Lib Dems look set to run Gloucester City Council after beating Conservatives
They won 17 of the 39 seats the council, with the Conservatives on 11 seats, Labour on seven and the Independents on four.

They won 17 of the 39 seats the council, with the Conservatives on 11 seats, Labour on seven and the Independents on four.
Councillor Rebecca Trimnell and Councillor Howard Hyman are the Liberal Democrat team for Westgate. Rebecca, who lives in the ward close to Gloucester Cathedral, was elected in a by-election in…
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The Liberal Democrats are promising to improve core services, support the local economy, deliver more affordable housing and make Gloucester carbon neutral by 2030.
The bollards have been fitted between Manu Marble Way and Millstone Way which means residents no longer having to drag their waste bins and recycling boxes to the end of the street for collection.
Gloucester City Council had made it harder to use the pay by phone option – often favoured by elderly residents who do not want to pay online – for the annual £50 bin charge.
Tuffley Liberal Democrats are opposed to the scheme and believe the knock-on impact to the local community means a planning application should be rejected.