Vince Meegan, the former Labour councillor for the Goldsmid area, has endorsed Green candidate Alex Phillips' campaign to be elected the area’s first Green councillor.

Vince, who lives in Goldsmid said:
“I'm backing Alex for city councillor as the best way to stop the Tories. As a former Labour councillor for the area, I urge all Labour and LibDem voters to back her, too.

"Labour can't win here now; the Greens can. Swing your support behind Alex and help defeat the Tories.”

Alex said:
“I’m delighted that such a respected and popular former councillor for the area is backing my campaign. It really shows how important it is for Labour voters to go Green this time if we are to prevent the Tories from winning.”

Cllr Melanie Davis, former Goldsmid Labour Colleague of Vince Meeham said:
"Vince is entitled to his view but could not be more wrong about who is best placed to beat the Tories and win this election. He has only given negative reasons for defecting. Vince put himself forward to stand as Labour's candidate for Goldsmid last year but withdrew at the last minute in the face of strong competition for the post from our popular election candidate Lis Telcs."

The election takes place on Thurs July 23

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