Lib Dems select candidates for triple by-election in Addlestone
Meet your local Lib Dem team standing in the Addlestone by-elections on 21st August 2025!
21 Jul 2025
Runnymede Liberal Democrats
Working Hard for Runnymede All Year Round
Local News
Surrey families know the real story behind Conservative claims
Surrey's Conservative leader is trying to rewrite history as his council faces dissolution - but families across our county know the real story of Tory failure
20 Jun 2025
New £1.3 million fund puts Runnymede communities in control of local improvements
Runnymede Borough Council has launched an exciting new £1.3 million fund that will directly benefit local residents through improved infrastructure and enhanced public spaces across the borough.
11 Jun 2025
Putting care at the heart of politics: Ed Davey's message resonates in Runnymede
How the Liberal Democrat leader's deeply personal approach to politics is already making a difference locally
29 May 2025
Runnymede Council meetings now live streamed: A win for transparency
After years of advocacy by Liberal Democrat councillors, Runnymede Borough Council has finally introduced live streaming for council meetings, making local democracy more accessible to residents across the borough.
21 May 2025
Financial Inclusion Project transforms lives in Runnymede
Runnymede Borough Council's innovative financial inclusion project has delivered remarkable results since its launch in April 2024, helping vulnerable residents manage debt while recovering in excess of £1.5 million for the council.
10 May 2025
Surrey County Council News
Liberal Democrats welcome Tory U-turn on Incineration
For many years the Liberal Democrats have been arguing that there are better and safer modern green alternatives to mass burn incineration. The announcement by the Tories that they will abandon "energy from waste" (mass burn incineration) has finally recognised that the Lib Dem position has been correct all long. Apart from the environmental impact, mass burn incineration is known to discourage councils from recycling waste.
15 Dec 2009
Surrey County Council Rated "Adequate" by Audit Commission
The Audit Commission has today published a report rating Surrey County Council's performance as merely "adequate". The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) rated the performance of the organisation with scores from 1 to 4 for managing performance, use of resources, managing finances, governing the business and managing resources. The County Council only achieved a score of 2 out of 4 which means that it meets only minimum requirements and only performs adequately.
9 Dec 2009
Surrey County Council fails again
The Care Quality Commission, the government agency in charge of assessing the quality of care available to vulnerable people, has rated the care services provided by Surrey County Council as "adequate" - the lowest rating awarded to Adult Services this year, shared only by another seven Councils in the country. According to their report, Surrey is still in need of special measures and the Council will be closely monitored by the Government to make sure services improve.
4 Dec 2009
Streetlighting Repairs
Surrey Highways are currently not repairing street lights except in the most urgent cases. A new PFI street lighting contract is expected to start early next year, which will involve replacing 80% of the existing lamp columns, so they are not spending money on repairing columns that will be replaced.
7 Nov 2009
Tories refuse to reconsider Pegasus School Buses
The Conservative Cabinet at County Hall have refused to reconsider their decision to axe the Pegasus school buses as from July 2010. The Tory administration is reneging on a decision made only last December 2008 to continue the service for at least two more years until July 2011. The Conservatives do one thing before the election and another thing after.
3 Nov 2009
Lib Dems force Surrey County Council to reconsider axing Pegasus school buses
Due to the pressure and the thorough examination of Liberal Democrat councillor David Goodwin, Surrey County Council Transport Select Committee have forced the Council's Cabinet to reconsider their decision to axe the popular Pegasus school bus service and to proceed instead with a proper investigation to find out how it can be maintained in future for the benefit of Guildford children and parents.
21 Oct 2009
UK Lib Dem news
Health, Care & the NHS
Never Again: Justice for Contaminated Blood Victims
The contaminated blood scandal is one of the gravest injustices in NHS history. We must honour victims with recognition, dignity, and compensation – and ensure no one ever suffers from such injustice again.
JBF
22 Sep 2025
Home Affairs
Improving Access To Justice
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
BM
22 Sep 2025
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Housing
Ending Fleecehold and the Great Property Rip-Off
Millions of people are still trapped in England’s broken leasehold system. Our plan will end the leasehold rip-off, strengthen building safety, and give residents the control, fairness, and dignity they deserve in their own homes.
GA
22 Sep 2025