Labour supporters get £18k a year (From Free Press Series)

Labour supporters get £18k a year

10:55am Friday 23rd May 2008 in News

LABOUR retained control of Torfaen Council last night, thanks to three Plaid members and two independents who will each get £18,000 a year for their support.

Cllr Bob Wellington and his fellow Labour council members wooed the backing of Plaid's Jeff Rees, Maria Graham and Fiona Cross; plus independents Peter Cathcart and Alastair Cunningham.

That enabled Labour to retain their majority - and each was rewarded with a seat on scrunity committees, which pays £18,000.

Blaenavon Cllr Stuart Evans, heading an opposition coalition of independents, Tories, People's Voice and Liberal Democrats, was "disappointed" with the result.