Practical cost-effective measures, such as using good quality paint on exterior walls, are being missed.
Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives in Plymouth.
The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Swindon.
She won by a clear margin in the ballot of London Conservative members – 57 per cent to 43 per cent for Moz Hossain.
The Conservatives lost a seat to the Green Party in Norfolk. Labour lost a seat to an independent in Newham.
The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Cambridge. Labour gained a seat from the SNP in South Lanarkshire.
He will probably get the Conservative nomination, while defeating Labour in the election next May will be more challenging. But doesn’t being a county council leader have more power anyway?
The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The Conservatives held a seat in Bedford.
Susan Hall already had a commanding lead among elected representatives from London.
“The news agenda is becoming a distraction from the race and the Conservative Party.”
Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives in Southampton. An independent gained a seat from the Green Party in West Devon.
The Lib Dems gained two seats from the Conservatives in South Derbyshire and another seat from them in West Devon. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in St Albans.
The other two candidates are Daniel Korski, a technology entrepreneur, and Susan Hall, until recently, the Leader of the Conservative Group in the London Assembly.
It means there will be a by-election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, which he will not contest.
Peerages for Ben Houchen, Kulveer Ranger and Shaun Bailey. Knighthoods for Jacob Rees-Mogg and Simon Clarke. Priti Patel becomes a Dame.