Holly Whitbread: It’s tough going, campaigning in Epping Forest – despite having a good record to defend

I have had doors slammed in my face and been called a traitor. But I keep promoting a positive, localised Conservative message.

Greater safeguards for Council Tax debt collection promised

In St Albans and North Warwickshire a less draconian approach has proved effective. The Government wants others to follow suit.

Wendy Thompson: Here in Wolverhampton, we have a premiership team. Now we need a premiership council.

Conservatives are offering a positive alternative. We can be a strong and effective voice for every Wulfrunian.

WATCH: The Conservative Local Election Broadcast goes big on the B word: bins

“If Labour councils can’t even get the bins emptied, how can they do a good job of running anything else?”

Bradley Thomas: This is how we have frozen the Council Tax in Wychavon

We have recently awarded a new waste contract which will deliver £6 million of savings over ten years versus the previous contract.

Meghan Gallacher: The SNP is breaking its election pledge to limit Council Tax rises to three per cent

There will also be a levy on workplace car parking places. Residents could be taxed hundreds of pounds a year for driving into work.

Ferris Cowper: In East Hampshire we are breaking away from the “jobsworth” approach

We are improving services and cutting Council Tax. We have one of the highest customer satisfaction rates in the nation.

Barry Lewis: The Conservatives are delivering for Derbyshire

A record number of 68,000 potholes were repaired in 2018. The new model will mean even better performance and efficiency in the future.

Thomas Kerr: The people of Scotland deserve a Council Tax freeze

Glaswegians have seen increases in their taxes – but no improvement in local services. This is why Conservatives are standing up for hard-working families.

Nick Rushton: Financial independence would allow councils to talk not of survival, but of real ambition

We can offer so much to the nation. Growing our local economies in a post-Brexit landscape; genuinely integrating health services; ensuring that we build the homes and infrastructure we need.

Gareth Bacon: Khan pushed up Council Tax – but he fails to give priority to fighting crime

London’s Mayor is overseeing an administration typified by virtue signalling, financial incompetence, and wasteful spending.

Murad Gassanly: Why I left the Labour Party

The Conservatives are the natural political home for those who value national identity and are open to the world.

Chloe Westley: In praise of the small business people I met, who help create the wealth which keeps public services going

During this Budget run-up, many of those I met raised business rates as a killer, plus council tax, the apprenticeship levy, parking charges and corporation tax, too.

Jonathan Werran: We should allow hypothecated Council Tax rises

The cap for triggering referendums must now yield to popular consent to pay more in local charges to improve local services.

Alan Jarrett: Medway is a Conservative success story

We boast the lowest council tax in Kent by a significant margin and retain our grammar schools. We are also revitalising derelict waterfronts.