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New Joint Leaders at City Council

Following May’s elections, Just days after the election,
Worcester City Council has the sad news came through Cllr Lynn Cllr Marjory
Denham
Bisset
two new Joint Leaders, that Cllr Simon Cronin had
Councillor Lynn Denham passed away, after again
(Labour) and Cllr Marjory winning the Nunnery seat
Bisset (Green). that he had held for Labour
for the past 16 years.
They were voted into their
new roles following a shift As City Life went to press,
in the Council’s political the political balance on the
balance in the election City Council was:
results. • Labour – 12 seats
• Greens – 10 seats This is the final year in elected once every four
Just under a third of the • Conservatives – 8 seats which Worcester City years. For that reason, the
Council’s 35 seats were • Liberal Democrats – 4 Council will hold annual councillors elected in 2023
up for election on 4 May. seats. elections, where a third of will only serve one-year
The Greens won five, seats go to the polls each terms.
Labour four, and the Liberal A by-election for the vacant year. From 2024, the City
Democrats took two of the Nunnery seat was scheduled Council will move to a To find your City Councillor,
11 seats. to take place on 20 July. system where all seats are go to page 16.

Don’t lose your right to vote

Keep an eye out for letters arriving from Worcester City Council asking you
to check that your details are right on the electoral register. To make sure
you don’t lose your say at the next election, look out for these instructions,
especially if you’ve recently moved home.

If you don’t hear from the Council, you might not be on the register. If you
want to register, the easiest way is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Hunt is on for temporary accommodation

Worcester City Council is looking to find emergency and agents – who can offer a range of accommodation, from
temporary accommodation that could be used to house one-bedroom flats for single households up to larger
people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless – family homes.
helping to prevent them from ending up on the streets.
Interested landlords and organisations are asked to
The Council is seeking to appoint several providers – send details of the accommodation they can offer to
such as housing associations, private landlords, lettings procurement@worcester.gov.uk

New accessible toilet planned for Cornmarket

Plans are underway to changing benches and
bring a new fully accessible space for carers.
toilet to the Cornmarket,
as part of Worcester City The City Council was
Council’s bid to make the successful in securing
city centre accessible to £60,000 in Government
all. funding for this new
facility, complementing the
The Changing Places facility Changing Places facilities
will be a large accessible already available in The
toilet with equipment Hive and on the University’s
such as hoists, adult-sized St John’s campus.

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