Tory Council Administration Faces No Confidence Vote After Seven Councillors Quit

Tory council administration faces no confidence vote after seven councillors quit

The Conservative administration at Dumfries and Galloway council is set to face a vote of no confidence after a number of councillors quit the party

Opposition parties claim Dumfries and Galloway Council has descended into 'chaos'

The SNP group has submitted a vote of no confidence in the Conservative administration after seven councillors quit the group.

Seven town councillors resign, with four remaining to press on

Councillor Pam Smailes said those left to run Yarm Town Council would hold a meeting to 'get our heads around it' following the shock resignations

Crisis at the council - DNG Online Limited

A SPECIAL meeting of Dumfries and Galloway Council is to be held to sort out the future leadership. It comes after the resignation of seven Tory councillors from the administration side over the last week. Ian and Karen Carruthers, Andrew Wood, David Ingles, Richard Marsh, Chrissie Hill and Andrew Giusti have quit citing frustrations with their party and how it has been running the council. For some of them, the lack of support for the Galloway …