Councillor out canvassing accused of breaking cold calling ban

A Conservative councillor canvassing for the county council elections has been criticised for knocking on doors in a "No Cold… Read more »

The battle in Newham continues

A week ago Neil Pearce missed being elected a Conservative councillor in Newham by just 15 votes. Here he reflects… Read more »

A Conservative Wrexham?

Cllr Paul Rogers represents Brymbo Ward and was elected Wrexham’s youngest councillor aged 22.  He believes that the Conservatives have… Read more »

Could Newham be poised for a Tory councillor?

Newham has no had a Conservative councillor for the last 18 years. But, whisper it softly, that could be about… Read more »

Should councillors Twitter?

A website has been created which lists councillors who Twitter. I have registered to Twitter, in order to read the… Read more »

Middle East conflict features in Haringey Council byelection

There is a Council byelection on Thursday in the Seven Sisters Ward of Haringey caused by the death of the… Read more »

Lib Dem/Lab run Wirral Council raise Council Tax but slash services

Cllr Leah Fraser, Wirral councillor and the PPC for Wallasey, says that the Lib Dem/Lab administration running Wirral is hiking… Read more »

Waltham Forest: By-elections offer chance for Tory breakthrough

Waltham Forest is the borough that gave us Norman Tebbit and Iain Duncan Smith. But it is Lab/Lib Dem-run Council…. Read more »

Wakefield’s Cllr Mike Walker explains how he turned wards run by Labour for 26 years into Tory wards with four figure majorities

This is the text of the talk that Cllr Mike Walker of Wakefield West ward gave at the 2008 Spring… Read more »

Gloucestershire Conservatives use council tax to put 63 more police officers on the county’s streets

Congratulations to Cllr Julie Girling who sent ConservativeHome this YouTube video of a recent Politics Show programme report dedicated to… Read more »

It won’t be an iTunes hit but Hammersmith Tories launch musical YouTube to celebrate their council tax reduction

ConservativeHome originally reported on the H&F tax cut here.

It can be done: South Norfolk Council freezes council tax

South Norfolk Council joins Westminster and East Hampshire as the three local authorities in the country that are freezing council… Read more »

Harry Phibbs: In 2008 are surgeries still an effective use of local councillors?

Harry is a Hammersmith & Fulham councillor. Councillors are not supposed to be full time but to bring some sense… Read more »