Friday 26 November 2021

Knutton doin', Labour

Politics.co.uk reports today:

"In Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, the Conservative vote shared soared by 25.8% points. Labour came in second with 48.9% of the vote share. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Brian Johnson."

Tuesday 2 November 2021

Newcastle turns blue

Good news. Newcastle-under-Lyme has turned blue, and not because of the pong from the Silverdale tip. The Sentinel reports today that:

"Four independent councillors on Newcastle Borough Council have joined the Conservatives – giving the Tories an overall majority on the authority"

Hopefully this might cause a re-think on their 'build on green spaces' stance.