Ex-Welwyn Hatfield Labour councillor defects to Tory party
Published:
7:03 AM March 12, 2009
Updated:
7:59 PM November 3, 2020
A FORMER Welwyn Hatfield Labour councillor has defected to the Tories. Sam Smith, who was also a Labour party campaign organiser, served WGC's Haldens ward on the borough council after winning a by-election in June 2005. He stood down at the full round of
A FORMER Welwyn Hatfield Labour councillor has defected to the Tories.
Sam Smith, who was also a Labour party campaign organiser, served WGC's Haldens ward on the borough council after winning a by-election in June 2005.
He stood down at the full round of elections last year.
This week he announced he has officially joined the Conservative Party ranks.
Mr Smith said: "The higher I have risen in the Labour party, the more I have seen evidence of policy failure and a lack of morality.
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