Jonathan Nunn (Con) has stood down as leader of West Northamptonshire Council, with police making preliminary enquires into allegations of domestic abuse.
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Maria Botterill, left, Paula Johnson, top right, and Carolyn Marks, bottom middle and bottom right, all say they were attacked by Tory council leader Jonathan Nunn.
The announcement followed claims from four women that they had been subjected to violence or abuse by Nunn - days after his first wife told the Mail she suffered a catalogue of abuse.