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Comment ‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’ After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and… Sam Corcoran 19th July, 2024, 8:00 am
News Labour lose control of county council after resignation Labour appear to have lost control of Nottinghamshire County Council following the resignation of a councillor from the… 21st August, 2014, 2:02 pm
Comment Labour are making headway in the South – but the Tories are falling behind in the North It’s very hard to take a step back and look at how this deluge of results we’re getting… Mark Ferguson 3rd May, 2013, 8:57 am
Comment Local elections 2013: the councils Labour should watch This Thursday will see local elections in all 27 English counties, eight unitary authorities and one Welsh authority.… Laura Wilkes 29th April, 2013, 1:00 pm
Comment Grant Shapps is becoming the Comical Ali of the Conservative Party The sniping and spinning has already started. David Cameron is being warned he needs to lose fewer than… Tom Watson 25th April, 2013, 12:01 am