The Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council has announced he is stepping down from the role after 10 years at the local authority. Councillor Simon Greaves, who has led the authority for a decade as well as the Bassetlaw Labour Group, says now is the “right time to step down” having discussed the decision with his family.
It comes as the Labour Party prepares for local elections in May 2023, with voters in Bassetlaw and all other Nottinghamshire districts to go to the polls to elect councillors on the seven district and borough authorities. Cllr Greaves says his resignation will allow the Labour Group time to “identify a new leader and crystallise its ambitions and priorities for the future”.
He is expected to formally hand over the Labour Group leadership at the full council meeting on September 22, once a new leader has been selected by members of the Bassetlaw Labour Party. In a statement issued to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Cllr Greaves said: “It has been the greatest honour to have led Bassetlaw District Council and the Labour Group over the last 10 years and I am immensely proud of what has been achieved in our district during this time.
