Below you will find example sentences with "conservative councillor". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Conservative Councillor in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: councillor
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.3 words

Words in this phrase

conservative councillor

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • conservative can mean: A person who favors maintenance of the status quo. Frequent word
  • councillor can mean: A member of a council. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 19 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a conservative councillor has joined 1× a conservative councillor has resigned 1× a conservative councillor is seeking 1× a former conservative councillor who was 1× a senior conservative councillor has accused 1× andrew baggott conservative councillor for the 1× been a conservative councillor since 1995 1× but conservative councillor tom stowe 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a conservative councillor 3× a senior conservative 1× a tweet from 1× andrew baggott conservative 1× at the meeting 1× blenheim park ward 1×

Common sentence endings:

a guest speaker 1× a local candidate 1× be called immediately 1× comments posted online 1× defend the fund 1× deflect legitimate criticism 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

council 8× ward 5× meeting 3× accused 2× south 2× helen 2× north 2× candidate 2× took 2× yesterday 2× years 2× cllr 2×

Related phrases

conservative party conservative mps ward councillor conservative leader city councillor conservative judaism conservative movement councillor david county councillor labour councillor

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around councillor:

city councillor 9× councillor david 7× county councillor 6× labour councillor 6× town councillor 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

conservative activist conservation efforts conservation district conservation area consent agenda consensus target

Just after it in the phrase index:

conservative judaism conservative leader conservative movement conservative mps conservative party considerable amount

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

conservative party conservative mps conservative leader conservative judaism conservative movement conservative activist

Same ending:

ward councillor city councillor county councillor labour councillor town councillor

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "conservative councillor" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a conservative councillor has joined, a conservative councillor has resigned, council, ward and meeting stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with conservative party, conservative mps, ward councillor, city councillor, councillor david and county councillor, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with conservative councillor

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Councillor Crookes has been a Conservative Councillor since 1995 representing the Wainbody Ward. (13 words)

A Conservative councillor has resigned after she was accused of racist comments posted online. (14 words)

Andrew Baggott, Conservative councillor for the Burstead ward, said: “It is really sad for the borough. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Conservative Councillor Colin Smith, leader of the council, described the decision for the authority to leave the building after 22 years as ‘bittersweet’, but claimed the sale would provide huge financial savings on top of the sale price. (38 words)

A tweet from Helen Harrison, a Conservative councillor on North Northamptonshire Council, tweeted a picture of herself with the veteran MP, saying it was “lovely to be out” with Mr Bone leafleting for a local candidate. (36 words)

Jeff Milburn, a former Conservative councillor who was disqualified from his position after receiving a suspended jail term for taking a knife into South Tyneside Magistrates' Court, will stand as an independent candidate for the ward. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Councillor Crookes has been a Conservative Councillor since 1995 representing the Wainbody Ward.

Elsewhere, Enfield Conservative councillor Paul James Pratt shared some pics of the Southgate and Wood Green Conservative Association's Christmas do, which saw MP Theresa Villiers appear as a guest speaker.

A senior Conservative councillor has accused the Lib Dems and Labour of thrashing out “dodgy” and “secret” deals behind closed doors in a bid to team up and run South Gloucestershire Council.

At the meeting, Conservative councillor John Duff asked what the total amount of contingency was left after the £500,000.

A tweet from Helen Harrison, a Conservative councillor on North Northamptonshire Council, tweeted a picture of herself with the veteran MP, saying it was “lovely to be out” with Mr Bone leafleting for a local candidate.

Blenheim Park ward Conservative councillor, Helen Boyd, took to Facebook yesterday to highlight the problem, while residents told the Echo they had been battling problems for 30 years.

But Conservative Councillor Tom Stowe (C, Campden and Vale), who leads the opposition at Cotswold District Council, says Cllr Twells should stand down from the authority and a by-election should be called immediately.

Conservative councillor Andrew Baggott, leader of Basildon Council, said: “I am pleased that Sanctuary recognise the importance of re-starting the Laindon town centre project and are committed to its delivery.

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Conservative councillor Cameron Inglis raised the issue at a full meeting of North Ayrshire Council on Wednesday, March 29.

Conservative councillor Frank Davis echoed Clllr Moore’s view, but added that communication from the council needed to improve away from social media comments.

However, Conservative councillor Dan Cohen said this week that the Ofsted rating should not be used as “a shield to deflect legitimate criticism”.

Jeff Milburn, a former Conservative councillor who was disqualified from his position after receiving a suspended jail term for taking a knife into South Tyneside Magistrates' Court, will stand as an independent candidate for the ward.

The Conservative councillor who represents Tewkesbury East at Shire Hall took on the role from Cllr Alan Preest at yesterday’s (May 24) meeting.

A Conservative councillor has joined the Liberal Democrats ahead of Buckinghamshire’s local elections in May 2025.

A Conservative councillor has resigned after she was accused of racist comments posted online.

A Conservative councillor is seeking urgent protect for an ancient fort monument in the heart of his ward.

Andrew Baggott, Conservative councillor for the Burstead ward, said: “It is really sad for the borough.

Conservative Councillor Colin Smith, leader of the council, described the decision for the authority to leave the building after 22 years as ‘bittersweet’, but claimed the sale would provide huge financial savings on top of the sale price.

Conservative councillor David Bawn, the chair of the scrutiny committee, defended the actions of the administration and said the centre had been unviable.

Conservative councillor Richard Dodd, who is the council’s representative on the pension fund board, said he would not be voting either way – but spoke to defend the fund.

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