Westminster freezes council tax ... again

2009/2010 Conservative Westminster Council Tax: £687.62 (no change)

2009/2010 Labour-passed Islington Council Tax: £1,271.73 (+2.5%)

2009/2010 LibDem Richmond-upon-Thames Council Tax: £1,287.39 (+3.5%)

We're very pleased to report that at a full council meeting last week Westminster Council voted to freeze its share of the council tax for the second year running.

As local Councillors we always fight hard for council tax to be kept as low as possible because we know that you can spend your money better than the state can. And, for the first time, the Mayor's precept has also been frozen - thanks to Boris and proving, after eight years of huge rises under Livingstone, that taxes don't always have to rise. That's the reason why Conservative Councils really do cost you less.

The average band D property in Maida Vale will pay, as last year, £681.62.

We're very proud to be able to freeze the tax burden on local residents in Maida Vale - every little helps!

Alastair, Jan and Lee