Graeme Gee, who has resigned as a city councillor.
Green Norwich city councillor resigns
Dan Grimmer
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
5:00 PM
A by-election has been triggered after a Green Party city councillor announced his resignation.
Graeme Gee, who has represented Mancroft ward since 2010, said a combination of health issues and a need to concentrate on his business had contributed to his decision.
Legal professional Mr Gee, 60, of Unthank Road, said: “It was not an easy decision, but I have had health problems over the last 12 months or so, which has included surgery.
“At the same time I have my own business providing legal training and the current economic climate has meant there has been more demand for that.
“With the combination of the two, I felt I was not giving enough time to my constituents or to the city. If I cannot do a job properly I would rather stop doing it.
“I love the work of being a councillor, but it does take up a lot of time, with preparing properly for committees by reading all the agendas.”
Mr Gee was in a third stint as a city councillor. He represented Labour in Bowthorpe in the late 1980s and Mancroft up until 1996.
But he said he “saw the light” when he left Labour to join the Greens.
Mr Gee said he had delayed his resignation so that the cost to the taxpayer would be reduced through the by-election being held on the same date as the county council elections - Thursday, May 2.
At the last election, in 2010, Mr Gee triumphed in Mancroft with 813 votes. Labour’s Marion Maxwell (now a city councillor for
Crome) came second with 673 votes, with Liberal Democrat candidate Simon Nobbs third with 371 and Suzie Pulford garnering 305 votes for the Conservatives.
Mr Gee becomes the second Green city councillor to quit in the space of less than five months. In October David Rogers stepped down from his seat in Nelson – blaming the party’s “profoundly undemocratic” methods.
Andrew Boswell, also a Green county councillor, retained Nelson for the party at the subsequent by-election in December.
The current political make-up of the city council is Labour, 21, Green Party, 15 and Liberal Democrats 3, which means Labour controls the council with an overall majority.
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11 comments
Are the Greens going to nominate another twin-hatter?
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Peter Watson
Friday, March 15, 2013
Weak and partisan moderation? That will be the day! My comment is lost in the long grass.
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Police Commissioner ???
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Red Steepler, think you'll find that the award you're biggin up .. is a self-licking lollipop thingy and means a big fat nowt in the real world. nuLabour, along with the greens and tory boyz are all cr*p. peace "Beppe" nrg.
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nrg
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The vitriolic attacks here and accusations by one and the same sock puppet, talking to itself is merely down to the EDP's weak and partisan moderation. The vitriol shown by trolls is an indication of their capitulation of ideas, calcified single cells, bless.
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ingo wagenknecht
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The last Lib Dem-run council left Norwich's finances in a complete mess. A Green-run council would do the same with their impratical and uncosted policies. The current Labour-run council has just won top prize as the most improved and efficient council in England. If you want to avoid debt it seems clear where to put your cross.
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Red Steepler
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Red Steepler, don't mention that to wacky baccy, Ingo as he thinks the sun shines out of the greens proverbial, unfortunately.
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John L Norton
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
One more for the usual lot.Come on people of Norwich.Get out there voting for more debt
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PaulH
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
That's the third Green councillor to resign since 2011 - one sent to prison, another falling out with the party hierarchy for its 'profoundly undemocratic' methods and now Mr G Gee going for 'health & business' reasons. In addition, the last leader of the Greens at County Hall defected to the Tories. What is going on? This is clearly a party in melt down.
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Red Steepler
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Why are they falling apart, as JLN puts it, vist the related link to learn all about it http:www.eveningnews24.co.uknewsi_have_seen_the_dangers_that_the_green_party_presents_and_i_must_oppose_the_green_party_green_norwich_city_councillor_quits_1_1672302
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Police Commissioner ???
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
I would like to thank Mr. Gee for his excellent work and wish him well in future, may his health improve. Maybe the sock puppet of many names below would like to stand up, for once, and put his money were his mouth is.
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ingo wagenknecht
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Greens would appear to be falling apart locally, I wonder why?
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John L Norton
Tuesday, March 12, 2013