The result of last nights By election in the Hyde Park and Woodhouse Ward brought a bit of a shock to the present Administration and a bonus for the Labour Party who gained 2 extra seats over the last week - one with this result and the other following a defection from a previous Lib Dem.
The figures make for interesting reading for Morley Folk as the present Administration has a total of 46 seats and the magic number to win the vote on issues is 50. This leaves the 5 MBI Councillors in a position of influence and helps us make reasonable request to the Administration to benefit Morley residents. This has brought a new Leisure Centre, additional funding for Morley Parks along with three affordable housing projects underway in Morley which will bring new homes to local people.
There is little doubt that the present Administration has worked hard to bring a fairer distribution of resources to the outer areas which suffered substantial under investment over the years of the previous Administration. Our job is to see that further funds come to support our Improvement Programme for the Morley area.
The local elections this May will ask questions of all the local party's operating in Morley. I will be very interested to see their answer!
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