A few councils in the county could see a decisive shift in power on May 4
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Authors Ingrid Koehler and Greg Stride said South Ribble Borough Council was "a very close contest between Labour and the Conservatives, with neither party commanding a majority at the time of writing".And they add: "Over the last 20 years the council has been Labour, then NOC, then Conservative, finally back to NOC. Both of the major parties will be hoping to take it back this year.
The report says that on Pendle Borough Council the Conservatives are currently governing with the smallest possible majority. And it adds: "If they lose just a single seat they will lose their majority. In the last elections in 2022 both the Conservatives and Labour traded seats, so it remains to be seen whether this delicate balance of power can survive another set of elections."
Across the North West "there are a large number of NOC councils that could potentially change hands that are definitely worth watching, especially the Labour minorities in West Lancashire Borough Council, Blackpool Council and Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council".
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