Sedgemoor LibDem leader joins the Conservatives

Danny Titcombe, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Sedgemoor District Council has joind the Conservative Party.  Cllr Titcombe has been unhappy with his old party for some time, both locally and nationally:

"I am very happy to have joined the Conservative group on the District Council and look forward to being able to do for Highbridge what I was elected to do. I can also send out an assurance to the residents of the ward of Highbridge that although my political allegiance may have changed, my commitment to the people of Highbridge has not. I will continue on in the same manner in which I have done for the last year and strive to build on successes already achieved."

Veteran Tory councillor and past mayor for four terms, Neville Jones said:

"I knew that Danny had been concerned about the Lib Dem stance on so many local issues.  They have always tried to take a negative stance instead of  welcoming moves to meet present day challenges, like the swimming pool, and their lateness in grasping the problem with the Walrow Railway Bridge. The Town Council welcomed Danny Titcombe's attitude and indeed only last year the Group nominated him to be the vice-chairman of the council's most influential Policy committee. I think he will be able to do his job much better for the people of Highbridge within the Conservative Group.  He will find a great welcome."

This increases the number of Conservatives on the district council to 36 out of 50 and leaves the Liberal Democrats with just three. He also joins the Conservative Group on Burnham and Highbridge Town Council, taking the Conservatives up to thirteen members, with the Liberal Democrats on four and Labour on one.

Comments

[Stephen Tolkinghorne]

Now wait for the hailing of Mr Titcombe as a man of 'great princples'.

Contrast that with the howls of derision at Bob Spink's decision to quit the Conservatives in favour of UKIP on 'points of principle'.

[Michael Rutherford]

Bob Spink didn't leave the party on principle to join UKIP, if he did then why did he leave it several weeks before joining UKIP?

[Dan]

Bit odd. Surely if he was Leader of the Council Group he would be deciding the local policy, not being unhappy with it!

[Thatcherite]

"This increases the number of Conservatives on the district council to 36 out of 50 and leaves the Liberal Democrats with just three".

The defecator sounds like an opportunist to me!

[Justin Hinchcliffe]

A very warm welcome, Danny. Ignore the UKIP trolls who haunt this site.

[Cllr Harry Phibbs]

Welcome aboard.
True Conservatives will be delighted by the number of new recruits to our Party. "Thatcherite" is clearly Labour stooge.
When Margaret Thatcher was leader one sign she was heading for Downing Street was winning lots of converts - Paul Johnson, Reg Prentice, Max Beloff, Woodrow Wyatt, Brian Walden, etc, etc.

[Yet Another Anon]

With Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, UKIP and Ulster Unionist leaders all having changed since the 2005 General Election and with the DUP leader about to change their is naturally a lot of switching around going on as parties adjust their positions - a bit like the earth settling down after an earth tremor.

[Varuka Salt]

Thanks Justine.

"The defecator sounds like an opportunist to me!"

That's being in the army now.