Isle of Wight councillor, Michael Lilley, has joined the Liberal Democrats. He had been a member of the Alliance Group.

Following Nick Stuart’s tremendous by-election win last November, this takes the Liberal Democrat council group up to three members. It may not be many but as a ‘hung’ council where no party has an overall majority, this means the Lib Dems have more influence.

I’ve known and worked with Michael since we were both elected to Isle of Wight Council in 2017 and I’ve seen how he always tackles issues in a liberal way.

Nick and I are looking forward to working with Michael on the many issues facing Islanders, particularly pressing for action to tackle poverty, to provide housing that is truly affordable to rent and buy, to promote green economic development, and on protecting and enhancing our Island’s environment.