It's all change at Newcastle City Council, with the Newcastle Liberal Democrats to take control having agreed a "Stability and Cooperation Agreement" with Newcastle Green Party.
According to a Green Party post on X "the Liberal Democrats will form the administration and take executive responsibility for leading the council, while the Greens will serve as a co-operative opposition through a confidence-and-supply arrangement."
SPACE for Gosforth previously published the local election manifestos Read more [...] What are the Lib Dem Values, and what do they mean for transport?
It's all change at Newcastle City Council, with the Newcastle Liberal Democrats to take control having agreed a "Stability and Cooperation Agreement" with Newcastle Green Party.
According to a Green Party post on X "the Liberal Democrats will form the administration and take executive responsibility for leading the council, while the Greens will serve as a co-operative opposition through a confidence-and-supply arrangement."
SPACE for Gosforth previously published the local election manifestos Read more [...] 
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We have looked at local election manifestos as these are where the parties set out what they want to achieve and how they will prioritise resources to achieve it. 
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