Sentences with phrase «overall control of the council since»

[1] Prior to the election Calverley & Farsley councillor, Joseph Marjoram, had defected from the Conservatives to Independent.Labour had overall control of the council since the 2011 election and their majority was unchanged following this election.

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Whilst failing to win any outright overall control in any council area in Scotland, the SNP emerged as the largest political group in sixteen councils, including Glasgow City Council, knocking the Scottish Labour Party out of power in Glasgow for the first time sinccouncil area in Scotland, the SNP emerged as the largest political group in sixteen councils, including Glasgow City Council, knocking the Scottish Labour Party out of power in Glasgow for the first time sincCouncil, knocking the Scottish Labour Party out of power in Glasgow for the first time since 1980.

That meant Labour lost overall control of the council for the first time since 2012 - falling one seat short with 17.