An independent candidate has accused the main parties of giving the Conservatives “a seven seat head start” ahead of the Lichfield District Council elections.
Councillors are set to make a final decision on whether to spend £300,000 refurbishing a Lichfield car park – just three weeks before local elections take place.
A Lichfield Labour councillor has warned residents that voting for candidates from “minority parties like the Lib Dems and Greens” could hand victory to the Conservatives.
Councillors have been told to focus on scrutiny rather than political rivalries after a debate around the decision to spend £300,000 on a car park refurbishment in the wake of the Friarsgate failure.
A former Tory councillor says effective change cannot be delivered in Lichfield and Burntwood if people continue to vote for the current controlling group.
