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If the vagaries of local politics had played out differently, Keith Iddon could now be marking his second anniversary as the leader of Lancashire County Council.
Lancashire County Council has a new leader-elect after the ruling Conservative group chose children and schools cabinet member Phillippa Williamson to take on the top job. She was elevated to the role of county Tory leader on Sunday afternoon, just 24 hours after the party comfortably retained control of the authority in the local elections. The position in charge of the Conservative group – and the county council itself in the wake of the election result – was vacant after Geoff Driver, who has led the authority for the past four years, stood down at last week’s poll. County Cl...
Lancashire County Council's new leader and deputy after Tory win “I am looking forward to the challenge and getting started straight away, delivering better services, inward investment, jobs and opportunities for the county" 07:49, 10 MAY 2021 Phillippa Williamson (Image: Submitted) Cut through the noise and get the Lancashire news to your inbox for free - twice dailyInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. ...
The deputy Conservative leader of Lancashire County Council has thanked residents for “putting their trust” in the party after the Tories retained control at County Hall. Just after midday, the Conservatives reached the 43-seat threshold needed to hand them a majority, keeping them in power for another four years. County Cllr Keith Iddon said he believed the party had secured victory because it had delivered on the promises it made at the last county vote in 2017. “We turned the county council around from having a £200m deficit. We put all the services back and now the reside...
County Cllr Keith Iddon said he believed the party had secured victory because it had delivered on the promises it made at the last county vote in 2017. Deputy Conservative leader of Lancashire County Council Keith Iddon pictured at the count for his own seat in Chorley - he is now bidding for the top job at the authority (image: Michelle Adamson) “We turned the county council around from having a £200m deficit. We put all the services back and now the residents have chosen us to lead them on into the future - and we won’t let you down.