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Tory councillor in Cheltenham defects to Lib Dems

By The Voice | Wed 16th December 2009 - 6:57 pm

Here’s the text of the press release from Cheltenham Lib Dems just received by The Voice – the defection of Cllr Klara Sudbury from the Tories to Lib Dems takes Cheltenham Borough council from Lib Dem minority control (20 seats out of 40) to overall control.

County and borough councillor Klara Sudbury has today announced that she will be leaving the Conservative Party and applying to join the Liberal Democrats and the party’s groups on the county and borough councils.

Statement by county and district councillor Klara Sudbury

‘After giving it a great deal of thought I have decided to leave

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Posted in Local government and News | Also tagged cheltenham, defections, dennis andrewartha, martin horwood and steve jordan | 6 Comments

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