Councillor Pip Allnatt has announced that he is stepping down as Leader

Councillor Pip Allnatt has announced that for reasons of ill health he is stepping down as Leader of Melton Borough Council with immediate effect. He will continue to serve as a councillor for the Egerton Ward.
 
In line with the Council's Constitution, a request to hold an extraordinary council meeting to elect a new Leader has been received by the Mayor, and she has confirmed her intention to call such a meeting; the date of which will be confirmed shortly.

The Deputy Leader, Cllr Margaret Glancy, will assume the role of Acting Leader until a new Leader is elected by the Council. 

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