Labour s Geoff Saul on why the party won Chipping Norton in local elections
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Labour s Geoff Saul on why the party won Chipping Norton in local elections
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The council has been left with no overall majority control as a result of the election. The Conservative group remains the largest on the council, but it now has only 22 seats, far short of the all out majority of 32 needed to claim power. Following them were the Liberal Democrats with 21 seats, the Labour Party with 15, the Greens with three and the Henley Residents Group with one. One seat went to independent candidate, Les Sibley, of Bicester West. It remains to be seen what kind of governing group will now be formed. Ian Hudspeth, the leader of the council and councillor for Woodstock, was among the Tory councillors who lost their seats.
Chipping Norton TOWNS across Oxfordshire plagued by lorries shaking historic buildings and straining ancient bridges may soon get funding for a solution. As Oxfordshire county councillors met on Wednesday, Stefan Gawrysiak, the independent councillor for Henley, spoke about the damage and disruption caused by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) passing through the town over its historic bridge. Mr Gawrysiak called for new environmental restrictions to be brought into towns including Burford, Chipping Norton and Henley to prevent HGVs driving through them, He said historic buildings in Henley ‘rattle’ when lorries pass, and pedestrians are intimidated by them while walking on narrow pavements, and said HGVs contribute to the fact that Henley has poor air quality, having been an air quality management area for 18 years.