Tories lose control in Cheshire

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Tories lose control in Cheshire

February 07, 2008

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TORIES have lost overall control in Cheshire after the resignation of a leading councillor for `personal reasons'.

Shirley Harris has stepped down, which has cost the Tories their overall majority of just one.

They will now have 25 seats, Labour 16, Liberal Democrats eight and there is one Independent.

A decision will be made soon over a by-election for the vacancy in Northwich's Abbey division. Mrs Harris had a majority of 1,376 over the LiberalDemocrats.

She said: "I have very much enjoyed my six and a half years as a county councillor and I am sure I will miss being involved."

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Bomber Harris, In Exile.West Germany (07/02/2008 at 11:59)

Oh Dear!Calamity.Lisa what will you do now?

Laura Norder, Didsbury (07/02/2008 at 13:16)

Despite the shambolic state of the Labour Party, voters are still abandoning the Tories. Excellent.

Gordon Brown will still be Prime Minister after the next general election.

gato (07/02/2008 at 14:08)

Laura Norder, Didsbury.
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. God help Britain. We need a new way out of this Lab/Con Disaster.

The Bobelesque (07/02/2008 at 14:18)

Laura Andisorder: I hope not. He looks weighed down with worry/guilt. I predict he will be out for personal reasons by then. The Tories will win by a small margin and we will finish up with the country run by a Lib/Dem, Plaid Cymru, Scots NATS, oddball coterie of power brokers. Mind you that would be better than another 10 years of mis-rule by Blair and the warmongers.

Mr Angry, Bury (07/02/2008 at 15:32)

Hello Bob,

new party needed, Vote Angry

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