Clr Hitesh Patel, Warrington councillor, suspended by Labour Party

2:00pm Monday 10th September 2012 in News

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AN executive member of Warrington Borough Council has been suspended by the Labour party.

Clr Hitesh Patel, who represents Great Sankey South, was suspended on Thursday and will no longer be able hold official positions within the party - including his role as executive member for personnel and communications.

It is understood he won’t be at tonight’s full council meeting in the Town Hall.

He said: "This is a purely political dispute which will be resolved internally by the Labour party.

“There are serious questions for Helen Jones MP to answer about the conduct and behaviour of her son, Clr Chris Vobe towards democratically elected Labour councillors in Warrington and I expect to be exonerated.

“In the meantime I will continue to work hard to represent the residents of Great Sankey South."

A North West Labour party spokesman said: "Hitesh Patel has been suspended from the Labour party while an investigation takes place.

“It would not be appropriate to comment any further at this point."

A suspension by the party means he can no longer hold official positions within the party, but remains a councillor.

The procedure on what happens now with Clr Patel could take weeks.

It is understood no replacement will be made on the executive board until that process is complete.

Comments(11)

nextdoor says...
2:41pm Mon 10 Sep 12

How can he continue to represent residents if he has been suspended? Surely all roles are suspended?

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warrington_biker says...
5:52pm Mon 10 Sep 12

I like how he flames up about someone else, when he's the one that's been suspended..

Well done Councillor.. Well done.

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David McNeilage says...
7:37pm Mon 10 Sep 12

I've heard rumours that offending a member of the Bolshevik family in Warrington's Soviet Northern districts is punishable by imprisonment. Cllr Patel should count this as a lucky escape.

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Cleopatra says...
5:46am Tue 11 Sep 12

Maybe the labour party has suspended the wrong councillor!?

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chunkymunky says...
10:29am Tue 11 Sep 12

Something always goes a muck when politics becomes a family affair!! It will be interesting to see what 'mummy' can do for Chris and what poisition he ends up within the warrington labour party!!

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bangers_and_mash says...
12:05pm Tue 11 Sep 12

I like how he flames up about someone else, when he's the one that's been suspended...


couldn't have put it better myself.. always someone else's fault isnt it, Councilor? notice that the two other people he mentions arent the ones being suspended..

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Billie Dyke says...
12:46pm Tue 11 Sep 12

You don't get suspended for nothing and by attacking Chris Vobe he is making matters worse. People have a pop at Chris, he is an easy target as the young new Cllr, but as far as I can see, he is doing a great job and works very very hard. Chris is also a lot more approachable & contactable than Keith Bland ever was.

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Big_Dan says...
1:56pm Tue 11 Sep 12

For the man in charge of Communications and an Executive member he sure is making himself look childish! Looks like he knows he's going down and he's trying to drag the source of his envy with him. I wonder what the other members of the Executive think of him? From the quote from the Main Labour councillor given on the other article about this, it seems like he dosen't care, maybe he shares Mr Patels veiws on our MP? This is obviously a big issue as it is in the press.

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Karlar says...
3:13pm Tue 11 Sep 12

Why oh why if ""This is a purely political dispute which will be resolved internally by the Labour party." was it necessary to add "“There are serious questions for Helen Jones MP to answer about the conduct and behaviour of her son, Clr Chris Vobe towards democratically elected Labour councillors in Warrington and I expect to be exonerated." ?

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chunkymunky says...
8:35pm Tue 11 Sep 12

Karlar wrote:
Why oh why if ""This is a purely political dispute which will be resolved internally by the Labour party." was it necessary to add "“There are serious questions for Helen Jones MP to answer about the conduct and behaviour of her son, Clr Chris Vobe towards democratically elected Labour councillors in Warrington and I expect to be exonerated." ?
It clearly means there's more going on than can be reported! So much for 'open and transparent' politics eh?!?

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Cleopatra says...
12:15pm Wed 12 Sep 12

There's more to this than meets the eye.
The council has become more secretive than the Freemasons.

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