County councillor Gerald Humes was today elected as the new Chairman of Cumbria County Council's Local Committee for Allerdale. County councillor Eric Nicholson was elected as Vice-Chair.
Following his election, the committee's new chairman councillor Humes, said: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank the previous Chairman, councillor Tony Markley for his hard work over the last year.
"I am pleased that councillor Nicholson has been elected as vice Chairman for the next 12 months and am looking forward to working with him and other members in championing the needs of Allerdale residents at every available opportunity."
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