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Harmer Leads Birmingham Council, Green Coalition Prioritizes Bin Strike End

6/6/2026

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Roger Harmer of the Liberal Democrats was elected leader of Birmingham City Council with 40 votes, heading a coalition with the Greens and Better Birmingham Independents, and said ending the year-long bin strike is his priority.
The council left the May 7 election without a majority, leaving it deadlocked while commissioners oversee finances after a 2023 bankruptcy.
Reform UK, which won 23 seats, announced it will not join any governing coalition.

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Roger Harmer of the Liberal Democrats was elected leader of Birmingham City Council with 40 votes, heading a coalition with the Greens and Better Birmingham Independents, and said ending the year-long bin strike is his priority.
The council left the May 7 election without a majority, leaving it deadlocked while commissioners oversee finances after a 2023 bankruptcy.
Reform UK, which won 23 seats, announced it will not join any governing coalition.