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Tory scrappage plans ‘direct threat to jobs’

10:55am Monday 15th March 2010

TORY plans to scrap a development organisation tasked with helping the south-east recover from recession would lead to job losses in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, business Secretary Lord Mandelson has claimed.

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Nightmare showing for Labour across the nation

10:09am Friday 2nd May 2008

Gordon Brown is facing pressure from Labour MPs for a change in direction after a nightmare at the polls which saw the party slump to its worst results for a generation.

Grim night for Labour in local elections

2:29am Friday 2nd May 2008

LABOUR was today heading for an electoral bloodbath, as early analysis of local council polls put Conservatives as many as 20 points ahead nationally.

Fareham remains true blue

2:21am Friday 2nd May 2008

FAREHAM remained true blue in a night of local election stalemate.

Tories cling on to power in Winchester

2:16am Friday 2nd May 2008

THE Conservatives clung on to power in Winchester in a tight election contest.

Lib Dems increase grip on Eastleigh

1:15am Friday 2nd May 2008

THE Liberal Democrats increased their iron grip on Eastleigh Borough Council by taking another seat from the Conservatives.

Tories sweep into power in Southampton

1:27pm Friday 2nd May 2008

TORIES last night swept back to overall control in Southampton for the first time in 24 years in a sensational victory that cost the seats of both the Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders.

Make your vote count - whatever the weather

1:20pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

IT is forecast for rain, you are disillusioned with politicians and it is not clear what your councillors actually do.

Southampton - Will voters tame two-headed beast?

11:56am Tuesday 29th April 2008

IT will be the first test for the new "two-headed beast" that is running Southampton City Council.

Eastleigh - The battle for a Lib Dem stronghold

5:23pm Monday 28th April 2008

IT would take an electoral earthquake of seismic proportions for the ruling Liberal Democrats to lose control of Eastleigh.

Eastleigh - Tree issue could be at the root of fight for votes

5:22pm Monday 28th April 2008

IT is set to branch out into the Eastleigh election fray.

Does Southampton need an elected mayor?

8:29am Sunday 27th April 2008

AS Southampton voters weigh up their political choices in Thursday's local elections, the chances are whoever they pick will not be able to claim a majority.

Winchester's burning issues

12:09pm Friday 25th April 2008

POLITICS in Winchester stands at a crucial fork in the road. One way points to an era of Conservative domination, the other to stalemate.

The issues in Fareham and Gosport

1:36pm Thursday 24th April 2008

WITH the promise of free rat catchers, the Liberal Democrats are hoping to snare some extra votes and come snapping at the heels of the ruling Conservatives in one Hampshire borough.

Lib Dem party president woos students

6:45pm Thursday 17th April 2008

STUDENTS in Southampton have been urged to vote Liberal Democrat to fight Government plans to make them guinea pigs for indentity cards.

Blears backs Southampton's 20mph scheme

10:14am Wednesday 16th April 2008

THE local government minister has claimed that "all eyes will be on Southampton" after Labour councillors pledged an extra £50,000 for 20mph zones outside schools.

Deals to be done

2:43pm Tuesday 8th May 2007

AFTER the hangovers cleared, party chiefs on Southampton City Council were hitting the phones preparing for possible deals to form the next administration.

Winners and Losers

2:39pm Tuesday 8th May 2007

JUBILANT Tories enjoyed a landslide victory that saw their majority on New Forest District Council rise from five to 30.

Labour take a battering

2:38pm Tuesday 8th May 2007

WINCHESTER's heavyweight parties slugged themselves to a stalemate at the elections.

But Lib Dems celebrate record night in Eastleigh

5:09am Friday 4th May 2007

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS made it another record breaking polling night at Eastleigh's Fleming Park Leisure Centre last night.

Liberal Democrats lose Southampton

5:01am Friday 4th May 2007

THE Liberal Decocrats suffered a bloody night in Southampton last night when they lost control of the city council.

TEST VALLEY - Candidates cast their nets

12:05pm Wednesday 2nd May 2007

IT is blue versus yellow across the Test Valley in this year's local elections since the chase for votes is headed by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

SOUTHAMPTON - The contenders

10:45am Tuesday 1st May 2007

WHEN the voters turn out in Southampton's local elections on Thursday they will probably be in a minority.

EASTLEIGH - The contenders

11:48am Monday 30th April 2007

IT would take a political earthquake to prise power from the grasp of Eastleigh Council's ruling Liberal Democrats.

NEW FOREST -The issues that matter most to you

11:56am Friday 27th April 2007

Conservatives are bidding to keep control of New Forest District Council but are facing a stiff challenge from the Liberal Democrats, who are determined to overturn the Tories’ five-seat majority and get back into power after eight years in opposition. Chris Yandell reports.

Safety first for Tory leader in hunt for votes

2:42pm Thursday 26th April 2007

CONSERVATIVE party leader David Cameron donned a blue safety helmet and peddled his way along a new cycle path in Southampton during an election visit yesterday.

Voting fraud system failing

2:41pm Thursday 26th April 2007

LOCAL elections in Southampton have been plunged into chaos by the failure of a new anti-fraud system for postal votes.

MEP takes up anti-airport cause

10:18am Monday 23rd April 2007

GREEN MEP Caroline Lucas has urged Southampton airport bosses to listen the city's residents who oppose extra flights because of noise and climate change.

Tories throw cards on the table

10:57am Thursday 19th April 2007

Conservatives promise a public vote on Vegas-style casino

Greens’ hot topic in poll battle

10:08am Wednesday 18th April 2007

Party urges the ditching of controversial biofuel plant scheme

Make your voice heard

12:00pm Tuesday 17th April 2007

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Southampton are being encouraged to start thinking about local democracy early in the hope they will use their vote after they turn 18.

Youngest councillor is elected unopposed

8:26am Monday 16th April 2007

COUNCIL elections may be almost three weeks away but people in Hedge End already have the youngest councillor in the country.

First Muslim candidate for city

8:25am Monday 16th April 2007

VOTERS in Winchester have their first ever Muslim candidate at next month's city council elections.