THIS IS WHO WE ARE
We are the local party flying the Liberal Democrat banner in the Cotswold Parliamentary constituency. In our membership we have one county councillor, eight district councillors (five in Cotswold district and three in Stroud district) and several parish and town councillors working for you all year round.
We are the main opposition to the Conservatives in Parliamentary elections here and have been for the past 35 years.
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WATER PARK BY-ELECTION
Esmond Jenkins (3rd from left) wins Water Park
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Massive swing to Lib Dems in Water Park
Massive swing to Lib Dems
in Water Park
Water Park voters
delivered a swing of 34% to the Lib Dems in the CDC September by election.
The swing - the biggest in a
Cotswolds by election in recent memory - swept Shorncote resident Esmond
Jenkins to a landslide victory over Tory candidate Brian Viner.
Speaking after the election
count, newly elected Councillor Jenkins said, "This is about local people
taking back control and local democracy working as it should do! The scale of
this win signals a powerful message; that residents of the Water Park are
clearly unhappy with the way Conservative run councils have repeatedly failed
to represent our interests. They are particularly unhappy with the encroachment
of housing developments around established Cotswold villages. Once residents are
informed about this they make their own judgement and have now voted according
to their conscience."
Cllr Jenkins has been campaigning over
the last 18 months with other residents to challenge the disposal of Keynes Country Park being to a developer on a 114 year
lease. Now elected, he has pledged to work towards fighting for a fair deal for
all the people in the Water Park, ensuring their interests are properly
balanced in all future development plans.
Leader of the Opposition on
CDC, Cllr Paul Hodgkinson (Churn Valley) said, "This is a stunning result. I am
certain that Esmond will be a champion for the Water Park and will help my
group stand up to the one party domination at CDC where Cotswold residents are
being taken for granted."
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Dr Vince Cable talking to business people in Cirencester
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Facebook slur achieves national notoriety
Mon 2nd Nov 2009
Conservative Cotswold District Council Leader Lynden Stowe and fellow Tory Councillor Roberts (Fairford) have been caught out making unguarded comments on internet networking site 'Facebook'.
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