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Gordon Brown is to launch Labour's campaign for the May local elections and is expected to focus on community policing and improving public services.Gordon Brown is to launch Labour's campaign for the May local elections and is expected to focus on community policing and improving public services.
More than 4,000 seats will be contested in England and Wales during the elections, along with London's mayoral contest and London assembly voting.More than 4,000 seats will be contested in England and Wales during the elections, along with London's mayoral contest and London assembly voting.
He will hope Labour fares better than last year's poor election performance. The Tories, yet to officially launch their campaign, are ahead in the London mayoral race, opinion polls suggest.
The Tories, yet to begin campaigning, claim the cost of living is higher than suggested in official figures.
The seats being contested this year were last fought in 2004.The seats being contested this year were last fought in 2004.
The prime minister will hope to win back some of the seats and councils lost by Labour.The prime minister will hope to win back some of the seats and councils lost by Labour.
A key theme is expected to be community policing, with new details on Neighbourhood Policing Teams, to emphasise Labour's claim to be in touch with the concerns of voters.A key theme is expected to be community policing, with new details on Neighbourhood Policing Teams, to emphasise Labour's claim to be in touch with the concerns of voters.
In London Ken Livingstone is seeking his third term as mayor, but faces challenges from Conservative Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick.