There was only one contest this week. The Green Party gained a seat from the Conservatives in Wychavon.
We continue our series, putting this year’s local elections under the magnifying glass to find changes and trends.
The Government’s protection of leaseholders is welcome. But indiscriminate penalising of property developers is rough justice.
Private healthcare should be an option for the many, not just the few. The Government should make this option more affordable.
There was only one contest this week. The Lib Dems gained a seat from Labour in Gedling.
County referendums could also be held in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to resolve this contentious issue.
We can now conclude that the alphabet soup of official bodies got it wrong. They have not yet proved terribly contrite about it.
In the final contest of the year, the Conservatives lost a seat to an independent in the New Forest.
The Conservatives lost a seat to the Lib Dems in Horsham. Labour lost a seat to an independent in Bridgend.
We continue our series, putting this year’s local elections under the magnifying glass to find changes and trends.
The Conservatives lost seats in Rotherham, in Tonbridge & Malling and in Bracknell Forest. But gained one in Torridge.
The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in North Norfolk. But lost seats to the Lib Dems in Lancaster and to Labour in Worthing.
Increasing supply would mean lower prices. That would mean negative equity for recent buyers. It would still be the right choice to make.
We continue our series, putting this year’s local elections under the magnifying glass to find changes and trends.
The Conservatives gained seats from Labour in Nuneaton & Bedworth and Newcastle-under-Lyme.