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Durham County Council Labour leader steps down after disappointing election results
Coun Simon Henig said it was time for someone else to lead the Labour Group
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Durham County Council s Labour leader has stepped down after the party lost its majority control for the first time in almost a century.
Simon Henig resigns as Labour group leader after bruising election in County Durham SIMON Henig has announced he is stepping down as leader of the Labour group in Durham following disastrous local election results which saw the party lose its overall majority on Durham County Council for the first time in a century. Mr Henig said: The results of the election in County Durham last week were deeply disappointing for the Labour Party. Unfortunately the outcome was in line with the national and regional picture, and the result of the December 2019 General Election. “I have had the opportunity to reflect on the situation, and have decided that the time has come for someone else to lead the Labour Group, so I will not be putting my name forward to the Group AGM this weekend.