NRI Sakina Bradbury, a Lib-Dem councillor- defect to the Conservative Party

London, Feb 12, 2008
Suresh Malhotra

NRI Sakina Bradbury, Liberal Democrat Councillor has joined the third Liberal Democrat to defect to the Conservative Party in the last four months.The other two, Sajjad Karim and Faraz Bhatti joined the party in November, 2007 and January, 2008 respectively.

Sakina has been a Liberal Democrat councillor for Whyteleafe ward on Tandridge District Council since 2002

Party Chairman of Conservatives, Caroline Spelman said, "I am delighted to welcome Sakina to the Conservative Party." She praised David Cameron, describing his election as leader as "a major advance in the political development of the Conservative Party."

Sakina said, "In recent years I have become increasingly impressed by the way the Conservative administration of Tandridge District Council has been balancing the needs of local residents with the enormous pressures caused by the failure of the Labour government to meet the real requirements of local government funding,"

Elections to Tandridge Council were held on May 02, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council

May 5, 2006: Tories triumph in Tandridge:

• Sakina Bradbury -Liberal Democrat----547
• Olwen Watson -Conservative------364

IT WAS a triumphant night for the Tories in Tandridge as they tightened their hold on the district council.

They gained two councillors to increase their majority to 16 on the district council as the votes were counted in Oxted School last Thursday night.

The Liberal Democrats lost one seat reducing them to 10, while Labour remained on two seats. The overall voter turnout was 45.4%, up from 41.56% at the last local election in 2002.

East Surrey County Council ELECTION, 2005:
Caterham Valley

• Sakina Bradbury LD--- 2,038
• Sally Marks C--------- 3,370

• Sakina Bradbury BA,MBRCP,ISMA,IIHHT
  Practitioner Diploma in Natural Medicine