Reply #1: We're electing 16 of 44 councillors

[muriel_volestrangler]

No big issues - but there was one in 2002, when the Tory who's now standing down was elected. Then, the Lib Dems had given planning permission for a new Waitrose supermarket, and this produced a backlash which got the Tory elected in what was previously a Lib Dem seat. The 2004 ward election was won by a Lib Dem, so I suspect we could win the seat back this year. The Lib Dems dominate the council already (32 out of 44), so I doubt that will change - they managed a lower than inflation council tax rise, so the 2nd place Tories can't do too much with that.