PENDLE Borough's Conservative leader Cllr Paul White has accused the Labour and Liberal Democrat opposition groups of costing residents cash by opposing a move to four-yearly council elections.
Currently councillors are elected in thirds, three years out of four with one year poll free.
At the last full Pendle Council meeting, Cllr White moved a change to electing all councillors every four years .
The motion failed to get the necessary two-third majority after Labour and the LibDems voted against it.
Cllr White said: "The Conservatives continue to believe that this is the best option for Pendle, long-term stability for its people and saving tens of thousands of pounds in the process. We remain committed to delivering this."
Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, leader of the Labour group, said: "The people of Pendle prefer regular elections to hold their elected representatives to account. The Tories are seeking to fix our local democracy."
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