Hinckley County Councillor becomes Leader of Opposition in Leicestershire County Council

Michael Mullaney, who represents De Montfort district, replaces long standing leader of the Leicestershire Lib Dems Simon Galton.

The party have also announced a new team to oppose the Conservative administration in County Hall, which grew as a result of the last county council election.

Michael Mullaney said “I’d like to thank Simon Galton for his many years of leading the Liberal Democrat group with diligence and commitment. I’m honoured to have been elected as successor. I’m delighted that Simon is continuing to take a leading role as Finance spokesman,
 

“We have a Conservative County Council re-elected with a large majority. But many problems still remain. Leicestershire continues to be bottom of the league for government funding by the Tory government. This means our roads remain in poor condition with pot holes taking too long to be repaired, and the county Council not having the finances to tackle the many speeding and parking problems across the County adequately. Meanwhile people still see their Council tax go up year on year.
 
“The Conservatives were elected on Boris Johnson’s promise to level up the country, well Leicestershire needs levelling up more than anywhere else. I will make challenging the Tories to deliver on fair funding the main priority, people in Leicestershire deserve quality services the same as people elsewhere in the country.”

The new Liberal Democrat team is

Leader - Michael Mullaney (De Montfort)
Deputy Leader and Health Spokesman -  Stuart Bray (St Marys) 
Finance Spokesman - Simon Galton (Launde)
Group Whip - Michael Charlesworth (East Wigston)
Environment and Transport - David Bill (Hollycroft)
Adults and Communities - Linda Broadley (North Wigston)
Children and families - Geoff Welsh (Blaby and Glen Parva)