30% swing sees Lib Dem gain from Conservatives in promising new constituency
Five principal authority council by-elections this week, of which four had Lib Dem candidates, the same number as the last time these seats were up. … Read the full post »
Sarah Green was elected Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham in a Parliamentary by-election in 2021.
Five principal authority council by-elections this week, of which four had Lib Dem candidates, the same number as the last time these seats were up. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth closed with the traditional trio of party awards, an appeal and then the keynote speech from the party leader. Among the many brilliant winners I had the pleasure of giving awards out to was one of our London Assembly members, Caroline Pidgeon: Then it was time for a Christmas-themed (!) … Read the full post »
There’s been a small reshuffle of responsibilities among the Liberal Democrat MPs by Ed Davey, including giving our three newest MPs roles. … Read the full post »
Born in 1963, and first taken canvassing by Laura Grimond, Erlend Watson gave a large part of his life to helping others in the Liberal and then Liberal Democrats get elected. … Read the full post »
Sarah Green, victor of the Chesham and Amersham by-election, has given her first speech in Parliament, featuring a hunt for a chocolate factory … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #150 looks at the lessons for the Liberal Democrats from Sarah Green’s brilliant by-election victory. … Read the full post »
With accidental but poetic timing, on the day new MP Sarah Green was sworn in at Parliament… … Read the full post »
As well as Sarah Green taking up her seat in Parliament today, Lib Dem MPs are tabling a set of bills which show just how different things could be with the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Both exactly what the feedback I got from voters today pointed towards and yet also unbelievable. A massive 25% swing from the Conservatives to Sarah Green. … Read the full post »
We’ve already run by far the best campaign in Chesham and Amersham. Now we need to make sure it’s the winning campaign. … Read the full post »