Councillor disqualified from role less than a month after winning election
A by-election will take place in due course.
Last updated 21st May 2024
An elected councillor has been disqualified less than three weeks after gaining the role, due to her job as a teacher.
Labour ’s Deborah Vittori was one of two Labour councillors who voters backed in Horfield.
Commenting on the announcement In a statement, Vittori said: “I am shocked, and absolutely gutted, to discover that, because of my job as a teacher in a local authority maintained primary school, the law will prevent me from serving the people of Horfield who put their trust in me.”
A spokesperson for Bristol City Council said: “A notice of disqualification has been published today in relation to Horfield Ward councillor, Councillor Deborah Vittori-Garman.
"It has come to the Council’s attention that Councillor Vittori-Garman holds a position as a paid employee of Bristol City Council, which disqualifies her from holding office as a councillor."