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The Conservatives will continue to lead Bolton Council after their leader Martyn Cox topped the poll in a ‘run off’ vote by councillors. At the annual general meeting of the council today members of the 60-strong council were unable to come to a majority decision on the leadership with a motion to appoint Coun Cox voted down.
A Labour amendment to the motion seeking to appoint Coun Nick Peel to the role was also defeated. That led to a run off, with Coun Cox getting 27 votes and Coun Peel 19.
Twelve councillors voted ‘none of the above’. They included three, Liberal Democrats, two Farnworth and Kearsley First members, the two Horwich and Blackrod councillors and the two One Kearsley members.
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The vote means Coun Cox will lead the minority Tory group in forming an administration and he will appoint a cabinet from his party group. Since gaining control of the council in 2019 the Conservatives have twice formed agreements with other political groups on points of mutual interest to govern the borough.
However, the five-strong Liberal Democrat group left that arrangement last year and other smaller parties have also had disagreements with the ruling group meaning their co-operation ceased. It is understood there have been no such arrangements made after local elections earlier this month.
Of the 60 members of the council, the Conservatives have the largest number of councillors with 23.
Labour have 19 and the Liberal Democrats five, hyperlocal parties Farnworth and Kearsley First have three councillors, Horwich and Blackrod First and One Kearsley have two each and Little Lever and Darcy Lever First have a single member. The
door control? Are you insane?” Meyers marveled. “Why not stop at one? Why not just outlaw doors altogether? Then no one would need keys to get in your house.
A man who was caught trying to wander through Bolton town centre with his underwear around his ankles has vowed to not repeat his drunken mistake. "Ashamed" Gary Charnock, 37, pleaded guilty to outraging public decency by exposing his genitals when he appeared at Bolton Magistrates' Court yesterday.
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Talk about cabin pressure!
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Hilaria Baldwin just revealed some very exciting news.
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is finally here, and TheWrap recently sat down with the film’s director and cast (including, of course, the former Sorcerer Supreme himself, Benedict Cumberbatch) to discuss all things “Strange.”Learn how Sam Raimi became involved in the project, whether Benedict Cumberbatch is eager to make more “Doctor Strange” movies and how Rachel McAdams got pulled back into the multiverse. Plus hear from the current Sorcerer Supreme (Benedict Wong) and the MCU’s newest recruit (Xochitl Gomez).