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May 2022
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey has said the Conservative Party has "taken Harrogate for granted" in the wake of this month's local election results.
Ten Liberal Democrat councillors were elected in the Harrogate district, compared with nine Conservatives, one Green and one Independent. However, the Tories still have a majority across North Yorkshire as a whole.
The positive results for the local Lib Dems has spurred the party on to make further gains in the area, with the ultimate prize being the seat of Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, Andrew Jones.
The party previously identified the constituency as one of its top 30 target seats in the next general election, which will be held no later than May 2024.
Mr Davey said:
The Stray Ferret asked Andrew Jones for a response but we did not receive one.
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