Tory plan to stop local elections in Gloucestershire rejected
The Government said that elections in some areas of England would be delayed for one year to allow a major reorganisation of local government to take place.

The Government said that elections in some areas of England would be delayed for one year to allow a major reorganisation of local government to take place.
Councillor Jeremy Hilton said there were strong cultural, geographic, economic and historic reasons to keep Gloucester and the surrounding communities together
Councillor Jeremy Hilton, leader of Gloucester City Council, said key housing and regeneration schemes were progressing in the city and needed time to be completed.
Concerns were raised earlier this year by the residents of Oakland’s Park in Podsmead after the grass in the area was left uncut
In just a few weeks, the Lib Dems have revealed the list of the 10 worst failures of the former Conservative administration.
In Gloucester, Councillor Rebecca Trimnell increased our vote share by 2.7% compared with 2019 – polling 10.4%.
With the Liberal Democrats now running Gloucester City Council the party is best placed to beat the Conservative incumbent MP on July 4.
The Liberal Democrats were appointed to the leadership of the local authority at Monday afternoon’s annual general meeting of the council.
They won 17 of the 39 seats the council, with the Conservatives on 11 seats, Labour on seven and the Independents on four.