The Labour Party has accused the majority of Tory county councils of leaving their residents in the dark to cut costs. This criticism is based on a recent survey of Iocal authority street lighting policies, commissioned by Labour, which revealed that most Conservative-controlled county councils and unitary authorities are switching ights off for hours every night. Overall, 41 of the 82 councils surveyed (50%) are turning off lights altogether or for part of the night. Of the 49 Tory authorities in the survey, 30 have turned off some lights altogether or for part of the night. The survey also finds that four Labour-controlled authorities out of 17 have followed suit.
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