New Crawley Portuguese councillor is one of just three in UK

By The Newsroom
Published 13th May 2016, 17:22 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:54 BST
Crawley Borough Council elections Labour candidate Carlos Castro Tilgate SUS-161104-094836001Crawley Borough Council elections Labour candidate Carlos Castro Tilgate SUS-161104-094836001
Crawley Borough Council elections Labour candidate Carlos Castro Tilgate SUS-161104-094836001

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A new Crawley Borough Council member says he is one of only three Portuguese councillors in the UK.

Cllr Carlos Castro (Lab, Tilgate) won his seat in last week’s local elections.

He said about 5,000 of his countrymen lived in Crawley and hoped to be an example of an immigrant ‘giving back’ to his community.

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