An analysis of Wandsworth election results
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After 44 years of control by the Conservatives party, Labour has won a majority of councillors in the local elections on 5th May 2022.…
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It’s time for the audience to ask questions during the hustings organised in Battersea for the local election. A person stood up and suddenly several other individuals got up too.…
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In a last minute announcement, Wandsworth Council is sending leaflets to all residents with a pledge to cut Council Tax to… zero, if re-elected. In their latest move, Wandsworth Conservatives…
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Understanding the “Lowest Council tax” slogan
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Having the lowest Council tax in the country has been for decades the biggest message branded by the Conservatives during Wandsworth Council elections. Whether this has been the reason for…
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Wandsworth has collected nearly as much tax from property developments than all the surrounding boroughs together. And although the Council is using the money to cover spending otherwise paid by…
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Property developers are cash cows for Wandsworth
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You won’t be surprised to learn that Wandsworth generates a lot of income from developers, but the scale of the figures is astonishing in comparison to some of our neighbours.…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert One year ago started the first lockdown in England due to the spread of Covid cases. From that date, the usage of video-conference tools exploded: Zoom meetings…
Continue Reading »Wandsworth officers in charge of the draft Local Plan write: “There is a strong record of affordable housing provision in the borough with 885 new affordable homes delivered between 2016/17…
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The Local Government Boundary Commission has published its final recommendations for new electoral arrangements for Wandsworth Council. You will notice little changes from our previous interim report. The Boundary Commission…
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The Boundary Commissioners are just about to make decisions about the ward boundaries in Battersea. One thing we know is that all, or almost all, wards will change as a…
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