Matthew Goodwin-Freeman: Harrow has become the hub of Conservative renewal
Cllr Matthew Goodwin-Freeman highlights Harrow's significance in the Conservative Party's recent electoral successes. The Conservatives gained more councillors in London for the first time since 2006, with Harrow emerging as a key area of renewal. Goodwin-Freeman attributes this success to hard work, stable governance, and a declining Labour Party.
- ▪The Conservatives gained more councillors in London for the first time since 2006.
- ▪Harrow was the only Conservative gain from Labour in 2022, and it delivered the largest swing towards Susan Hall in 2024.
- ▪The Conservatives increased their majority in Harrow Council from 31 to 42 councillors after the recent elections.
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Cllr Matthew Goodwin-Freeman represents Hatch End Ward on Harrow Council. Is this the turning point for the Conservatives? Another set of elections, another victory against the odds, bucking the trend and winning for the Conservatives. In London, the Conservatives came out of polling day with more councillors than they went into it with for the first time since 2006 – and we all know what happened a few years later in 2010! On May 7th, the Conservatives regained Westminster, held on to Reform-targets of Bromley, Bexley, Hillingdon, forced No Overall Control in Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Wandsworth, but most amazing of all, the gem of the night, the result in Harrow, where I am proud to have been re-elected with the largest increase in votes of any councillor.
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