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There will also be demands for greater transparency over the loans issued to the council’s property arm, This Land Ltd. It has received over £100m to establish and set up a new housing company and many opposition councillors have called for more information to be shared with elected members.   Cambridgeshire County Council leader Steve Count remained tight-lipped over publication of the ‘farmgate’ report after a handsome win in his own division in March.   Cllr Count, alongside Conservative colleague Jan French, scooped nearly 6,000 votes in total for the March North and Waldersey se...

And there will be puzzlement – and some disquiet – in Tory circles over whether they retain Steve Count as their leader.   He has been under pressure following the council’s refusal to publish a 480-page audit committee report into his former deputy Roger Hickford.   Mr Hickford quit  two months ago and moved to Norfolk once the report was produced.  Legal advice given to the council prevented publication of the report that looked at a county council farms tenancy given to Mr Hickford prior to the 2017 election.    That report, so far unpublished, will be a priority aspiration for...

Wisbech West – 24.18pc  Counting under way at the Hudson leisure centre in Wisbech for Cambs CC - Credit: Harry Rutter Tory Party chiefs, whilst confident of retaining control, have learned from past experience -including that of 2013 when UKIP delivered an extraordinary electoral blow – not to be complacent.    Including the deputy leader’s former seat, they have held 35 of the 61 council seats – with Lib Dems, Labour and independents the remaining 26.   Retention of that comfortable working majority is the goal.   Counting under way at the Hudson leisure centre in Wisbech for C...

Cambridgeshire local election results: Conservatives lose control of Cambridgeshire County Council It is still the largest party, but no party has an overall majority. Updated Liberal Democrat group leader Lucy Nethsingha and Conservative group leader Steve Count (Image: Cambridge News) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subsc...

County council Conservatives lay out election pitch The group has not released an official manifesto Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The Conservatives on Cambridgeshire County Council are not releasing an of...