Is the Conservative victory in Devon just a footnote in the march to a General Election triumph?

Disabled Kevin wonders where the county election fits in the move towards a General Election

In other years the Tories clearing out of the Liberal Democrats from County Hall would be headline news but Gordon Brown has managed to demote the Conservative’s success to an election item in the news. Personally, I was surprised that Devon County Council fell so decisively, I thought the Conservatives would make gains but take control at the next county elections!

Their victory makes me ask a lot of questions, where the Liberal Democrats go now in Devon and come to that, in Cornwall. Are Ben Bradshaw, the new Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Linda Gilroy and Alison Seabeck, Labour MPs wondering what they have to do, if they going to have any chance of retaining their seats at the next General Election? Is Richard Younger Ross reassessing his position?

Are the two councils of Devon and Plymouth City going to cooperate and in effect go back to the old county council model, and will a Conservative Mayor of Torbay complete this process?

As everyone discovers when gaining power, the winning of an election is easy but actually governing and putting your manifesto promises into practice is often the really hard part, so the citizens of the republic of South Devon will be watching!

posted by Disabled Kevin

When I ran for MEP, Plymouth’s Evening Herald referred to me as Disabledkevin! I loved this label; I’m clearly disabled and called Kevin.

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