Cllr Tina Bhartwas, previously deputy leader of the Labour group on Hertfordshire County Council, has joined the Liberal Democrats. The Bishop’s Stortford Independent reports: Cllr Bhartwas blamed a ...

In the second half of 2019, it was £19 million spent this way. Now, in the overall scheme of government expenditure, £19 ...

Cllr Tina Bhartwas, previously deputy leader of the Labour group on Hertfordshire County Council, has joined the Liberal Democrats. The Bishop’s Stortford Independent reports: Cllr Bhartwas blamed a ...

“If a politician was an envelope, what sort of envelope would they be?” is the sort of question that – more usually featuring animals rather than envelopes ...

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Four principal authority council by-elections this week. They featured three Liberal Democrat candidates, which is two up on the last time these wards were up – a welcome continuation of the ...

A bit of variety from all the stories of Reform UK shedding councillors as this time it is a story about Reform having too many council candidates. The election for two councillors in Higham Ferrers ...

Here’s the tally of seats changing hands in principal authority council by-elections held between the May 2025 and the May 2026 local elections: Each row shows the net gains or losses for that party, ...