Attempts to Suspend Elections are Aborted

Despite attempts by Conservative run Worcestershire County Council to halt the local elections set to take place on May 1st , the Government have confirmed that the elections will be going ahead as scheduled.

Reacting to the news, Bromsgrove's Liberal Democrats have thanked residents who made their voices heard in calling for the elections to go ahead and to those who supported the party's petition. 

Councillor Sam Evans, who represents Harwood Park, the Parklands and Oakalls on Bromsgrove District Council and is standing for the Bromsgrove East Division in May, commented: "The Liberal Democrats are looking forward to residents being able to hold the Conservative run County Council to account for their decisions taken over the past four years, including the flawed BREP scheme which has seen the destruction of hundreds of trees and will bottleneck the A38 all while failing to adequately tackle Bromsgrove's traffic issues."

Councillor Josh Robinson, who represents the Bromsgrove Central Division on the County Council has announced he will be standing for election again in May, adding: "I'm delighted that attempts to halt the elections have failed. Residents will have the opportunity in May to hold Conservative run Worcestershire County Council to account and to send a strong message of opposition to the Labour Government's plans to build 12,000 more new houses in Bromsgrove."

The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will be standing a full slate of candidates across Bromsgrove on 1st May.