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29.9.04
Fortis Green councillor Barbara Fabian has stepped down as a local
councillor for the area. Barbara Fabian was elected in 2002 and has taken
the decision to resign because of ill-health. The news means there will be a
by-election in Fortis Green ward in November.
Barbara Fabian comments:
"It has not been an easy decision, and I will
greatly miss being a councillor. I feel we have brought real benefits to the
neighbourhood in the last couple of years. Only this week we have seen our
police station front counter opened to the public, and we have a bus service
connecting us with Hampstead and Swiss Cottage. The task now is to build on
these real improvements in the coming years. I have been putting off
tackling health problems for some time, and I will now be able to
concentrate on having surgery on both my knees."
Lib Dem Leader Neil Williams adds:
"We will greatly miss Barbara and we all wish her well. I know she has been
finding it increasingly difficult, because of ill health, to carry on as a
councillor, and we will greatly miss her expertise, particularly on
education and social services issues, where her years of professional
experience brought a huge amount of expertise."
Fortis Green was gained by the Lib Dems from Labour at the last local
elections. In the London-wide election in June, the Lib Dems again beat
Labour in the ward, with the Tories a distant third. Margaret Thatcher was
Prime Minister when the Tories last represented the area.
Result in June's GLA elections in the ward: Lib Dem 32%, Labour 26%, Tories 21%.
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