New Alliance Group take over Isle of Wight council’s Cabinet in post-election shake-up (Updated)
The new leader of Isle of Wight council, Lora Peacey Wilcox, has named her dream team for the council’s executive
A post-election shake-up of the Isle of Wight council sees new, as well as familiar faces take on some of the most important roles in the authority.
Following the election of Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox as leader of the council last night (Wednesday), in a two-horse race against the Conservative Cllr Steve Hastings, the new leader has named her dream team to fill the council’s executive.
Having been a councillor for 18 years, Lora Peacey Wilcox is well known to many. For those who do not know her here’s a profile News OnTheWight has drawn together .
Balance of power at County Hall will be decided on Wednesday
It will be almost three weeks since Islanders went to the polls before who will hold the balance of power at County Hall is decided
On Wednesday the future of the Isle of Wight Council will be decided.
Since the results of the election, announced on May 7th, who is in charge of the Isle of Wight Council has been hanging in the balance.
A group need to have 20 seats to control the 39-seat council but the Conservatives fell two seats short and have been trying to work out a way forward since then, including an open letter to all opposition councillors from the new leader, Cllr Steve Hastings, with an invitation to come forward if they had any ideas.