The victory of Cllr Cockell against Cllr David Parsons from Leicestershire was unexpected by some quarters, considering the normal dominance of the Shire Counties. It is historically unusual for a chair of the LGA to be from London as the electoral maths are weighted in favour of councils outside of the Capital.
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