In response, the leader of the Labour group on the Council, the Rev. Geoffrey Shaw, admitted that there had been an element of complacency about the campaign, though argued that this was among the Labour Party as a whole, rather than just among councillors.
Upon being questioned, the leader of the Labour delegation on the Council, the Rev. Geoffrey Shaw, conceded that there had been an air of complacency about the campaign, though maintained that this was a general trait of the Labour Party as a whole, not exclusive to council members.