Cardiff’s Conservatives have promised to freeze council tax, rule out a congestion charge, and upgrade bin collections and buses if they win upcoming elections.
The party has launched its manifesto for the Welsh capital with pledges to fix potholes faster, plant more street trees and protect the Caerphilly redge from development. The Tories have been the largest opposition party on Cardiff council since 2017, and currently have 21 councillors out of a total of 75, but they’re hoping to take control of the city after the local elections on Thursday, May 5.
The Conservative group on the council has criticised the ruling Labour administration for delays to major developments like the new bus station, and reducing day-to-day services like bin collections. The group would also rebalance focus across the whole of Cardiff, rather than just on the city centre and southern parts of the city.
