November, Green Cllr Caroline Jackson was elected as leader of Lancaster City Council. The extraordinary general meeting was called following the resignation of Labour Councillor Phil Black as leader on 13th November. Lancaster is now one of 12 councils across England with a Green leader! Cllr Jackson immediately announced that at least four members of the […]
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15 November 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
To the surprise of Green Councillors, Labour Councillor Phil Black resigned his leadership of Lancaster City Council at the full council meeting on Wednesday 13 November 2024. He effectively ended the alliance agreement between Labour, Greens and Lib Dems who have jointly been running the Council since May 2023. Leader of the Green Group, Councillor […]
Election Results Lancaster City Council Local News
4 October 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Andrew Otway won a Lancaster City Council by-election in Scotforth East on 3 October, that had been triggered by the resignation of a Labour councillor.
26 September 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Green Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox has called on the Conservative candidate in the Scotforth East byelection to retract the entirely false claim that the Greens voted to support the extensive housing development associated with the ‘Bailrigg garden village’. It is a matter of public record that the Greens unanimously voted against the proposal to enter in […]
7 August 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
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 […]
10 July 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Councillor Abi Mills, the Mayor of Lancaster, has announced that she is to reduce her public schedule after being diagnosed with breast cancer. While she still plans to fulfil as many mayoral engagements as possible, treatment for the disease will inevitably mean a reduction in those she is able to attend. The deputy mayor, Councillor […]
Election Results Lancaster City Council
5 July 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
We are delighted to welcome Maria Deery to the team of Greens on Lancaster City Council, taking our number of Councillors to 22. The composition of the Council is now Labour 23, Green 22, 7 Lib Dem, 5 Conservative, 3 Morecambe Bay Independents and 1 non-aligned Independent. The turnout for the election was very low […]
12 May 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Congratulations to Councillors Abi Mills and Hamish Mills, on becoming Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lancaster City Council, and becoming part of a 700 hundred year old tradition – dating back to 1338! Abi said “Becoming mayor is an immense privilege, and I am especially delighted to have the support of my son Hamish as […]