Leader of the opposition Conservative group Mike Snelling said housing was a massive and growing problem in the borough.

BBC: Gravesham council tenants paid to downsize homes

The top two contenders are expected to be the LDP (206 seats before dissolution) and the opposition New Frontier Party (163 seats), a conservative group headed by LDP renegade Ozawa Ichiro.

CNN: Rise of a New Liberal Bloc

But some members of the Conservative group voted with opposition Liberal Democrats to freeze council tax for the third year in a row.

BBC: Cornwall Council budget: Tax freeze agreed