Lib Dem voters may be a problem for a progressive alliance | Letters

 Local authority politics can often better reflect the wishes of the electorate than in parliamentary constituencies. In wards that elect more than one councillor here in York, for instance, we have recently elected Labour and Green councillors, which the voters seem to like. On the other hand, progressive Liberal Democrats, following their parliamentary colleagues in 2010, are in coalition with the Tories, keeping out Labour as the biggest party, reflecting the fact that Lib Dem voters do