[Livia]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I don't think they will be, next time I can see only 3 election results, Labour winning a small overall majority or Labour or the Conservatives just short of an overall majority especially with the new proposed boundary changes.

Labour would likely only need in that scenario the SDLP in N.Ireland for support and possibly all or some of the Nationalists on the mainland.
The Conservatives may, if things improve strongly for them be able to govern with the DUP as support.
The Lib Dems will lose so many seats and have little or no credibility left in my opinion.

We had our local elections here last year and the LibDems didn't even bother campaigning because they were so unpopular. I can't see that improving much anytime soon. As far as Labour/Conservatives go, I think three years is a long, long time. Getting so many Labour councillors in this week will be a little wake up call for the Labour supporters, but that's what happens when you vote locally on national issues. Conservative councils tend to freeze Council Tax, Labour councils raise it. And they're going to raise it by a lot. So in three years time, people may remember why they voted labour out of government.