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A NEW Labour and Liberal Democrat joint administration took control of an East Lancashire council tonight. The partnership between the two parties was approved at the annual meeting of Burnley Council which had been left ‘hung’ in May 6’s local elections. The move makes new Labour group boss Cllr Afrasiab Anwar the borough’s first South Asian heritage political boss. He was elected despite his party, which had run Burnley Council as a minority administration since September following the collapse of the previous multi-party coalition, losing four councillors in the local elections. The polls left Labour with with 18 councillors with 23 needed to former a majority administration.
A NEW Labour and Liberal Democrat joint administration took control of a borough on Wednesday night. The partnership between the two parties was approved at the annual meeting of Burnley Council which had been left ‘hung’ after May 6’s local elections. The move makes new Labour group boss Cllr Afrasiab Anwar the borough’s first South Asian heritage political boss. He was elected despite his party, which had run Burnley Council as a minority administration since September following the collapse of the previous multi-party coalition, losing four councillors in the local elections. The polls left Labour with with 18 councillors with 23 needed to form a majority administration.
Burnley Town Hall AN East Lancashire local authority has voted to increase its share of the council tax by 1.99 per cent. The proposed rise in Burnley will add £6.09 to the annual bill for a semi-detached Band D family home and £4.06 a year to that of the Band A terraced houses which make up most of the borough’s housing stock. The full borough council voted for the rise proposed by the Labour leadership on Wednesday night and rejected a Conservative amendment to ring fence part of the budget. Rossendale Council has also announced it intention to increase its council tax by 1.99 per cent.
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