The battle for Sheffield

Sheffield City Council has a third of its seats up for election on May 5. The Lib Dems are currently… Read more »

The battle for Windsor and Maidenhead

The Conservative council leader, Cllr David Burbage reports All out local elections are on May 5 in Windsor and Maidenhead,… Read more »

The battle for Brighton and Hove

 One of the most interesting election contests on May 5 will be for control of Brighton & Hove City Council…. Read more »

Trafford Conservatives launch election manifesto

Traffford Conservatives have launched their election manifesto for the Council elections. Cutting costs while protecting services is naturally a prominent… Read more »

The battle for West Lancashire

Conservative-run West Lancashire has a third of its seats up for election on May 5th. Among the local issues is… Read more »

The Times, Political Betting and The MJ publish local elections predictions

Predictions for the local elections this year are starting to come in thick and fast. Political Betting suggest that the… Read more »

The battle for Luton

Luton is a Labour-controlled Council, which employs Parenting Co-ordinators. It has with all the seats up for election on May… Read more »

The battle for Bradford

Since last year Bradford has has a minority Labour administration. A third of the seats are up for election on… Read more »

The battle for Wirral

Since last year Wirral Borough Council has been run a Conservative/Lib Dem coalition under Conservative leadership. A third of the… Read more »

Conservative council candidate nominates Independent candidate standing against him and his Tory colleague

By Jonathan Isaby I wrote in October 2009 about ructions within the Bedford Conservatives, when the group leader on the… Read more »

The battle for Reading

Cllr Andrew Cumpsty, the leader of Reading Borough Council, where a third of the seats are up for election on… Read more »

David Cameron’s council elections launch speech

David Cameron's speech in Sale yesterday including the following passage about the Council elections: We promised to get rid of… Read more »

Liverpool Lib Dem leader urges Clegg to pull out of coalition

I don't imagine many Lib Dems would regard forcing a General Election just at the moment as a terribly good… Read more »

What are Conservative councils offering the C2s?

Glyn Gaskarth says Conservative councillors who want to win should remember the C2 voters Conservative councils need to make public… Read more »

The battle for Bath & North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset Council is a unitary authority with a minority Conservative administration and all the seats up… Read more »