The borough’s Labour Party – led by Councillor Chris Read – increased their majority by two seats, and now hold 33 seats on the council and remain the ruling party. They may have increased their majority, but it was not a landslide by any means – 30 seats are needed to take control of RMBC – meaning Labour are in power by just three seats. It was a better result for the party than the last election in 2021, which saw Labour lose 16 seats and narrowly cling on to control. However, it wasn’t as... Read this story
