Correlation between cuts and election results, study finds

Conservative losses at the 2014 local elections were concentrated in councils with higher cuts than typical Tory councils, a study has found.

Conservative losses at the 2014 local elections were concentrated in councils with higher cuts than typical Tory councils, a study has found.

The research on spending cuts also showed that councils in the North West have experienced an average cut of £234.76 per person, with the equivalent figure for Yorkshire being £197.24 £189.16 for the North East – compared to the England average of £130.06.

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