(Yesterday, 4:29 pm)Adrian wrote Without turning this into a political debate, perhaps notable is that Martin Gammon has lost his seat in the Deckham ward of Gateshead. As he's no longer Councillor and Council leader, he's no longer the Transport Portfolio lead at NECA.
Presumably a new lead will be appointed at the cabinet meeting, as they'll play a key role in the delivery of bus franchising, not to mention other transport projects.
Autocarrot strikes again
As busadvocate pointed out, South Tyneside looks like it will change hands, too. I really can't imagine Kim McGuinness receiving much support in her ambitions for Franchising, to be honest.