“Our joint administration will come to power after years of Government cuts,” it says.
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Lib Dem) preparing to take over as leader of Cambridgeshire County Council.
- Credit: Harry Rutter
“These have left our vital services chronically under-funded compared to the needs of the people we seek to serve.
“We will champion Cambridgeshire’s case to receive adequate funding to deliver our services and to utilise all options available to us to invest in our services and our people.”
The agreement also covers dispute resolution and a commitment to ‘act in good faith’ at all times.
Happiness is when you come together? Power sharing trio signed historic agreement to run Cambridgeshire County Council. Cllr Tom Sanderson (Independent)
“Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Independent Groups on Cambridgeshire County Council have hammered out an agreement for a joint administration to run the council,” said a statement from the opposition groups.
“The document includes a policy framework, protocols for working arrangements between the groups, and a new committee structure.”
In short there will be few crumbs from the masters’ new table for the outgoing Conservatives.
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, said: “I am absolutely delighted that we have been able to come to such a comprehensive and ambitious agreement for our joint administration.
“There are huge issues facing Cambridgeshire, and rebuilding after the Covid pandemic will not be easy.
Lib Dem, Labour, and Independent coalition to run Cambridgeshire County Council after Conservatives lose control
The Conservatives are the largest individual party, but the cross-party coalition will take control.
Updated
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha signing the agreement to run the council in a joint administration involving Liberal Democrat, Labour and Independent Group. Watched by Cllr Tom Sanderson, Cllr Lorna Dupre, Cllr Richard Howitt and Cllr Elisa Meschini (Image: Cambridge News)
Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up here!
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
BBC News
Published
image captionThe Liberal Democrats made gains on Cambridgeshire County Council
The Conservatives have lost control of Cambridgeshire County Council, with no party now holding a majority at the authority.
The Tories, who had been in power since 2017, remain the largest party having won 28 of the 61 available seats.
But the Liberal Democrats made big gains, winning 20 seats.
Peterborough City Council remains under no overall control, but the Conservatives and Labour gained one seat each.
The Tories remain the largest party in the authority with 29 seats, and the next biggest is Labour, which holds 15.
South Cambridgeshire District Council held by-elections for four wards: Girton, Harston and Comberton, Melbourn, and Milton and Waterbeach.
“On a personal level I’m delighted to be returned as the county councillor for Burwell for Cambridgeshire County Council.
“I’m really pleased to be able to serve the community again because it means a lot to me to be able to support a place I love.
“But on a wider scale, obviously I’m disappointed that the Conservatives don’t have an overall control.
#Elections2021 Councillor Josh Schumann “really excited about the future” after being re-elected for Burwell division pic.twitter.com/vUN7ZrewbD Ely Standard (@elystandard) May 7, 2021
“I think the Conservative administration has done a fantastic job over the last four years supporting communities during a really difficult and challenging time, driving through its green agenda, its mission to reduce carbon and improve the environment.