Overview
- Green group leader Jonathan Chilvers will table the motion at the full council meeting on Tuesday, March 17 at Shire Hall.
- Chilvers cites alleged attacks on officers and partner bodies, breaches of confidentiality, and defiance of council votes as grounds for the challenge.
- Finch dismisses the effort as a political stunt, pointing to a passed budget and a draft council plan as evidence of stable leadership and delivery.
- With 29 votes required, Reform holds 19 seats while Liberal Democrats have 14, Greens six, Labour three, Conservatives nine, and several councillors sit outside main groups.
- Recent defections from Reform to Restore Britain and public claims of a toxic culture add to tensions, and there is no agreed successor if the motion succeeds.