 In Røyken municipal council , three of five representatives left the party , and a fourth , former MP Steinar Maribo , considered doing the same . As did Odd Magnar Brubæk , and former deputy MP Paal Bjørnestad . Terje Nyberget withdrew from the central committee in early May . The leader in the chapters in Finnmark and Nordkapp , Bjørn Magne Solvik , withdrew on 13 May . He cited a lack of liberalism , especially with regards to gay rights and immigration , as the reason . He was the only Progress Party member of a municipal council in Finnmark . Maribo withdrew some time in May . In late May , party secretary Hans Andreas Limi had counted 270 withdrawals , but also 76 new members . Municipal and county council member Liv Skrede left after the youth wing 's national convention in July , so did Tor Mikkel Wara , Ellen Wibe , Jan Erik Fåne and Petter Bjørheim . Hordaland county council member Lene C. Møgster Løtvedt left and joined the Conservative Party in October . 
