The local election count took place today at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre.
Four years ago, the count occurred in the centre gym. The centre’s larger indoor tennis area was used successfully at the County Council election two years ago and again today.
At one end was the count for the South Oxfordshire District Council and parish councils in South Oxfordshire.
At the other end was the count for the Vale of Horse District Council and parishes.
After the count, the number of councillors on Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council remains unchanged, with 18 Lib-Dems and 1 Green.
The Conservative Party lost all 6 of their councillors on the district council, and the Lib-Dems and Green Party gained 3 each. There are now 34 Lib-Dems and 4 Greens.
Congratulations to all the winning candidates, and commiserations to those that lost.
Excellent. Now we have clarity, please let us know if it is this week or if it is next week that the councillors will be sitting down with all involved to sort the Abbey Cinema…. Abingdon watches, and waits.
Feel free to update us here!
Oh, and a heads-up, for free….summers coming, if you wanna turn the Abbey water park on… 😁
And open the swimming pool earlier and for longer.
Have written to my two councilors, Rawda Jehanli and Tom Greenaway, so will be interested to hear what they say.
I was disappointed with the published response from Neil Fawcett (who generally I think is quite sensible). He seemed to be saying that because Councilors aren’t experts they can’t make decisions. I think that’s the job they have put themselves up for, so they should take advice but ultimately they are the ones who have to take decisions, even when there is some uncertainty or risk – that’s the job!
Agree, Iain.
Totally agree with your second para Iain. More worryingly, Neil didn’t seem to be up to speed on the state of the negotiations, which I think he should have been. It made me think twice when I was at the polling station!
Astonishing result from the Vale.