Results are now coming in for the local elections yesterday, and we are very happy to note that Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Jarvis has taken the Royston West and Rural Herts County Council seat from the Conservatives. In addition, Liberal Democrat Susan van de Ven held her Melbourn seat in the Cambridgeshire County Council elections. The Royston …
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Jul 21
Post-Election Thanks
Joe Jordan, LibDem parliamentary candidate for this constituency in the recent general election, wrote an open letter to the people of Royston: Firstly, I would like to thank you all for taking part in this year’s General and Local Elections: 70% of you in North East Hertfordshire took the time to listen, make a decision …
May 26
Royston Council Election Results
Unfortunately, LibDem candidates were unsuccessful in last week’s Royston Council elections, with even our one standing councillor, Elizabeth Freeman, losing her seat. Elizabeth has worked hard for the town during her time on the council, but was unable to beat the national swing away from the LibDems. We can only look forward to the pendulum …
May 06
Hertfordshire County Council Election Results
The results of last week’s County Council election for the Royston seat were as follows: Votes % % Change Majority Baker, Les Labour and Co-operative Party 732 19.0 +9.8 Harmel, Karen Julie Green Party 232 6.0 -6.2 Hill, Fiona Ronan Greenwood Conservative Party 1,508 39.2 -13.0 298 Hughes, Mark James UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,210 …
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We have just heard that Morrisons plan to close their Royston store on 25th October 2020. We are saddened by this decision, which we as County, District and Town Councillors, and as local campaigners, have done everything in our power to prevent. We believe this closure could adversely affect the whole town centre and in particular those people less able to travel for their shopping. Our thoughts now are with the current employees, who we hope will find new jobs quickly in the local area.
Please welcome the party’s new deputy leader Daisy Cooper, from the nearby St Albans constituency
Liberal Democrats plan to woo ‘soft conservatives’ repulsed by ‘thuggish’ Johnson Tories
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New deputy leader outlines target seat plan to lift party from electoral troughEd is right, No Deal Brexit is highly irresponsible and COVID is a great challenge to the international community, the combination is madness
Liberal Democrats
"COVID and Brexit, put them together: disaster." - Ed Davey says on Politics Live today.
The NHS, our economy, and jobs across the country are already under huge amounts of pressure due to coronavirus. It would be unthinkable to add a no deal Brexit on top of that pressure.
Read this post from local Cllr on the potential closure of Morrisons and the decline of our High Streets www.facebook.com/CarolStanier4RoystonHeath/posts/1405615942974637
Replacing business rates: taxing land, not investment
libdems.org.uk
Demand Better for our communitiesCongratulations Ed DaveyIt's official: Ed Davey is the new Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Congratulations Ed!