Luton council reshuffle after six Labour councillors defect

Another Labour councillor quits party to sit as Independent

Labour councillor Birgit Miller has resigned from the party to sit as an Independent member of Brighton and Hove City Council. She won her seat – one of three in Goldsmid ward in Hove – at the local elections in 2023 and served as a member of the council’s cabinet until May. She was replaced […]

Labour’s revolving door of councillors shows communities deserve better

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Luton council reshuffle after six Labour councillors defect

A switch of political allegiance by six former Labour Luton borough councillors has had its first significant impact on the council’s ruling group, with the appointment of a new Liberal Democrat deputy mayor and weaker representation on the main scrutiny committee.