A new man will be in charge of Greater Manchester’s £3bn promised public transport premium from the Government, if an increasingly-likely referendum votes to accept congestion charging.
A historic Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority annual meeting elected the conservative deputy leader of Trafford Council,
Matt Colledge, as its chairman, snatching power from Labour for the first time.
The tangled political manoeuvring over who should replace former Salford Labour councillor, Roger Jones, as chairman, resulted in a deal between the Lib Dems and the Tories to unseat Labour, which remains the biggest party.
The two parties have formed a joint administration with veteran Manchester Lib Dem,
Keith Whitmore, becoming vice chairman and chairman of the powerful Policy Committee. The Lib Dems will take the chairmanship next year.
Councillor Colledge said: ‘The GMPTA will now move forward into a new era of fresh thinking on the delivery of public transport across the whole of the Manchester area.
‘The loss of Labour control comes at a significant time, as Labour push forward with their proposals for the controversial congestion-charging scheme.
‘The two parties have agreed there will be a rotation of chair and vice chair following the first year of a successful joint administration.’
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