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09/05/2008 16:24:47
Medway UA, Rochester South and Horsted
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09/05/2008 15:22:37
The 2008 Liberal Democrat Local Government Conference is on Saturday 14th June at the ICC Birmingham.
We have a packed programme available for you with over 20 training sessions, speakers for Parliament and key local government figures, best practice workshops from Lib Dem run councils and a busy fringe and exhibition hall. Last year's conference was the biggest and most successful Local Government Conference for years, registrations for this year's event are already well ahead and we look set to improve on
this record attendance.
Speakers include: MPs Julia Goldsworthy, Chris Huhne, Steve Webb and Andrew Stunell and Baroness Ros Scott.
Training is being provideed by the Campaigns Department, ALDC, IDeA, EARS, Midas Training and the Innovations Team at Cowley Street.
More details of the programme here
Many council groups are bringing along a team, so please help support
this important event.
Register now online at www.aldc.org - click on "events".
Registration starts at £40 for ALDC's Gold Members, but rates rise
before the day itself. Groups of 5 get one place free!
This is preceded by four events on Friday 13th June:
Leadership Summit. Council Group Leaders will have a chance to discuss issues facing them and their council area at a closed conference taking place at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Birmingham starting at 10.30am through to 5pm. If you are a group leader and want to attend this please email Seth Thevoz at the Leadership Centre for Local Government seth@localleadership.gov.uk
Representing ALL communities. A one day conference on issues and opportunities of working with Britain's black, ethnic and minority
communities. This should especially appeal to BME councillors,
activists and PPCs as well as those with a commitment to equality and diversity. £30 registration to the LGA (just £10 extra if registered
for the Local Government Conference the next day).
Political Group Officers Away Day. Open to all political group
reasearchers and support staff this will commence at 2pm through to
6pm in the Council House at Birmingham City Council. For more
information or to book a place please e-mail either Rob Banks
rob.banks@lga.gov.uk or Tom Dommett tom.dommett@basingstoke.gov.uk
The Local Government Dinner. This is a great evening event at 7pm for 7.30pm in the stunning Banqueting Suite at Birmingham City Council House. Tickets for this is just £30 and places can be booked online through ALDC.
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posted:
08/05/2008 14:02:12
Liberal Democrat campaigners and activists are needed to help Elizabeth Stenton, the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Crewe and Nantwich Parliamentary by-election.
Elizabeth is working hard for people in Crewe and Nantwich, and she needs your help to become our next MP. ALDC's staff members have already been to Crewe and will be there this weekend.
Your help can really make a difference to her campaign.
Elizabeth Shenton’s Campaign HQ is open 9am and 9pm, 7 days a week atCapital House, Fourth Avenue, Crewe, CW1 6XL, 01270 847500.
There is parking available outside and it is 10-15 minutes walk from Crewe station.
More information from Elizabeth's website
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posted:
02/05/2008 16:01:53
If your Lib Dem Group finds themselves in a "changed circumstance" after Thursday's local elections, then help is at hand!
A changed circumstance could be moving to control, opposition, NOC, or a significant shift in the balance of NOC, or a major change like a much smaller or larger group or new leadership.
Please remember there is no need to make a rushed decision in NOC. Often it is a very good idea to chat things through with someone from outside your area FIRST.
If you need urgent help over the weekend then we have staff on standby to help you, or we can put you in touch with some of the local government support agencies who can help. Over the weekend please email us (
tim.pickstone@aldc.org) and one of our staff will ring you back.
On Sunday 4 May 2008 we have a Changed Circumstances event at Manchester Town Hall. This is 10.30am - 3.00pm in Committee Rooms 2 and 3. The event has been organised by the Leadership Centre for Local Government, together with ALDC and the IDeA. Its free to attend, and please bring as many of your group as needed. If you're attending "en masse" please let us know so we can plan logistics!. Tea and coffee provided, but not lunch so please pick up a sandwich/etc on you're way there.
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posted:
02/05/2008 15:56:55
Well done to Liberal Democrat local campaigners up and down the country for some terrific results which have continued to to come in during the day:
- BBC are estimating the Liberal Democrats beating Labour in the notional national share of the vote with 25% for the Lib Dems.
- There are more Liberal Democrat Councillors than before, building on our gains last time most of these seats were up in 2004.
- Lib Dems have taken control of Sheffield, Burnley, St Albans and Hull. Labour now only run just one of the big Met cities!
- We have successfully defended control of Newcastle, Watford, Three Rivers this morning, as well as Stockport, Cambridge, Eastleigh and Rochdale last night. South Lakeland is yet to declare but looking good.
- Liverpool remains in Lib Dem hands as an independent joins the group to maintain our majority.
Liberal Democrats making gains so far include:
- 6 Gains in Sheffield to take control AND 6 gains in Merthyr Tydfil as Labour lose control (including unseating the Labour leader!
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- 5 Gains in Burnley (to take control) Stratford-upon-Avon, Hull (to take control) and Gosport (to deprive the tories of control)
- 4 gains in Oldham (to become the largest party), Derby (to become the largest party) and Colchester (where the tories lose control).
- 3 gains in Newcastle, Knowlsey and in Cheltenham and Wrexham where we become the largest Party. Three gains in Cardiff where we are already the largest party.
- In Purbeck to Tories have lost control and are level pegging with the Lib Dems, in Exeter we are now the largest Party.
There was disappointment in Oldham, Warrington, North East Lincolnshire and Cheltenham where we missed out on control by just one seat.
In the new Northumberland Unitary Authority we are the largest party with 26 seats and in the new Durham Unitary Authority 27 councillors. These are gains from the Press Association "notional" figures of 12 and 17 seats respectively.
Less good news in West Lindsey where we lost the Council to the Conservatives, and in Pendle where we have lost control of the Council.
The scores at 1.00pm
- Conservative + 243 Councillors to 2990
- Labour - 297 Councillors to 2265
- Lib Dems + 24 Councillors to 1742
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