It is probably a lottery whether, at any one time, Labour or Conservative councillors have the most business experience between them.
I do remember the era of Peter Wells and his hapless sidekick, Simon Bannister, because the lights were going out all over Dover. The public were summoned to a crisis meeting at the Town Hall, it was like being in Hitler's bunker in the final days as the bombers circled overhead and the air raid sirens wailed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/news/stories/200210/17/dover_cutbacks.shtml
They had completely run out of money and were closing things down right left and centre. They had closed the White Cliffs Experience and the Dover Town Gaol and were debating what to close next. The Market Square fountain was to be turned off, CCTV downgraded, and there was a hit list of public conveniences to be boarded up.
You always know a council is on the way out when they want to close the bogs. Linda Cufley in Shepway went down the pan the same way a bit later on. To be fair, there is a very interesting explanation of the background to this at:
http://www.dymchurchonline.com/parish_council/preston.php?year=2004