Three councillors quit Warwick District Council's Labour group amid scathing attack on group leader Three serving councillors have quit Warwick District Council’s Labour group amid claims it is “not led in an ethical or inclusive way”.

It has been obvious for a while that some of the Labour group have been pretty unhappy, but crikey:

www.warwickshireworld.com/news/politic...

St Leonard's Forest - West Sussex CC

Liberal Democrat Gain from Conservative!

🔶Sam Raby Lib Dem 644 32.5%
➡️Reform 584 29.5%
🔵Con 401 20.2%
🟢Green 13.1%
🔴Lab 4.7%

Congratulations to Sam and the team!

Maiden Erlegh and Whitegate - Wokingham BC

Liberal Democrat Gain from Conservative

🔶Mike Smith Lib Dem 1028 31.2%
🔴Lab 793 24.1%
🔵Con 788 23.9%
➡️Reform 486 14.8%
🟢Green 189 5.5%
🔘TUSC 17 0.5%

Congratulations to Mike and the team - gained the seat and the Council!!!

Local Government Reorganisation.
 
ALDC has articles from Paul Trollope (Westmorland) and Cllr Bill Revans (Somerset) on how they took the initiative during the creation of new unitary authorities and delivered Lib Dem controlled councils.

www.aldc.org/2025/03/local-...

MOLE VALLEY DC; Holmwoods & Beare Green Ward

LIBDEM HOLD

🔶 LDM, Bradley Nelson, 748, 
🔵 Con, 437, 
➡️ Ref, 348, 
🟢 Grn, 76, 

Huge congratulations 🎉 to new Councillor 
Bradley Nelson, and the 🔶 team on their hard work. 🥇

No time for sleeping, only 50 days to polling day!!!

Woodbridge (East Suffolk) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 53.6% (+25.5)
🌳 CON: 20.5% (+1.0)
➡️ RFM: 14.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.5% (-8.5)

No GRN (-32.4) as previous.

Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.

Eamont & Shap (Westmorland & Furness) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 67.2% (+1.5)
🌳 CON: 20.5% (-13.8)
🏘️ PCF: 6.5% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.8% (New)

Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.

What is a starter pack?

Really good to be at the @stemlgbtqyou.bsky.social conference in Birmingham - some great presentations; good to catch up with Avery and others!!