Tories in Blackpool

I sincerely hope Councillor Evans employs or uses a secretary as his history of not replying to constituents misfortunes has been documented. As for Peter Callow being leader for 13 years, this does not attune to memory. Lily Henderson was leader of Blackpool South until 2004.

Peter Callow is basically a good, honest man but was misled by the church going hypocrites in his echelons. The electorate got rid of some and the Internet destroyed others. It is a shame that there is still at least another unfit for office within the newly elected council.

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Tories oust Callow as leader

Councillor Peter Callow

BLACKPOOL Conservatives have a new leader after party members voted out Coun Peter Callow.

The news comes after the Tories were beaten in Thursday’s local council election which saw the Labour group gain the majority of seats and put Coun Simon Blackburn into power in the authority.

Coun Callow, who had been leader for 13 years, said he had not attempted to gain last night’s party vote to maintain his leadership, but had left it up to members to decide whether they wanted him to continue.

New Conservative leader Coun Peter Evans (right) has vowed to take the fight to the ruling party and ensure they stick to what they have promised the people of Blackpool.

He told The Gazette: “We have to get ourselves together and make sure if the Labour Party stray from their manifesto we pick them up on it.

“We lost some good people in the election but hope they will stay around and be out there in the community and ready to take those seats back when the next election comes.

Coun Evans, a member for Stanley Ward, was voted in as new leader during a meeting of Blackpool’s Conservative Association last night. Anchorsholme Ward councillor Tony Williams will act as his deputy. Read more at www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

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