Colin Ferguson has been named as the new leader of Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats.
The Gosforth councillor takes over at the head of the city’s opposition party after Nick Cott announced in December that he would be stepping down due to health reasons. Coun Ferguson, who was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 2018, defeated Parklands ward councillor Christine Morrissey in the leadership race.
He said: “I am humbled to have been chosen by my colleagues to lead them. I didn’t imagine, when I first stood for election in order to speak up for and support my local community, that I would end up here today.
