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The Inexperienced Social gathering took six seats from Labour on Cambridge Metropolis Council celebrating nationwide good points
The Greens are celebrating after gaining their largest ever share of seats on Cambridge City Council within the native elections. It marks the primary time in over a decade that the Labour Party has misplaced management – although they continue to be the most important occasion.
Chief Cameron Holloway was one in every of six councillors who misplaced their seats to the Greens as Labour suffered defeats nationwide. The Greens now have 12 councillors in Cambridge, leapfrogging the Liberal Democrats to change into the second largest occasion, behind Labour’s 17 seats.
Cllr Naomi Bennett, chief of the Inexperienced group on Cambridge Metropolis Council, praised voters, campaigners and “extraordinarily constructive campaigns”. She stated they’re “very proud” that residents “got here out and voted for hope not hate in overwhelming numbers on Thursday”.
She stated: “Cambridge residents voted for change and we are going to ship. Our new councillors will work exhausting with our present Inexperienced councillors to guard and enhance native companies and ensure they work effectively for residents in Cambridge.”
The occasion added that they got here in an “extraordinarily shut second” in Shelford, lacking out on a seat on South Cambridgeshire District Council by simply 9 votes.
In Histon and Impington additionally they got here second with the Liberal Democrats just below 200 votes forward. Miranda Fyfe, the occasion’s candidate, stated the consequence confirmed there was “no threat of Reform gaining seats” if voters selected the Greens as a substitute.
She stated: “We’ve got been saying for months that it could be between Lib Dems and Greens in these wards, with no threat of Reform gaining seats in Shelford or Histon and we have been appropriate!
“South Cambridgeshire Greens will proceed to marketing campaign for actual hope and actual change right here, holding the Lib Dems to account to ship for folks and planet, not revenue and greed.”
