What might happen on 4 May 2023
Bedfordshire council elections in the spotlight
Boring Bedfordshire! A total relief from the rest of the county with all its turbulence and a case study where the three main parties each run an authority.
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Cambridgeshire council elections in the spotlight
Cambridgeshire consists of six Councils if you count Huntingdonshire where there are no elections this year along with South Cambs. The rest all have elections either full or in thirds.
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Gloucestershire council elections in the spotlight
Gloucestershire consists of seven Councils and a County Council. Four of the Councils have all their Councillors up of election and three Councils have no elections.
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Kent council elections in the spotlight
Kent is a large County with 13 Councils. 12 of them districts and one (Medway) as a unitary. In this post we examine 1 – 6 on the map.
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Nottinghamshire council elections in the spotlight
As with neighbouring Leicestershire, all Councillors on the eight Councils in Nottinghamshire are up for election (but not the County!)
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Surrey council elections in the spotlight
Oxfordshire consists of four District Councils, Oxford City Council and an overarching County Council (up for election in 2025 and currently controlled by a “Progressive Alliance” composed of LibDems (21), Labour (16) and Greens (3).
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West Sussex council elections in the spotlight
West Sussex consists of seven Districts and the County Council. There is quite a bit of political turmoil here and Horsham has had four Leaders (five if you count the interim one) in two years.
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Berkshire council elections in the spotlight
Berkshire consists of six Unitary Councils (Berks County was abolished in 1998). All six the councils have elections this year with four all-out and two electing a third of the Council.
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Derbyshire combined authority elections in the spotlight
All the Councillors on the nine Councils are up for election. This is another “Red Wall” are that will be a test for both Sunak and Starmer.
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Hertfordshire council elections in the spotlight
Hertfordshire is a very diverse County and Watford really should be the London Borough of… Parts of Hertfordshire has become very LibDem over recent years and the Party is likely to tighten their grip in those places.
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Leicestershire council elections in the spotlight
We are very active in the East Midlands and are the leading consultancy to engage with residents and politicians in this area. Leicestershire consists of 8 councils and a County Council.
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Oxfordshire council elections in the spotlight
Surrey consists of 11 District/Borough Council and an overarching County Council (up for election in 2025 and currently Conservative controlled).
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West Midlands combined authority elections in the spotlight
This is a very important area for both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer… This is “Red Wall” territory and if the Tories do well here it will bolster their confidence.