ALDC AGM and Local Campaigner Awards 2026
ALDC’s AGM will take place in person at Autumn Conference. As always all ALDC members are welcome and encouraged to attend. There will be refreshment drinks and the event will also include the 2026 Local Campaigner Awards in which we celebrate the best Lib Dem local government achievements of the past year. The Local Campaigner Awards are sponsored by Election Workshop.
- ALDC AGM and Local Campaigner Awards 2026
- Saturday 19 September
- 20:15 – 21:45
- Consort Room, Grand Hotel
Nominations are still open for the awards, and you can find out more on the link below:
Lib Dem DISCO
The best night out at conference? You betcha! Lib Dem DISCO returns on Saturday night immediately following our AGM. Expect guest DJ sets from MPs. Tickets are £10 and this includes vouchers for 2 free drinks at the bar – so admittance basically pays for itself!
Lib Dem DISCO is organised by ALDC and Cambridge Liberal Democrats, and sponsored by TikTok.
Book you ticket in advance on the link below (you can then collect your wristband from the ALDC stand in the exhibition hall). You can also buy your ticket from our stand at conference.
Fringes
Revitalising our High Streets
Saturday 19 September
13:00 – 14:30
Town centres and high streets are the beating heart of our communities. Join us to explore how national and local policy can create vibrant, sustainable places where businesses and communities thrive. With Daisy Cooper MP, Cllr Katie Mansfield (Richmond) and Colliers. Grand Hotel, The Pavilion
Bridging the Digital Divide & Reconnecting Britain
Saturday 19 September
13:00 – 14:30
How do we connect across the digital divide? With Helen Morgan MP (invited) Victoria Collins MP (invited) and Cllr Amanda Hopgood (Durham).
Community action against Sewage (with Surfers Against Sewage)
Sunday 20 September
12:15 – 13:15
Grand Hotel, Consort Room
What are the next steps of the campaign to clean up our waterways, and what difference can we make locally as community campaigners and councillors? With David Chadwick MP and xxxx (CEO, Surfers against Sewage).
No overall control? Cooperation and competition between progressives with multi party politics
(LGA Lib Dems and Future Governance Forum)
Sunday 20 September
13:45 – 14:45
Grand Hotel, Consort Room
With a 2029 hung parliament possible, how can Lib Dems challenge or collaborate with other parties and oppose the populists? With Zoe Franklin MP, Polly Mackenzie FGF, (invited), and Lib Dem councillors in no overall control. Chair: Cllr Bridget Smith.
The Local Government Reception (LGA Lib Dems and ALDC)
LGA Lib Dems reception. All friends of Local Government welcome! With Ed Davey MP and Cllr Bridget Smith, LGA Lib Dem Group Leader.
Training
ALDC has an amazing training offer at conference this year. We have sessions on campaigning and being a great councillor. We also have 5 Lib Dems in Action panels in which you can hear from panels of experienced Lib Dems speaking on making a difference in local government in areas such as housing, the environment, town and parish councils, working in no overall control and becoming a unitary authority.
Policy Motions
We are pleased to say that ALDC is proposing a motion to conference – F14 Policy Motion: Local Candidate Safety.
It will be debated on Saturday 19 September at 17:30 to 18:00 – right before the conference rally.
This ALDC motion will be moved by Lisa Smart MP and summarised by Zoe Franklin MP. We would encourage all ALDC members to attend this debate and to support the motion.
- You can find a full copy of the motion here
- The full agenda of motions at conference can be found here
ALDC Stall
You can find ALDC staff at our stall in the exhibition area throughout conference. We will be on hand to answer any questions, provide advice and we will have plenty of resources for sale including books, MP top trump cards and tickets for Lib Dem Disco.
Our stall will be at stand 27 alongside the LGA Liberal Democrat group.