The challenge for councils

John Healey looks at the lessons of the recent local elections and urges a strong response from local authorities

Last month's local election results are a wake-up call for all parties and all levels of government.

Until the May 22 elections many commentators believed UKIP was primarily taking support from the Tories but traditional Labour sympathisers are also increasingly switching to UKIP. 

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