'We are on the cusp of a local movement': Ex-Labour councillor forms new party to fight Stockport's next election
A former Labour councillor who acrimoniously quit after being barred from standing as a candidate has formed a new party. Coun Matt Wynne will lead the Edgeley Community Association - now registered with the Electoral Commission - at Stockport council’s ‘all out’ local elections in May.
“But it also comes with its challenges, too , that need good, quality representatives - a team which was custom and practice in Edgeley up until recently. The foundations of that are now in place. The good work and incredible sense of community we have round here needs a platform to ensure it continues to hold its own. “
Coun Wynne adds that the party offers a ‘fresh focus on a number of priorities’ set by residents.“Nearly 50 local residents attended our first public meeting on a dark Monday evening in February at the Alexandra Public House,” he said. Stockport council has been in ‘no overall control’ since 2011, with Labour and the Lib Dems - who are currently at the helm - often battling it out to form the administration.
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