The Conservative leader of South Gloucestershire Council will step down in May after upcoming local elections. Councillor Toby Savage has led the council for five years but said he has had a “promotion” after the birth of his second child in February.
Cllr Savage has represented the Longwell Green ward since 2015, but decided not to stand for re-election so he could dedicate more time to his young family. He will lead the Conservatives in South Gloucestershire into the elections on May 4, when a new leader will then be chosen.
The new leader of the Conservative group will be decided straight after the elections. But it depends on the results of those elections whether the Tories will win another term in office, or if voters choose to boot them out with a possible coalition of Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors.
