Andy D'Agorne

Labour are making a big play of 'taking control of the council' if everyone votes for them. This could well happen, just by the Lib Dems losing seats to Tories as to Labour.  However what they fail to point out is that the only Labour votes that 'count' in this respect of them outnumbering Lib Dems and Tories combined are those that keep their existing seats or take seats from Lib Dem or Tory councillors. Attacking the Greens in Fishergate will do nothing to change the balance of power at the Guildhall. Fishergate residents need to vote for the party and councillors that they want to represent them at ward level, not some kind of referendum on the Lib Dem administration. A Labour administration without Green opposition on issues like the waste incinerator, rapid expansion onto the Green Belt and tackling sustainability issues will be a less democratic council than what we have now with two Green councillors.