Brighton councillor wins selection run-off

A long-serving Labour councillor has been reselected to stand in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean this evening (Wednesday 9 April).

Mo Marsh won a run-off against Harris Fitch, who hopes to become the fourth generation of his family to serve as a Brighton councillor.

The run-off followed a farcical selection meeting last month when the two candidates tied.

Councillor Marsh will now contest her seat on Brighton and Hove City Council at the local elections in May next year, having topped the poll twice in her ward.

She will be standing alongside fellow councillors Anne Meadows and Leigh Farrow.

Councillor Marsh said: “I’m thrilled and delighted to be reselected for the ward I’ve represented since 2007 with a clear mandate of 11 votes to 1 and delighted this was done entirely by ward members.

“We had a quorum and didn’t need to have any of the executive members having to vote.”

In Preston Park ward, Kevin Allen, who lost his seat there in 2011, will fight to win it back.

Former council planning officer Julie Cattell and ex-Green Neil Schofield have also been selected.

The three seats are currently held by Green councillors Amy Kennedy, Leo Littman and Mike Jones.