Since the election more than 14,000 people have joined the Liberal Democrats nationwide, including dozens in our local area, showing that people want to campaign against the impact that a right-wing Tory government is likely to have on our public services and our communities. We will be running many local and national campaigns over the […]

Thank you to everyone who supported me in the local elections. I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve the residents of Westerleigh ward as your South Gloucestershire Councillor for another four years. The result in full: CRUMPTON Michaela Sydney Conservative Party Candidate 1031 TROLLOPE Jonathan Terence The Labour Party Candidate 217 YOUNG Claire […]

Luke Hall has taken the Thornbury and Yate parliamentary seat for the Conservatives, with a majority of 1495. The full results of the parliamentary election are as follows: HALL Luke Anthony – Conservative     19,924 ELECTED HAMILTON Iain Adams – Green      1,316 MARTIN Russ – UKIP     5,126 ROBERTS Hadleigh Vaughan – Labour     3,775 WEBB Steven John […]

Thursday 7th May is Polling Day. Thank you to everyone who has given us a warm reception on the doorstep and told us how much they value the hard work the local Focus Team does all year round. With your support tomorrow, Steve and I can continue that work as your MP and your South […]

As the General Election gets nearer and dominates the national media, people may overlook the local elections that are being held as well. The key priorities of the South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats are set out in the Liberal Democrat Vision for South Gloucestershire, our manifesto for the 2015 Local Elections. The priorities are set out […]

The South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats have  launched our manifesto for the Council elections on May 7th. Entitled ‘Working with you and for you’ it lays out our local key priorities, in addition to those outlined in the party’s national manifesto, which was published last week. You can find out more on the South Glos Lib […]

… what happened when the candidates for Thornbury and Yate went head-to-head for the first time? At the start of the General Election campaign the five candidates for this constituency took part in their first ‘hustings’ meeting. Young people attending sixth forms across Yate and Chipping Sodbury, and voting for the first time at this […]

Parliament was dissolved on Monday and the election campaign is well under way. Steve Webb was unanimously adopted as the Liberal Democrat parlaimentary candidate for the Thornbury and Yate constituency at a meeting of Lib Dem members in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall this week. Steve will be very busy for the next few weeks because […]

On Thursday 7th May we will be electing an MP, South Glos councillors and Parish Councillors. To vote in these elections you must be registered by Monday 20 April. Find out more on the South Glos website.

South Glos Council is writing to all households to clarify who is registered to vote. You should receive a letter in early February which will clarify if the electoral register information for your property is correct and if you need to take action to join the register. To vote in the elections on 7 May […]