Remarkably, that was how Streeting got his first break in politics; having been beaten by yours truly in my own ward, it transpired that a newly elected Labour councillor in another ward was a teache… (View Post)

Yep. On the island, last time, the LDs got one seat, but won three more in subsequent by-elections, making four. One of those stood down and her seat wasn’t held, the other three got re-elected, and … (View Post)

They’re not. They’re mostly the centre left lot who used to run the council as liberals and LibDems, before the coalition; nowadays they’re fairly centrist non party political folk. With one exceptio… (View Post)

IOW final Independent - 11 Conservative - 2 Labour - 1 Liberal Democrat - 4 Green - 2 Reform UK - 19 Reform one short (View Post)

Green hold in Carisbrooke, and the first Reform gain of the afternoon, from the Tories, in Lake S. Meanwhile Labour has, against all expectations, held the Cowes seat of their former sole councillor … (View Post)