Spending cuts have caused a spirit of innovaton and cultural change in our town halls.
Planners and architects are contemptuous of public opinion. It is naive to assume otherwise.
The Conservatives lost a seat to the Lb Dems in Wiltshire. Plaid Cymru gained from Labour in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
In the only contest taking place this week, Labour lost a seat to an independent in Mansfield.
Yet more triumphs for clusters of independents. Essex Man may have lost enthusiasm for the Conservative Party but not for Conservative principles.
The Conservatives lost a seat to Labour in Salford. But the Conservatives gained a seat from an independent on the Isle of Wight.
Reviewing the details of the results in this region gives a sense of how volatile the electorate has become.
“We must leave the EU on October 31 — we’ve had enough delays and we need to get on with it so we can deliver on the task the British people gave us as politicians.”
The Lib Dems gained two seats from the Conservatives in Broxstowe. But the Conservatives gained a seat from an independent in North Devon.
Labour had some startling setbacks – it was usually the independents who benefitted. Elsewhere we saw Conservative losses to the Lib Dems.
The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Conservatives in Herefordshire. But the Conservatives held two seats in South Staffordshire.
This region shows that Liberal Democrat progress, at the expense of Labour, remains modest.
The vote by Bracknell Conservatives leaves the future of their MP in doubt. Further little local difficulties may follow.
In the only contest this week the Lib Dems held a seat in Gosport.