Conservative Councillors' Association

10/09/2026

🥳Congratulations to Cllr Graham Cone on winning Haverhill West in West Suffolk!

Welcome to the winning team

10/09/2026

Good luck to our four excellent Conservative candidates standing in today's local government by-elections!

✅ Bhupinder Kumar in Burnage, Manchester
✅ Philip Wheelhouse in Eckington South & Renishaw, North East Derbyshire
✅ Graham Cone in Haverhill West, West Suffolk
✅ John Standfield in Hutton & Locking, North Somerset

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03/09/2026

🥳Congratulations to Cllr Joel James on winning Llantwit Fardre in Rhondda Cynon Taf!

Welcome to the winning team

03/09/2026

Good luck to our five excellent Conservative candidates standing in today's local government by-elections!

✅ Sandy Dallimore in Chesterton & Launton Oxfordshire CC
✅ David Quantrill-Simon in Frome West, Somerset
✅ Joel James in Llantwit Fardre, Rhondda Cynon Taf
✅ Haris Young in Portobello/Craigmillar, Edinburgh
✅ Nick Layden in Southside/Newington, Edinburgh

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31/08/2026

Welcome Katie Lam to the critical role of Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, & Local Government.

We look forward to working with you to lead the Conservatives' work to get Britain building while standing up for local communities, and ensuring local government works effectively for people across the country.

29/08/2026

We want to thank James Cleverly for his support and friendship as we’ve worked together to ensure the voices of our members have been heard throughout the Party, especially as we continue the ongoing journey of party renewal.

29/08/2026

Led by Victoria Atkins MP & Harriet Cross MP, Conservative MPs, MSPs, Senedd members & CCA Chair Cllr John Cope have signed a joint letter calling on Andy Burnham to reverse Labour's damaging Family Farm & Family Business Taxes 👇

27/08/2026

Good luck to our five excellent Conservative candidates standing in today's local government by-elections!

✅ Otto Jacobsson in Trinity, Wandsworth
✅ Alexis Fernandes in Throckley, Walbottle And Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne
✅ David Titmuss in Billinge and Seneley Green, St Helens
✅ Daniel Gage in Southey Ward, Sheffield
✅ David Hawkes in Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret`s-at-Cliffe, Dover

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26/08/2026

Read it in Conservative Home 👇

From David Simmonds, answering the question what is local government for?

Kemi has been setting out how our country can be different and better for all our people. Getting local government right supports that sense of patriotism that we all feel – our home and neighbourhood are the place we live and hugely influence how we feel about our country.

26/08/2026

Dolly Parton’s legacy reaches further than her many history-setting musical and song-writing accolades.

She was a committed philanthropist, and today especially we remember the work she enabled to give more children the gift of reading.

Borne out of watching her father’s troubles throughout his life being unable to read, Dolly set up the Imagination Library. What began as a local operation across the area she was born and raised in soon grew into a life-changing, international literary movement.

Through partnerships with local authorities and other groups, more than 759,000 children in the UK have benefitted from the Imagination Library with over 7 million books distributed across the country.

Thank you, Dolly.

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com