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Addlestone by-election candidates Ronan McCaughey, Jenny Coulon and Mike Smith

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

Pictures showing the truth about County Council proud cuts : pot holes, flaking paintwork, sad children and a mother

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

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Your Community, your choice, your project with pictures of outdoor space and activities

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

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Picture of Ed Davey which a message explaining why he got into politics

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

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Picture of councilors and officers at a Runnymede Council meeting in the chamber

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

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Picture of a road with signposts about financial freedom

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

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Surrey County Council News

Airport Plan: Head spinning absurdity

Lifelong local resident and Spelthorne's Borough's longest serving councillor Ian Beardsmore (Lib Dem Sunbury Common & Ashford Common) has launched a biting attack on the proposal by Spelthorne's Conservative MP Kwasi Kwartang to knock down thousands of homes in and around Spelthorne Borough to make way for further expansion of Heathrow Airport.

17 Jul 2012

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Lib Dems: Damning report highlights “major weaknesses” in Surrey’s road repairs and winter maintenance

Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats have called for urgent action, after an important County Council report has revealed shocking failings in the way the Council is managing the contract for Surrey's roads to be maintained and kept safe.

16 Jul 2012

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Liberal Democrats deliver local growth for Surrey while cutting emissions

Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats have welcomed the announcement by Liberal Democrat Transport Minister Norman Baker of a £14.3m investment in local green transport schemes across Surrey.

27 Jun 2012

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Surrey County Council not following national Press Code, say Lib Dems

Surrey County Council is not following the national "Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity" when issuing press releases about local issues in county councillors divisions.

12 Jun 2012

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Lib Dems call for better standard of Highway Repairs across Surrey

Councillor Stephen Cooksey (Dorking and the Holmwoods), the Liberal Democrat Environment and Transport Spokesperson on Surrey County Council, has today called upon the county's Conservative administration to: "take more seriously, the problems that have beset the current highways contracts and to take urgent action to deal with them".

12 Jun 2012

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Lib Dem calls for Standards investigation into councillor’s comments

A leading Liberal Democrat county councillor has called on Surrey County Council's Standards Committee to investigate an email sent by Cllr John Butcher, a member of the ruling Conservative group, calling for health policies which would "encourage the self-inflicted to move away from Surrey to areas where there is no differentiation between patients on the grounds of their contribution towards their condition".

7 Jun 2012

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