Conservative Councillor Walks Away | Leicester News

0:00So, a local council in Leicestershire is in a bit of a shake-up. Councilor Russell Bohm has officially left the Conservative group on the Northwest Leicestershire District Council. This is a big deal because the council is already balanced on a nice edge with the Conservatives part of a coalition running things. The Conservatives, along with Liberal Democrats and Independents, form an alliance that governs the district. Since the last election in May of last year, no single party has had overall control. However currently holds the most seats, but it's not enough to run things solo. Now the local Conservative party is calling Bohm's move and have surged stun, especially with a bi-election coming up soon. Bohm, however, says he's still going to represent his ward and vote with his former colleagues. He also mentioned he stopped paying his party membership fees a while back, but kept sitting with the group. His main issue seems to be with the leadership of the local Conservative Association and how a candidate was chosen for the upcoming bi-election, Bohm feels the process wasn't fair, and

1:02he's unhappy with the management style. The Conservative Association chair insists they followed all the rules for selecting the candidate, and that Bohm is the only one unhappy. They also pointed out that Bohm hasn't been a paying member of the party for about three years, so he technically couldn't resign from it, only from the Council Group. You've been listening to Lester News today, AI-powered local news.