Matthew Fry ( pictured ) broke his girlfriend 's wrist after she accused him of flirting with another woman at a civic function . A former Labour councillor who broke his girlfriend 's wrist after she accused him of flirting with another woman at a civic function has been spared jail . Matthew Fry , 34 , shoved partner Ann Simmons , 41 , into a door after they rowed about his 'flirtatious behaviour ' at a council ball on Boxing Day last year . A court heard the bust-up started after the politician attended the Stoke-on-Trent City Council event alone because Miss Simmons was unable to attend . The next day she saw Facebook messages about his flirty behaviour at the party before accusing him of chatting up a woman and trying to sleep with her . The councillor then lashed out and pushed her into a door causing her to suffer a broken wrist . Magistrates also heard Fry punched Miss Simmons in the face while she was driving a month later on January 24 . The following day he attacked his partner again after turning up drunk at her home at 4am where he punched her twice in the face . Fry admitted one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two charges of assault by beating at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on February 12 . But he avoided prison and was sentenced to 16 weeks in jail , suspended for 12 months at the same court . Fry - who represents the suburb of Weston Coyney , Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire - was also ordered to pay £1,000 compensation and attend a domestic abuse programme . Prosecutor Edward Saulsby said the couple had been together for about one year and were planning to get engaged . But the relationship became strained following the row following the Boxing Day function . He said : 'Miss Simmons believed there had been a flirtatious incident at the ball between Mr Fry and another lady . It caused a row . 'This resulted in him storming off to leave and her blocking the door . 'Mr Fry said he attempted to move her out of the way by pulling her and he accepts running at her , connecting with her arm and the door . A court heard the bust-up started after the politician attended a Stoke-on-Trent City Council event . The Civic Centre offices are pictured above . 'Her arm connected with the door which caused the injury - a fracture to the right wrist . ' Rebecca Dulson , defending , said : 'Mr Fry fully accepts responsibility for his actions and expresses remorse . 'He has voluntarily contacted a counselling service in an attempt to deal with the issues he has . 'He has no previous convictions . ' Fry left the Labour party in February last year and now sits as a non-aligned member of the council .
Matthew Fry shoved Ann Simmons in row over his behaviour at civic event . She accused the Labour party-on-Trent City councillor of flirting with another woman . Fry pushed the 41-year-old into a door causing her to suffer a broken wrist . 34-year-old admitted one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm . Former Labour councillor also admitted two charges of assault by beating . But he was spared prison after being handed a suspended jail sentence .