Medway Labour Executive Team

Hot off the press from the Labour Group meeting is the executive team which will set the direction of travel for the next four years locally.

The results were as follows:

Chair: Cllr Paul Harriot

Leader of the Labour Group: Cllr Paul Godwin

Deputy Leader of the Labour Group: Cllr Vince Maple

Treasurer: Cllr Dorte Gilry

Whip: Cllr Julie Shaw

Secretary: Cllr Nick Bowler

Media & Press: Cllr Tristan Osborne

The elections for the cross constituency Local Government Committee will no doubt take place over the next few weeks - this will dictate the policy towards election strategy, publicity and candidate selection for the next local elections in 2015.

This blog predicted some major changes in the Conservative camp but with an increased majority it will be interesting to see the outcome from the internal movements, as many blue sharks were circling prior to the election, but as there has been no blood, will they shy away?

I have a number of major ideas about my new brief, but coupled in getting my feet under the table and working in the ward I will have work cut out for me.

Sufficed to say developing and maintaining an active Labour voice for the mainstream majority of progressive voters in Medway must be the key.