Leader of the Labour group at Birmingham City Council Sir Albert Bore claims his previous administration before 2004 laid the original groundwork for many of the successes of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.Read
Labour turned the political map red at councils across the region as they snatched seats and took control of a number of authorities – but there was also some Green cheer in other areas.Read
Labour swept back to power in Birmingham with a huge majority ending eight years of Conservative-Liberal Democrat rule in Europe’s largest local authority.
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More than seven thousand properties in Birmingham were left without electricity on Monday morning following a power cut, which also knocked out a nationwide broadband service.Read
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby is considering a legal challenge over a shock Birmingham local election result which saw two ballot boxes go missing and two arrests made.Read
It was a dramatic night across the West Midlands in the elections, with some councils seeing new adminstrations. Local Government Correspondent Neil Elkes reportsRead
