Ex council boss's resignation vow to save taxpayers cost of by-election

FORMER council boss Derek Vaughan will time his resignation from the local authority to coincide with the next General Election.

He said this would save taxpayers thousands of pounds by avoiding a separate by-election for his Neath North seat.

Councillor Vaughan has also pledged not to claim a penny in allowances from Neath Port Talbot Council after he is sworn in as a member of the European Parliament next month.

Earlier this month he became the sole Labour candidate to become an MEP, following his party's disastrous election showing.

He said: "I am going to finish just before the next General Election, whenever that is called. This will save taxpayers money, because it means they will not have to pay for a by-election. That would have cost around £3,000, but now the need for it will be avoided."