CONTROL: Cllr Marc Bayliss, leader of Worcester City Council
THE city council’s Tory leader has expressed his delight at a number of historic Conservative gains in Worcester after the party secured overall control for the first time in five years.
Cllr Marc Bayliss, who is now leader of Worcester City Council with a Conservative majority of one, celebrated a number of big wins on Saturday (May 8) as the party secured historic victories in Gorse Hill and Warndon.
“I am really delighted, we have had a fantastic result [on Saturday] and we have taken control of the city council for the first time in five years,” he said.