Carlisle Labour leader Colin Glover steps down The leader of Carlisle’s Labour Group has stepped down after eight years. Colin Glover, leader of the Labour Group on Carlisle City Council and a former leader of the council, said: “It has been a privilege to lead the Labour Group over the past eight years and to have been leader of the council for six years from July 2013 until May 2019. I feel that now is the right time for a new leader to take us forward with new ideas and energy. “We are expecting the Secretary of State to make an announcement on local government reorganisation in the summer and this will bring new opportunities and challenges and a new leader will bring their own experience to help to shape the future for our city and the wider region.