Conservative The Conservative Group is hoping to take control of the council from the coalition. To do so the group need to secure an additional five seats. The Tories have set out ten immediate pledges which they are promising to enact if the win control of the council. The first is to attempt to stop Alumno’s proposed students flats development off Queen Street and find an alternative plan for the area. Any plans to build on Shrub End sports grounds would be stopped. The group will commit £50,000 to explore “alternative options” for Middlewick, where 1,000 homes are set to be built.