Broadfield South

11.45.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Sat 9th Dec 2006

Crawley Lib Dem Councillor Marcella Head out and about in her Broadfield South ward today

Councillor Marcella Head was out and about in Broadfield South today helping to deliver the letter to constituents giving her reasons for joining the Lib Dems.

The response was all positive.

A resident of Hollingbourne Crescent specifically rang to say how pleased he was that he had received the letter, and that he would support Marcella in her move. Mr S from one of the Walk's said he was "extremely pleased that Marcella had changed sides, a very positive move for Broadfield and a step in the right direction for Crawley."

News has obviously spread of Marcella joining the Liberal Democrats through web logs such as that of ex-Broadfield Labour Councillor Andrew Skudder at www.skuds.co.uk It has even reached the ears of Welsh Assembly member Peter Black AM at http://masl.to/?G5792265E

As a result it's not surprising that Mrs. M from Bewbush spoke to Marcella and said she was "...so pleased she had become a Liberal Democrat, that it was needed more here in Crawley as they are very fair people and that if she lived in Broadfield she would vote for her."

At the time of writing this we do not know what the response is from Laura Moffatt, Crawley's Labour MP, who now not only has a majority of only 37 votes but has a Liberal Democrat Councillor to represent her on Crawley Borough Council.