[Margaret Pilkington]

It really doesn't help when national politicians like Ed Milliband give the impression that local politics is the same as national politics.

I do wish that people could see that there is a vast difference when voting in local elections.
In national elections vote for the party that you feel most closely aligned to......the one which reflects your own personal core values.

In local elections vote for the person who you feel can do the best job for your own locality, regardless of the party to which they belong.