Waltham Forest Lib Dems elect a new Leader

9.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Sun 27th Jul 2008

The newly elected leader of Waltham Forest Liberal Democrats John Macklin

Liberal Democrats on Waltham Forest Council have elected Cllr. John Macklin as their new leader. He replaces long serving Cllr. Keith Rayner. John has promised that, under his leadership, the Lib Dems will be an "inclusive party who are ready to listen to residents and implement ambitious and forward thinking ideas for the good of our borough". He added "I am determined that we will continue to be the party that delivers for the whole of Waltham Forest".