Stephen Tall

Tories lose control of Southampton; Lib Dem defection in Middlesbrough

By | Thu 21st February 2008 - 6:54 pm

First up, news of the Tories being ejected from the town hall in Southampton:

The Conservatives have lost control of Southampton City Council. The change came as the full council met on Wednesday to agree the 2008/9 budget and fix the new council tax rate. Liberal Democrat and Labour members joined forces to oust the Conservatives and agreed a new budget with a council tax increase of 3.49%.

If you want to find out more, try the Southern Daily Echo report.

Meanwhile news reaches us of a defection from the Lib Dems to Labour in Middlesbrough. There is now one member of the Lib Dem group, which was five-strong when elected in May 2007. GazetteLive.co.uk has more.

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One Comment

  • jim 21st Feb '08 - 7:13pm

    The deal in Southampton is a grubby affair, with an aging Lib Dem group grasping for one last period in power.

    They have been in decline in Southampton for 4 years and getting into bed with Labour will finish them off.

    Maybe they ned to learn from Eastleigh where the Lib Dems go from strength to strength?

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