Bassetlaw Council leader replaced by deputy

BASSETLAW Council leader Graham Oxby was replaced by his deputy Simon Greaves at a Labour Party meeting last night (Tuesday).

Members voted 17-17 and 17-17 in the first and second rounds, with Coun Oxby losing in the final vote 16-18.

The move came just days after Coun Oxby led his party in the Bassetlaw Council 3rd May elections, which saw Labour scoop seven new seats.

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