Council leader to resign so she can do 'one job well'
South Gloucestershire Council's leader plans to step down after being elected as an MP.
Claire Young won the Thornbury and Yate seat from her Conservative predecessor, Luke Hall, with a 3,014 majority.
Her last day as leader of the council, which is run by a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition, will be on 17 July.
"I'm going to stand down because I think it's important, that [leader of council] in itself is a full time role. I think it's important to do to do one job well," she said.
Ms Young will continue as a councillor for Frampton Cotterell as she would like "to take time to progress issues raised by residents".
She previously said: "The important thing is to do this in a way that doesn’t cause unnecessary problems for the council or most importantly the people in my ward; I will therefore make arrangements that consider the needs of all."
A by-election will be triggered when Ms Young resigns from her councillor role.
The new leader of South Gloucestershire Council will be appointed at a meeting on 17 July.
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