Another defection sees Labour councillor quit group to join Tories

By Neil Speight 28th Jan 2020

THURROCK NUB NEWS EXCLUSIVE

FOLLOWING the defection of independents David Potter, Allen Mayes and Shane Ralph last week, Labour councillor Abbie Akinbohun who won her seat in South Chafford in 2018 has told colleagues she is about to switch as well.

She shared the news on social media but has not responded to a request for confirmation from Thurrock Nub News.

Ms Akinbohun currently sits on several committees and working groups as a Labour nominee.

She defeated Tory stalwart and - at the time - Mayor Tunde Ojetola in the 2018 election in South Chafford, polling 685 votes against Cllr Ojetola's 647.

Late on Tuesday evening the Thurrock Labour group issued the following statement: "Thurrock Labour Group has suspended Councillor Abbie Akinbohun with immediate effect following a complaint about her conduct.

"Thurrock Labour Group will not be commenting further until an investigation has concluded."

     

New thurrock Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: thurrock jobs

Share:


Sign-Up for our FREE Newsletter

We want to provide thurrock with more and more clickbait-free local news.
To do that, we need a loyal newsletter following.
Help us survive and sign up to our FREE weekly newsletter.

Already subscribed? Thank you. Just press X or click here.
We won't pass your details on to anyone else.
By clicking the Subscribe button you agree to our Privacy Policy.