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Tories back in control of Solihull

CONSERVATIVES are back in overall control of Solihull Council after gaining an extra three seats in this year's local elections. Read

Tories take control in Redditch

THE Conservative party has taken control of Redditch Council for the first time in 26 years. Read

Solihull Labour leader loses his seat

THE leader of the Labour group in Solihull today lost his seat to the Green Party. Read

Tories strengthen their grip

JUBILANT Tories strengthened their grip on Birmingham as Prime Minister Gordon Brown took "a kicking" in the local elections. Read

Aston win is marred by rival complaints

CONTROVERSY which dogged election campaigning in Aston refused to die as Coun Ayoub Khan narrowly held onto his seat but sparked complaints from his main rival. Read

Labour face worst council poll in 30 years

THE worst local council poll results for 30 years - that is what Labour appeared to be facing today. Read

Labour MP Sion Simon urges Gordon Brown to listen

DEJECTED Labour MP Sion Simon urged Gordon Brown to "listen to ordinary working class voters" after his party was blitzed at the polls. Read

Labour turfed out of Erdington

LABOUR suffered a night of woe after being turfed out of some of its traditional Birmingham heartlands by the rampant Tories. Read

Three labour seats fall in south Birmingham

THREE Labour seats in south Birmingham fell to the Tories during Labour’s night of disappointment. Read

600 students missed off the electoral list

MORE than 600 university students almost missed out on voting after an entire campus was left off the electoral list. Read

Tories strengthen the hold in Dudley

JUBILANT Tories were cock-a-hoop after strengthening their hold at Dudley. Read

Fiancee helps to tighten the grip in Tamworth.

TAMWORTH’S council chief welcomed his fiancee onto the authority as the Tories tightened their grip on power in the town. Read

Tories strengthen hold on Birmingham

Conservatives strengthened their grip on Birmingham City Council as the party swept to victory in a number of key wards. Read

True Blue for Wyre Forest

IT was true blue in Wyre Forest as the Conservatives took overall control of the council. Read

No change in Walsall

THERE was no change in Walsall with not a single seat changing hands and the Conservatives retaining control of the authority. Read

Labour hang on in Sandwell

THE Conservatives enjoyed only moderate success in the Labour stronghold of Sandwell with a net gain of just three seats. Read

Conservatives come out top in Coventry

CONSERVATIVES have hung onto power at Coventry City Council by the narrowest of margins. Read

BNP win first ever seats in Warwickshire

BNP members were celebrating today after winning their first ever seats in Coventry and Warwickshire. Read

David Cameron visits Nuneaton as Conservatives win control

NUNEATON Town Hall, the last fortress of socialism in Warwickshire, is now in Conservative control. Read

Conservatives come out on top in Birmingham

THE Conservatives were the major winners in Birmingham, wrestling six seats from Labour to strengthen their position as the city's largest party. Read