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A cross-party group of Ryedale councillors has united to voice support for the ‘east and west’ unitary proposal for the future of local…

Power shift: (left) Conservative Group leader Paul Dundas and (right) Highwoods Independents Gerard and Beverly Oxford THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council for the first time in more than ten years.  After Thursday’s election the incumbant Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib...

Power shift: (left) Conservative Group leader Paul Dundas and (right) Highwoods Independents Gerard and Beverly Oxford THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council for the first time in more than ten years.  After Thursday’s election the incumbant Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib...

Power shift: (left) Conservative Group leader Paul Dundas and (right) Highwoods Independents Gerard and Beverly Oxford THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council for the first time in more than ten years.  After Thursday’s election the incumbant Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib...

BBC News Published image copyrightGoogle Maps image captionColchester Borough Council had been run by a Liberal Democrat coalition with Labour prior to Thursdays elections The Conservatives are due to take control of Colchester Borough Council for the first time in 13 years. The authority had been run by a Liberal Democrat coalition with Labour prior to Thursdays elections. After the vote, the Tories failed to make any gains but remained the largest party with 23 councillors. But talks conclude...

THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council - for the first time in 13 years. After Thursday’s election the Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with just 23 seats between them, one less than they started the night out with. The Tories failed to secure a majority, also holding 23 seats, and Lib Dem leader of the council Mark Cory said discussions were ongoing to form a renewed progressive alliance. However, the Conservative Group has now confirmed it has reached a...

Local elections 2021: Counties buck the Tory trend County councils have bucked the trend of Conservative success in the local election on Thursday, with a mixed picture for the party. The counties saw two senior leaders ousted from their seats, while Cambridgeshire CC returned to no overall control after four years of Conservative rule. In Hertfordshire CC, Conservative leader and chairman of the County Council’s Network (CCN) David Williams lost his seat. The party, which has been in control...

Before that, he worked in London as a marketing/management consultant. He moved out of London to help his parents run their school, Sherborne House Prep School in Chandlers Ford as Bursar. After they sold the school, he says he didn’t fancy moving back to London so started a business importing and manufacturing wargames figures (basically toy soldiers for adults). Before university, he took a gap year serving with the 17/21st Lancers on a Short Service Limited Commission based at Tid...

Island Conservative choose their next leader after Dave Stewart defeat After the unseating of Dave Stewart, the Island Conservatives have chosen their next leader and will make the decision official on 14th May Following Thursday’s elections, the Island Conservatives lost their majority, dropping five seats from 23 to 18. News OnTheWight understands that several non-Conservatives have already received phone calls from the Conservatives asking them to join the group, but today Cllr Hastings h...

The letter reads as follows: Firstly, congratulations on your election as an Isle of Wight Councillor on Thursday. I wish you well for the forthcoming council term. I look forward to working alongside you to serve the Island as a whole. As you may have seen reported in the media, I have been elected as the acting leader of the Conservative Group. This is an interim decision ahead of the Group’s scheduled Annual Meeting on Friday (14th May), when the Group will confirm my appointment and agr...