Ok, so here is the state of play in the English local Council elections as of mid evening. Just reflect on these stunning results.... Conservatives 1330 Councillors +217 Lib Dems 439 Councillors -8 Others 159 Councillors +34 LABOUR 159 Councillors -250. The Party of Government has come in joint 3rd! Labour has lost control of ALL four Council redoubts  it was defending. Tonight there are hund...

So Labour Cllr Ray Davies blames the Tories for today’s credit crunch and recession. Then uses the rest of his letter for a Thatcher rant. This is a classic letter from a Labour member who can’t defend his Labour government, so he digs up a Tory ghost. Be realist Labour has been in government since 1997, even though Labour kept to Tory spending plans for the first few years. Since Labo...

"Tell us where potholes require urgent attention" Labour Councillors tell residents. Labour Councillors have welcomed the Government decision, announced in last week's budget, to give Westminster an extra £91,000 to fill potholes in the road caused by this winter's very bad weather. Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, Leader of the Labour Group, said: "This is good news for Westminster r...

John Denham MP, Labour's Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, speaking to Labour Party Conference today said: Conference, John Denham, New Generation. SAGA section. I want to thank all the Labour Councillors. Labour changed Britain for the better, and every one of you was part of that story. Labour councillors aren't supporters on the touchline of a Labour Government. You&#...

Government plans to set up a new Quango – the NHS Commissioning Board - has been criticised by Labour Councillors who say they are not convinced of the need for yet another costly NHS reorganisation at a time of when the government is preaching to the public about austerity in public services. Labour say that the public has yet to see the evidence that the Coalition Government has protected ...

I’m getting rather fed up with the almost daily whinge from local councillors that they need more powers. It doesn’t matter whether they’re Tory, Labour or Lib Dem, this seems to be a uniting theme for all those that run our town halls. A couple of days ago, some Labour Councillors had a letter published in the Times wanting to licence (close and regulate) strip bars. More powers...

This is taking place today. The Government has set up a Taskforce, chaired by Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman in the House of Lords, to increase the number of women from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) communities who are serving as councillors in local government. Local councillors play a vital role in their local communities and the Government wants to encourage and support more w...

Labour Councillors are calling on Westminster Council to take action to return the borough's estimated 3,000 empty private properties back into use for local residents and families. As part of National Empty Homes Week, Labour Councillors are calling on residents to report properties they think may be empty. Labour Councillors have already reported a long-standing empty Council property at 10...

Westminster Labour call for David Cameron to denounce slap-up dinner on the rates for Conservative Councillors who lost £17 million investing in now-failed Icelandic Banks. Labour Councillors in Westminster have blasted Westminster Conservatives for going ahead with a £23,000 Black-Tie Civic Dinner at Lancaster House, St James's on Sunday 22nd March. Labour Councillors say that sp...

Labour is calling on the Tory-led Government to conduct a comprehensive review on the impact of their plans on charities and local voluntary organisations.  This comes as a survey suggests that more than 2,000 charities and communities groups are facing budget cuts as a result of reductions in their funding.