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Lib Dems win Telford & Wrekin Lawley by-election by one vote

The Liberal Democrats are celebrating a close win in the Lawley and Overdale Parish Council by-election.

Lib Dem Catherine Salter took 140 votes, to the Conservative’s 139, with Labour trailing a distant third on 69 votes. The independent candidate came fourth with 38 votes.

The focus of Cllr Salter’s campaign was engaging with and listening to local residents’ concerns about speeding, lack of public transport and poor finishing of new estates by developers.

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  • John Reed
    An excellent overview, thank you Vince. The larger developers do seem to have considerable power to control the housing market. They have land banks, large cash...
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    An excellent overview, thank you Vince. The larger developers do seem to have considerable power to control...
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