
Former Labour councillor switches to the Liberal Democrats
Councillor Usman Bhaimia, who represents Barton and Tredworth ward, becomes the 13th Lib Dem councillor on Gloucester City Council.
Councillor Usman Bhaimia is part of the Liberal Democrat team in Barton & Tredworth.
Usman lives on Barton Street and has been a resident of the area for many years.
He has represented Barton & Tredworth on the city council for over 20 years.
Usman will be standing for the county councillor in Barton & Tredworth division in May 2025.
You can contact Usman on 01452 506354 or 07703 839 919 or usman.bhaimia@gloucester.gov.uk
Councillor Usman Bhaimia, who represents Barton and Tredworth ward, becomes the 13th Lib Dem councillor on Gloucester City Council.
A motion to the extraordinary general meeting of the city council on October 19 calls for Andy Lewis, Conservative cabinet member for culture and leisure, to make a written apology for the failure to agree a deal with Aspire.
Liberal Democrats councillors warning that any further financial shocks during 2023/24 would lead to services being cut to balance the books.
The city council announced the move as part of the phased reopening of leisure services in Gloucester after the collapse of the Aspire Trust last month.
Councillor Andrew Lewis, cabinet member for culture and leisure, said he hoped the Barton Pool and the Twyver Pool would be reopened by January 1.
The Liberal Democrats have tabled questions to the Conservative cabinet member for culture and leisure asking a series of questions about the future of the swimming pool.