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Council by-election results from yesterday

The Conservatives held a seat in Perth and Kinross but lost a seat to the Lib Dems in Warrington and another one to the Lib Dems in West Berkshire.

By Harry Phibbs | 20 April 2018 at 3:00 pm | 26 comments

Kevin Davis: To defeat crime, we must strengthen the family

The terrible state of council housing across London undermines community spirit and encourages drug dealing and gang violence. The Mayor is failing to show any leadership.

By Kevin Davis | 20 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 31 comments

Sarah McDermott: Councils still have a role to champion excellence in education

Where outstanding primary schools do not have attached nursery classes, in Wandsworth we will be looking to work with them to see if they can expand.

By Sarah McDermott | 19 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 12 comments

Gary Porter: Better partnership with central Government has given Conservative councils the chance to deliver

Extolling the virtues of the Localism Act might not be a big vote winner of the doorstep – but the many achievements it has made possible are having an impact.

By Gary Porter | 18 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 2 comments

Paul Canal: The Conservatives are fighting hard to win back Redbridge

Labour promised thousands of new social homes when they took over in 2014. They have only built six a year.

By Paul Canal | 17 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 14 comments

Ross Archer: Why I am standing to be Mayor of Lewisham

Under Labour the local football club has been treated appallingly and crime has been allowed to rise. The Conservatives offer a bold and positive alternative.

By Ross Archer | 16 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 2 comments

Council by-election results from yesterday

The Conservatives held a seat in South Northamptonshire but lost one to the Lib Dems in Chichester. Labour held a seat in St Edmundsbury

By Harry Phibbs | 13 April 2018 at 11:30 am | 13 comments

Matt Hartley: Our fight for democracy in Greenwich

Labour councillors see their chance to extinguish the only opposition voices left in the Council chamber, so they can continue their waste of taxpayers money, blame-shifting and failure to listen to residents unchecked.

By Cllr Matt Hartley | 13 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 23 comments

It’s in the district council elections that the Conservatives are strongest – and so have the most to lose

The final part of our series this week on May’s elections. Will there be a LibDem revival – which polls have yet to indicate?

By Harry Phibbs | 12 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 17 comments

In the elections for the “metropolitan boroughs” the Conservatives have little to lose – which is why the focus will be on Trafford

The second part of our series this week on May’s elections, moving on to the metropolitan areas that are electing in thirds.

By Harry Phibbs | 11 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 20 comments

Birmingham is a key test – perhaps the most important one – for the Tories in the local elections

We open a three-part series this week on May’s elections, beginning today with the cities that are all-out.

By Harry Phibbs | 10 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 16 comments

Kevin Davis: Don’t let Kingston return to the dark days of Lib Dem rule

Previously the parks were neglected and the roads full of potholes. The Conservatives have started to turn the borough around.

By Kevin Davis | 9 April 2018 at 11:30 am | 34 comments

Jonathan Cook: Improving air quality for Londoners must be a top Conservative priority

Wandsworth is probably the best place to own an electric vehicle in the whole of the UK.

By Jonathan Cook | 9 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 13 comments

Council by-election results from yesterday

The Conservatives held seats in New Forest and in Fylde. The Green Party gained a seat form an independent in Taunton Deane. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the SNP in the Highlands.

By Harry Phibbs | 6 April 2018 at 2:06 pm | 17 comments

Paul Mercer: Police forces and councils seem to forget the reasons for the Prevent programme

For reasons of political correctness, its remit now covers far more groups, many of which are clearly not engaged in violent protest, let alone terrorism.

By Paul Mercer | 6 April 2018 at 6:10 am | 26 comments

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