Independents elect Marianne as National Lead

On behalf of the Independent Group at the LGA I am pleased to give you the headline results for our group elections, subject to formal announcement at the Group's AGM taking place next Tuesday 28 July in Birmingham.

Leader

Councillor Marianne Overton,

Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council

Deputy Leader

Councillor Apu Bagchi, Bedford

Treasurer

Councillor Bob Dutton, Wrexham

Regards,

Maggie Sullivan

Head of the Independent Group Office, Local Government Association, Westminister

Maggie.Sullivan@local.gov.uk

Dear Colleagues,

Thanks to you for your brilliant support, I am very honoured indeed.  This gives us all a voice in the ears of ministers and people running national government.  As we Independents well know, we can be most effective when speaking clearly and with good sense, at the top table but not in the party. This is our Independent voice at the national table and I shall be pleased to use it to put forward your good ideas to the best possible effect.