This site was created for the 2019 intake of the Labour Group on Rushcliffe Borough Council. We are the largest Labour Group at Rushcliffe in 20 years!
Who are we?
The “Magnificent Seven” are (in alphabetical order):
- Councillor Bal Bansal (Trent Bridge)
- Councillor Naseem Begum (Lutterell)
- Councillor Mike Gaunt (Ruddington)
- Councillor Penny Gowland (Abbey)
- Councillor Benjamin Gray (Lutterell)
- Councillor Jenny Murray (Trent Bridge)
- Councillor Jenny Walker (Ruddington)
Each will be publishing a short biography to link through to their names in due course.

Left to right (in the picture not politically) Ben, Bal, Jenny, Naz, Penny, Jen, and Mike.
We want a public site like this so we can share news of council events, our opinions on topical matters, and attempt to get more people interested in local politics. We’d love to connect to Rushcliffe residents, local Labour Party members, and anyone interested in making decision making an open and inclusive process.
We hope with the help of this site we can get more people to come forward at local elections, to stand as Councillors, and to engage with their community to make a difference.