The period of reflection and apology now over and voters now start muttering under their breath “maybe the Conservatives have changed?”
In his rural Bromley home in Downe, Nigel Farage is represented by a Conservative Councillor, just as he has been for the last 62 years.
Social media ads were used effectively to build local profiles and the candidates themselves were out three or four times a week. They reported casework to existing councillors who got things done before the incumbents could respond.
320 council staff had higher salary entitlements than the prime minister’s £172,153. Whatever you think of the current occupant of Number 10 (however long he has left), most people will find it hard to understand why someone working at their local council is getting more than he is.
Here are some policies for homes, trams and high streets, street scars and street trees.
Reform UK and the Lib Dems are also making big gains from the Conservatives.
A portion of voters who backed Reform in 2025 as an insurgent alternative are now more hesitant, even if they are not uniformly returning to the Conservatives.
Few people understand – or are even aware of – the implications of local government reorganisation.
I focused on facts and tangible results reminding local residents how far we had come, I kept the tone of the messages positive and uplifting.
Just one result this week. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Malvern Hills.
We will have a national police force and a number of regional police forces. Who will hold governance over them, and raise taxes to pay for them? The Labour Government has not yet said.
A police force shaped primarily around being liked rather than being effective operates with one hand tied behind its back.
The party has changed, the faces have changed, and the values have never been clearer. The Conservative Party can enable anyone to achieve their potential.
Conservatives currently hold four seats on the council, which we’re defending of course. We’re also advancing in areas that haven’t been considered viable before, like Greenford and Southall.