Grove Hill councillor switches support from Conservative to Labour

David Taylor with Goverdhan Silwal PhD

Grove Hill councillor Goverdhan Silwal PhD, who sat as a Conservative until last year, has announced he is supporting David Taylor as Labour’s candidate to be the next MP for Hemel Hempstead.

Cllr Silwal was the Conservative councillor for Grove Hill from 2015 to 2023, where he served on the Environment, Housing and Audit committees. Currently sitting as an independent, he will sit as a Labour councillor once his party membership application is complete.  

Cllr Goverdhan Silwal said:

“I have decided to leave the Conservative Party and join the Labour Party because Labour will deliver economic stability, cut NHS waiting times and cut our energy bills by setting up Great British Energy.

“I believe Labour will make our country stronger, and the next Labour Government and our local MP Candidate David Taylor will do their best for our country and Hemel Hempstead. Hemel needs change and I want to work together to make that happen.”

David Taylor, Labour’s candidate for Hemel Hempstead, added:

“I very much welcome Goverdhan’s support and his confidence in Labour’s ability to make real change happen for Hemel. He’s not alone, every day I meet former Tory voters who are switching to Labour because they want the chaos to stop and understand that economic stability will be the key to rebuilding our public services and the country.”