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Labour lose control of Oldham
Mike Keegan2/ 5/2008
LABOUR lost Oldham Council to no overall control on a night of change in the town.
No fewer than eight red rose councillors lost their seats as the Oldham public embraced sweeping changes.
The Liberal Democrats are now the largest party picking up four wards to take their total to 30.
one of the reasons labour lost is that they do not listen to their core voters either in oldham or nationally. Take education - academies. Many labour supporters are opposed to these as they do not want privatisation of education but labour in oldham plouged on regardless of the opposition.
bryan1
4/05/2008 at 17:38
4/05/2008 at 17:38
I wonder if Mr Sykes would perhaps think about getting the Council he leads to think about sweeping the estate he lives on. It's full of litter and is an absolute disgrace.
ExCoventrian, Shaw
2/05/2008 at 11:00
2/05/2008 at 11:00
Is the logo to blame? Or is it the national political picture?
welshexile, saddleworth
2/05/2008 at 09:00
2/05/2008 at 09:00
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People can be fickle and whilst welcoming "change" equally changed their minds!!! Protest is fine but can the lib dems really meet public aspirations with no clear majority? We'll see.
7/05/2008 at 00:34