A female councillor was shocked speechless when her male colleague proposed to her during a public meeting. Cllr Rosemary Woolley appeared uneasy when fellow Conservative Martin Trollope-Bellew popped the question in his last act as chairman of Lincolnshire County Council.

To end his last speech as council chairman, Trollope-Bellew said:

"Finally I've got one last question for a member of this council. Councillor Miss Rosemary Woolley, will you marry me?''

Councillors in the chamber broke into applause, while Ms Woolley stared open-mouthed in disbelief. After a period of silence, one woman sitting next to her said: "Are you going to say something?"

Eventually, Ms Woolley stood and said: "Um, can I think about it?" before she added "Of course I will."

The new couple received an ovation before Trollope-Bellew embraced his new fiance in front of colleagues and said: "Now you'll see why I told you to put on the warpaint."

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