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ALDC launches its Election Law Helpline
It is vital that everyone in the Liberal Democrats stays on the right side of the law throughout the forthcoming election campaigns, and ALDC are on hand to help you do this through our Election Law...
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Martin Horwood standing for local council
FORMER CHELTENHAM MP Martin Horwood is putting on his rosette again – this time to stand for Cheltenham Borough Council. There’s an unexpected vacancy in Leckhampton ward following independent...
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Mystery of fake leaflets in North Richmond
The leaflet below appears to be normal Lib Dem election literature. It was one of three distributed widely over night on May2nd/3rd for the council by-election in North Richmond, in the London borough...
View ArticleMartin Horwood MP to chair Lib Dems’ 2013 local election campaign
From a Party news release: Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham, Martin Horwood has been appointed as the Chair of the Liberal Democrat 2013 Local Election Campaign. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Leader...
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Nick Clegg launches local election campaign
The launch of our local election campaign yesterday was rather overshadowed by some other news. Here is an extract from Nick Clegg’s speech: Next month, in wards across the country, people will be...
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Clegg and Farron say Liberal Democrats fairest in tough economic times
There was a double dose of senior Lib Demmery on yesterday’s World at One with Nick Clegg and Tim Farron both talking about the local elections. Firstly, Nick on the Liberal Democrats making fair...
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What you get from Liberal Democrat Councillors – a record of action
Liberal Democrats around the country are taking to the streets or phones to get out the vote. Here’s Lib Dem HQ in sunny Ludlow. From the Liberal Democrat website: The Liberal Democrats are building a...
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Lib Dems hold Aylesbury Oakfield and Taunton Halcon
There were three very good local election results for the Lib Dems last night. Congratulations to Allison Harrison and Mark Willis who held Oakfield in Aylesbury for the Liberal Democrats. UKIP came in...
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Byelection results – 24 October
The Lib Dems gained one seat at yesterday’s county, district and unitary byelections. Congratulations to Eric Seward who held North Walsham East for the Lib Dems with a decent 5.8% rise in votes. The...
View ArticleLibLink: Tim Farron’s Winning here blog
Party President Tim Farron has taken to writing a monthly blog on the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners’ website. It’s for ALDC members only, but if you have even the...
View ArticleFarron: It’s Lib Dems v UKIP in European elections
Last year on the eve of Spring Conference, we reported Tim Farron’s controversial interview in House magazine in which he described activists as cockroaches and said the party was in a critical state....
View ArticleTim Farron says thanks to Liberal Democrat candidates: “Everything you do can...
The Party President sends his thanks to the 2,730 Liberal Democrats standing in the local elections. Looking at his You Tube channel, though, I was surprised to see just how little video stuff he’s...
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ALDC by-election report 22 January – two second place finishes
Six principal council by-elections were held yesterday, five of which resulted in holds. There were two second place finishes for Liberal Democrats in Southwark (LB) and Hertfordshire (CC). In the...
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The #LibDemFightback: things to look for on May 5th
I’ve never been one for negativity. I’m all for realism, however stark – provided that one is permitted to also consider how to change one’s circumstances if the current ones are dire. This is one...
View ArticleAfter a year of Tory rule, we have the chance to show our disapproval
When Labour has moved to the unelectable far left (however admirably unpolitician-ish Corbyn may be) and the Tories are hell bent on ruining the lives of teachers, junior doctors and the disabled, just...
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What do the local elections tell us about Lib Dem prospects?
When it comes to local election results, punditry usually heads in one of two directions. Either the local elections will be held up as an ironclad prediction for the next general election result or...
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ALDC By-election report 7th February 2019
A busy Thursday of six by-elections welcomed campaigners into February, with 1 hold, 1 gain and a 21% swing for the team in Lambeth. Bradford MB, Bolton & Undercliffe LD Rachel Sunderland 1733...
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Will they all froth off?
The real advantage of having been around a long time (52 years as a member and 36 as a councillor) is that you can usually say, “I’ve seen it all before”. There are two things about the emergence of...
View ArticleTime to be the Party of Local Government again
It’s local election time – indeed for someone, somewhere each April and May it is always a local election year. Of late, over the recent years you could be forgiven for not noticing – we Liberal...
View ArticleThe Brexit Myth
The recent success of the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 Local Elections is something which, undoubtedly, has brought a great amount of joy to all of us who have weathered this five year storm. However,...
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