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| Tories aiming to keep up momentum | Tories aiming to keep up momentum |
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| The Conservatives say there are no "no go areas" as they launch their local council election campaign in Wales. | |
| Hoping to benefit from strong UK opinion poll ratings, the party plans to field "substantially more" candidates than four years ago. | Hoping to benefit from strong UK opinion poll ratings, the party plans to field "substantially more" candidates than four years ago. |
| The Tories hope to keep power in Monmouthshire, take overall control in the Vale of Glamorgan and win more wards across Wales in the 1 May poll. | The Tories hope to keep power in Monmouthshire, take overall control in the Vale of Glamorgan and win more wards across Wales in the 1 May poll. |
| A spokesman said the party was focused on issues which matter to people. | A spokesman said the party was focused on issues which matter to people. |
| In the 2004 elections the Conservatives contested just 27% of wards and the party leadership acknowledges that local government is its weakest area in Wales. | In the 2004 elections the Conservatives contested just 27% of wards and the party leadership acknowledges that local government is its weakest area in Wales. |
| Party local government spokesman Nick Ramsay said the Conservatives had "won more seats and more votes at every election in Wales since 1999". | Party local government spokesman Nick Ramsay said the Conservatives had "won more seats and more votes at every election in Wales since 1999". |
| "Welsh Conservatives are determined to continue the momentum we built up at last year's assembly elections," he said. | "Welsh Conservatives are determined to continue the momentum we built up at last year's assembly elections," he said. |
| "More people in more parts of Wales will get a chance to vote for our policies on 1 May," he added. | |
| Nick Bourne wants to 'empower people and communities' | Nick Bourne wants to 'empower people and communities' |
| Whilst the party stressed it will be campaigning hard at a local level, the BBC understands several "big hitters" from the UK party leadership will be lending their weight to the Welsh campaign. | Whilst the party stressed it will be campaigning hard at a local level, the BBC understands several "big hitters" from the UK party leadership will be lending their weight to the Welsh campaign. |
| Mr Ramsay said the party was winning votes from the three other main parties in "Welsh-speaking heartlands, rural areas, towns and cities". | |
| "We're committed to the issues which really matter to people - support for communities and local services, safer streets, and a greener environment, he said. | "We're committed to the issues which really matter to people - support for communities and local services, safer streets, and a greener environment, he said. |
| At last month's party conference in Llandudno, Welsh Conservative leader Nick Bourne said he wanted to make "significant gains" in the local elections. | |
| He stressed the approach would be based on "empowering people and communities" because "people not governments know what is really needed". | He stressed the approach would be based on "empowering people and communities" because "people not governments know what is really needed". |