The Observer revealed today Cllr Diana Coad - a former Tory parliamentary candidate and Slough group leader - has defected to UKIP.

A statement released by the Slough Tory party deputy leader Cllr Wal Chahal, read: The Slough Conservative Party thanks Diana for her past contribution and support. We wish Diana Coad her well in her new party.

The local Conservative Councillors and the Slough Conservative Association will continue to stand up for the of people of Slough against this incompetent Labour Slough Council that has repeatedly wasted Slough tax payers money on failed vanity projects like the Slough Bus Station and mismatched outsourcing contracts to Interserve and Arvato where again the tax payer will take the hit.

We also continue to fight for a coherent transport strategy, unlike what we have now where the Labour ruin Slough Council who are spending 1.4 million on rectifying their mistakes at the Three Tuns roundabout, We are a party made up of local Slough residents, who were born and raised in this town and we will continue to fight for the needs of those who live in Slough.

Observer reveals Cllr Diana Coad defects to Tories