Luton council has a significant change of personnel following yesterday’s local elections. Voters have elected 20 new councillors to serve residents for the coming four years.
Prior to these elections, the political parties were represented as follows: 28 Labour, 17 Lib Dems, 2 Conservatives, 1 Independent
After today’s count the situation is now as follows:
Labour 30 councillors
Liberal Democrats 15 councillors
Conservative 3 councillors
The overall turnout was 27.9 per cent.
The number of votes cast was 40,347.
This means that the Labour Party remains in overall control and will select its leader and cabinet in the coming days.
St George’s Square in Luton Town Centre