Fifth North Norfolk district councillor quits Conservative party

Nick Coppack, North Norfolk District Councillor for Gaunt. Picture: Nick Coppack Archant

Another north Norfolk district councillor has quit the Conservative group, in the latest of a string of similar resignations.

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Nick Coppack, who represents the Gaunt ward, said he could no longer support the leader of North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) Tom FitzPatrick.

He said: “Having given my present situation much thought and consideration, it is with a heavy heart that I realise that I can no longer work with and support the leader of North Norfolk District Council.

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“I have therefore decided to resign as a member of the Conservative group, and will henceforth represent the ward of Gaunt as an independent district councillor.”

He said it was a “privilege” to represent the area.

On Monday, Angie Fitch-Tillett also resigned from the party, opting to represent her ward as an independent, and last week, Fakenham Lancaster South’s councillor John Rest did the same. Both cited leadership concerns.

In June, Georgie Perry-Warnes also defected from the Conservative group at NNDC, becoming independent, and soon after Suffield ward councillor Nigel Pearce followed suit.