Conservative councillors have been urged to honour an agreement to co-opt a Labour representative onto Burntwood Town Council.
The Chasetown seat has been left vacant since the resignation of Labour’s Keith Williscroft.
No by-election was called, meaning the council could use the process of co-opting to fill the vacancy.
Labour say the Conservatives had originally agreed to allow Rob Birch to fill the space. But now Cllr Norma Bacon, who sits on Lichfield District Council, has applied to take on the vacancy.
Cllr Diane Evans, leader of the Labour opposition group on Burntwood Town Council, said: “I just hope that the Conservatives at the town council will put party allegiances to one side and honour their commitment to co-opting a Labour councillor. After all, that was the decision of the voters of Chasetown for this seat just two years ago and they should not ignore local electors.
“By any measure, I know that Rob will bring great value to the work of the town council and to the town itself. He has been active in the campaign to oppose development on our Green Belt and it was Rob who coined the phrase ‘a better, not a bigger Burntwood’.
“He has lived here most of his life, has raised his family here and is enthusiastic about its future.”
