The announcement that post offices were to be closed in Blatchcombe and Brixham was attacked today as yet another blow for the elderly and disadvantaged by Totnes Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Mike Treleaven. Speaking after the announcement he said:
Liberal Democrat Councillor David Foster was elected Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen at the Annual Council Meeting on 1 July 2004.
Following a period of uncertainty Labour have retained control of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, but they are dependent on the support of a group of Independent Councillors.
The two Liberal Democrat candidates in the Earcroft by-election made a strong showing and pushed the Conservatives into third place.
The Liberal Democrats have won an astounding success in the Leicester South by-election, overturning a Labour majority of 13,243 to win by a margin of 1,654 votes. Parmjit Singh Gill is now the 55th Lib Dem Member of Parliament, following Sarah Teather's success in the Brent East by-election in September 2003, where she demolished a similar Labour majority to win the seat, after a successful Lib Dem campaign in the London constituency.
Spectacular swings to the Lib Dems were a feature of both Parliamentary By-Elections this week.
