24-07-2025
Cabinet unveiled following Boston Borough Council revolt
A new cabinet has been unveiled at Boston Borough Council after the authority's leader was voted out of nine-strong cabinet is a coalition, led by Dale Broughton, the former deputy comes as 14 members who recently quit as Boston Independents have formed a new Progressive Independents Boston cabinet comprises seven Progressive Independents, a Conservative, and new deputy leader Mike Gilbert, who sits with the 20-20 Independent group.
The shake-up at the town hall means the Progressive Independents are just shy of a majority, with 14 of the 30 councillors sitting as members of the new are seven members of the 20-20 group, four Conservatives and two unaligned Dorrian, of the Boston Independents, was ousted as council leader in a vote earlier this co-founded the group and became leader after the party took control of the authority in is now one of just three remaining members of the Boston Independents following the recent mass defections.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Dorrian called the defectors "selfish beyond measure"."I wasn't brought down by voters – it was a group who chose betrayal over bravery, and cowardice over conversation," she leader Broughton responded that "14 out of 17 councillors can't be wrong".Gilbert described the spat as a "domestic issue for the Boston Independent group".Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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