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03/07/2009 16:25:26
There were two principal council elections held on the 2nd July. The Lib Dems gained one seat from the Tories and the Tories held the other. No Town and Parish Council results were reported to ALDC.
Thursday was another good night for the Lib Dems. We now have made eleven net gains since the beginning of the year in council by-elections.
Nonsuch ward, part of the London
Borough of Sutton has been a Lib Dem ward but the Tories took a seat in 2006 all out London elections. We wanted it back! So in a held parliamentary seat we pulled out all the stops and utilised help from across London with action days every weekend. How often will the two Lib Dem MPs’ turn up to help deliver the good morning leaflet at 6am only to find there were none left to deliver!
Labour and the BNP ran two leaflet campaigns but the Tories produced six full colour leaflets. The final Tory leaflet went negative against our candidate but the tactic backfired badly. We not only have two local MPs, we also run the council and fighting by-elections when in control is often difficult. In these circumstances getting a swing to the Lib Dems from the Tories and over 50% of the vote in a high turnout election is particularly encouraging.
Unfortunately despite this success we are still failing to stand candidates even in wards where we polled 22% last time. Standing no candidate in the Ferndown Central ward of East Dorset District Council is even more inexplicable as it is in the Christchurch constituency.
For those who had county or Unitary elections in June the deadlines for the receipt of return of election expenses are: Thursday 9th July if your result was declared before midnight on 4th June. Friday 10th July if your result was declared after midnight i.e. 5th June.
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03/07/2009 11:42:46
Sutton LBC, Nonsuch
East Dorset DC, Ferndown Central
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26/06/2009 13:53:46
There was one principal council election held on the 25th June. The SNP held the seat. There were no Town and Parish Council results reported to ALDC.
In Angus, in the Monifieth and Sidlaw ward we faced an uphill struggle. In 2007 we got 7% on first preferences to the SNP 54%. We improved our vote by 4.9% but the SNP, who run the council, cruised to victory with 68.6% of the vote.
It may seem early to look forward to the local elections in 2010 but it is essential that council groups and local parties let ALDC know:
A) whether existing councillors are re-standing
B) if not, who has been selected to replace them
C) candidates and agents in all defences and key targets.
so that we can target our help and support early enough to make a difference.
Do not wait until you have a full slate. Let us know as soon as you are clear who your candidates are likely to be even if they may not have been formally selected.
The General Election is likely to be held on the same day as the 166 local authority elections on May 6th 2010. 880 Lib Dem councillors will be defending their seats and we will be defending control of 17 councils from Liverpool to Sutton. Joint elections will create extra demands so it’s even more important to build up your infrastructure over the summer. The Campaigns department is 
running a “Big Build’ campaign. Materials will be made available in instalments on both the party’s extranet site and the ALDC website. The first instalment gives you the tools to get out and recruit the deliverers you need. Later instalments will include: ideas and activities to recruit new Liberal Democrat members, clean up and expand your data pool, increase your garden and window poster sites, increase fundraising, voter identification and much more.
For those who had county or Unitary elections in June the deadlines for the receipt of return of election expenses are: Thursday 9th July if your result was declared before midnight on 4th June. Friday 10th July if your result was declared after midnight i.e. 5th June.
Don’t be a wally and leave it till the last minute - get them in at the end of June.
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26/06/2009 12:05:54
Angus UA, Monifieth and Sidlaw
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posted:
23/06/2009 10:40:29
Friday 19 and Saturday 20 June 2009 saw the 2009 Local Government Conference in Sheffield. The event was attended by over 220 councillors and local activists - many thanks to many contributors, sponsors and partner agencies who made the event such a success.
* Speakers: Nick Clegg, Ros Scott, Hilary Stephenson, Andrew Stunell, Julia Goldsworthy and Cllr Paul Scriven.
* Training: campaigners, getting set for 2010, councillor skills, EARS, and keeping your council seat.
* Fringe: Sheffield Success, Green Councils, economic downturn, localism and the Be a Councillor programme.
* Exhibition: party bodies, commercial sponsors and local government agencies.
Liberal Democrat Leader of Sheffield City Council, Cllr Paul Scriven at the pre-conference reception.
Nick Clegg MP opening the Conference.
Nick Clegg meets with Lib Dem Councillors from the "Next Generation 3" programme.
More pictures at our Flickr site here.
Our friends at Lib Dem Voice have reported in depth on the conference:
Here's their report on the speeches by Nick Clegg MP and Party President Baroness Ros Scott. And listen to the ppodcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:09:06 — 63.3MB).
Here's their first report on the conference including "vox pops" from delegates. And listen to the podcast: Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:36 — 3.3MB)
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