Youngest city councillor suspended after complaint

The youngest member of a city council has been suspended by the Liberal Democrats after a formal complaint was made to the party's national HQ.

Willis Marshall became the youngest person serving on Sheffield City Council when he was elected to represent the Woodhouse ward in a by election in November at the age of 19.

Sue Alston, chair of the Sheffield Liberal Democrats, confirmed the group had been told Marshall was the subject of a complaint received by party HQ and, as a result, he had been "suspended from the party and from the Liberal Democrat group, pending the outcome of an investigation".

The nature of the complaint has not been disclosed. Marshall has been approached for comment.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), Marshall would continue to sit on Sheffield City Council as an Independent while the matter was investigated.

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