It comes after the political party celebrated being largest group on Lancaster City Council after last week’s election
. Phillip isn't new to being a councillor and has served the Scale Hall ward since 2019.
Jean Parr, also representing Scale Hall on the council, was elected deputy leader of the Labour group. Of the 61 seats up for election last week, Labour won 24.As the City Council is forced to find millions of pounds worth of savings over the next four years, the Labour group is conscious of the need to make sensible and creative decisions to ensure that the most vulnerable in our local communities do not carry the effects of cuts imposed by central government.
Councillor Black said: “I would like to thank my fellow Labour councillors for putting their faith in me, as well as the people of Scale Hall, who I look forward to serving for another four years. While Labour is the largest group on council, we will need to work closely with our colleagues from other parties across the district to deliver for the people of Lancaster, Morecambe, Ellel, Heysham and Carnforth.
Councillor Parr added: “We’re under no illusion that the next four years will be easy, the council has lost almost half its central government funding over the past ten years, and the cost of living crisis means that more people in our local communities are struggling. We will look to our Labour values to ensure that no one is left behind.”
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