Newly elected Clapham Park councillor resigns due to ill health – second by-election expected
Lambeth Greens have paid tribute to Cllr Joanna Eaves, who has resigned from her Clapham Park seat due to ill health just days after becoming the ward’s first ever Green …
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Lambeth Greens have paid tribute to Cllr Joanna Eaves, who has resigned from her Clapham Park seat due to ill health just days after becoming the ward’s first ever Green councillor on 7th May.
Eaves was a well-known community campaigner in the ward, having founded a local gardening group and led campaigns to save the last local shop from closure and to protect street trees.
She said:
“I’ve always believed that politics is about getting out there and listening to residents, doing things, and helping people.
I was honoured to have been voted in as Clapham Park’s first Green councillor, but due to my ill health, I now won’t be able to do the job justice.”
– Cllr Joanna Eaves, Lambeth Green Party
The Lambeth Green Party said: ‘We are saddened to lose Joanna and her many years of campaigning and community work. We understand the need to prioritise her health and wellbeing, and our thoughts are with her.’
A by-election for the seat is expected in the coming weeks, alongside the Streatham St Leonard’s by-election following Saiqa Ali’s decision not to take her seat.
An online hustings for the Green nomination in Streatham St Leonard’s was held last night with eleven candidates, including former Labour councillor Andrew Collins who defected to the Greens this week, describing Holland’s Labour as a ‘morally bankrupt sham.’
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