Sentences with phrase «overall control of the council by»

The Conservatives lost overall control of the council by losing four seats.

The Conservatives stayed in overall control of the council by gaining two seats.

Not exact matches

Trafford MBC's former Conservative leader Sean Anstee has said campaigning by hundreds of activists from outside the area was an important «contributory factor» in his party losing overall control of the council - but said it is not «cut and dry» Labour will take control after becoming the largest group.

Because the council fell into no overall control, for the first time in the London Borough of Bromley history it was taken over by a Liberal Democrat / Labour Coalition.

The Labour Party held control of the council and increased its majority by one compared with the previous election when it had gained the council from no overall control.

The election saw the Conservative Party lose overall control of the council, instead overtaken in number of seats by the Labour Party, without any absolute majority.

Five of these councils are controlled by the Labour party, three are Conservative - run and two have no overall control but Labour have the largest number of councillors.