A LABOUR-run council fixed just one mile in 60 of pothole-ridden roads last year – with the party’s local authorities the worst at carrying out repairs.
Ten of the 16 councils that fixed less than 10 per cent of streets they had been told needed work were managed by Labour in the year to March 2025.
It comes despite the Government’s manifesto pledge to fill one million potholes and upgrade Britain’s creaking network of vital B and C roads.
Failing Labour councils include bankrupt Birmingham, which had 60 miles of road in desperate need of fixes like filling potholes and resurfacing old tarmac.
But Department for Transport stats show that only 1.5 miles of backstreets in Britain’s second city were actually repaired – equivalent to just 2.5 per cent of streets that needed work done.
Similarly, in Labour-controlled St Helens, 44 miles of roads were earmarked for repairs, but just 1.2 miles were actually fixed.
And even leafy Labour stronghold Islington, in North London, saw just 0.4 miles of minor roads repaired, while just 6.7 per cent of roads needing repairs in car-friendly city Milton Keynes were actually fixed.
Of the 16 councils that fell below 10 per cent repair rates, ten were run by Labour at the time, three by the Conservatives, and three more had no overall control.
At the other end of the table, Sandwell Council, in the Midlands, managed to upgrade 25.3 miles of roads despite only having nine miles of B and C roads in need of fixes.
Richard Holden, the Tories’ Shadow Transport Secretary, told The Sun: “This is another broken promise from Labour.
“Their manifesto pledged to fix potholes, yet in too many Labour-run councils, roads are being left to crumble while drivers pay the price.
“If their manifesto isn’t worth the paper it’s written on, they should at least deliver this commitment — because only the Conservatives can be trusted to fix our roads and get Britain working again.”
The Department for Transport was invited to comment on our findings.
