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T_i_B

(14,742 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2024, 02:01 AM Apr 19

Local government and Mayoral elections on 2nd May

It's that time of year again, and this year we have local government elections, Mayoral elections (including London Mayor) and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Please let us know about what elections are on where you live this May, and what local issues are where you live.

This year I have another round of Sheffield City Council elections, with the ward where I live being a close fought contest as always. Big local issues being poor public transport and poorly maintained roads (the councils ongoing PFI contract with Amey for road maintenance being an ongoing sore point).

With the Mayor of South Yorkshire also taking on the tile of Police and Crime Commissioner we also have a Mayoral election, which I expect Labour's Oliver Coppard to win easily.

The main contest the media are focusing on is of course the London Mayoral election.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_local_elections

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Local government and Mayoral elections on 2nd May (Original Post) T_i_B Apr 19 OP

Oxford City Council elections LeftishBrit Apr 20 #1

Only one Tory on Sheffield Council T_i_B Apr 22 #2

LeftishBrit

(41,208 posts)

1. Oxford City Council elections

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 04:06 PM

Apr 20

Overwhelming Labour majority; expect this to continue, though may be reduced somewhat. No Tories at all on the Council.

Apart from the usual stuff about building, planning permission, etc., Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are controversial, and some people are making them an issue- even though that sort of thing is really up to the County Council, who are not up for election this year.

Unusually for a Council election, I haven't heard anything so far about wheelie bins!

T_i_B

(14,742 posts)

2. Only one Tory on Sheffield Council

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 07:34 AM

Apr 22

And he's standing down this year.

Over the border in Rotherham a few Tories are up for re-election, although there appears to have been a split in the local party and a bunch of them are now standing as "Local Conservatives" against the actual Conservative Party!

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