When was there last an independent councillor on Ealing council? Plenty have tried and not succeeded in getting elected. Local elections are usually a protest vote against the incumbent national government. No coincidence that Ealing went Tory in 2006, after seven years of Tony Blair. Some councillors do work hard but there are plenty who don’t and plenty who only listen to the people who agree with them (secret meetings with certain residents go on aplenty). The real legwork is done by council officers, who compile the reports relied on by the cabinet and committees. As you know, the whip system operates very strictly when it comes to voting, so even party affiliated councillors who might disagree with a particular policy have to toe the line. Plenty of examples of Labour councillors getting reprimanded if they go against the grain.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Ward forums	18/04/24 16:15:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Ward forums	19/04/24 14:47:00	Rosco White
Re:Ward forums	23/04/24 14:30:00	Mark Evans
Re:Re:Ward forums	23/04/24 16:45:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	23/04/24 16:55:00	Mark Evans
Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	23/04/24 18:44:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	24/04/24 09:53:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	25/04/24 13:49:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	25/04/24 13:54:00	N V Brooks
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	25/04/24 14:55:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	07/05/24 09:59:00	Mark Evans
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	07/05/24 17:32:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward forums	09/05/24 10:44:00	Rosco White

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