Elmbridge Liberal Democrats
Responding to comments by Dominic Raab and some Conservative Councillors about the development of Elmbridge Council’s Local Plan, Cllr Bruce McDonald, the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, said: “It is disappointing to see these Tory lies. Liberal Democrat and Resident Councillors are working together to secure the best possible outcome for Elmbridge and our […]
An offer of assistance with garden waste collections from Runnymede Council? Misunderstandings cleared up. Elmbridge Borough Council has taken the extraordinary step of quashing the rumours started by Cllr John Cope, Leader of the Conservatives. He has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims that Runnymede Borough Council has offered to assist EBC with garden waste collections whilst the […]
The Liberal Democrats have today called upon Deputy PM Dominic Raab to apologise for hosting a party at Chevening House for local Conservative activists as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. Raab is reported to have held the party for 50 association colleagues on the 4th of September – the same time at which MPs, their […]
Originally published by Surrey County Council Lib Dems Small and medium-sized businesses, from tech start-ups to hairdressers and cafes, in Surrey will pay an extra £47 million a year due to the rise in national insurance, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found. Boris Johnson broke his 2019 manifesto promise by raising employer National Insurance […]
Elmbridge Borough Council has announced that a one off garden waste collection is being arranged for the first two weeks of November so bins can be emptied. Over the next few days subscribers to the garden waste service are receiving an email or letter letting them know the date of their collection. It will either […]
Here’s the latest on the impact of the HGV Driver shortage on our Garden Waste Service. We are finding our residents know what’s causing shortages and queues at petrol stations and who is responsible for it. However we think residents don’t want to see their Councillors engaging in argy bargy and blame shifting. They expect us to […]
You can hardly move without hearing about the national shortage of qualified HGV drivers. The Road Haulage Association estimates that we have a shortfall of some 100,000 drivers at the moment (nearly 20% reduction on pre-2020 figures.) They put this down to: Covid exodus: many EU drivers returned home during the pandemic and the vast […]
Sadly our fellow party member and dear friend David died July 28th. He was in hospital and caught Covid whilst there. His death was a shock to us all – just hours before he died he phoned me about routine administrative matters. David was our Elmbridge Branch Secretary for the last 20 years and a […]
We accept this proposal as a sensible way to achieve the Commission’s objectives. Our communities have changed since the last boundary review. The Elmbridge Liberal Democrats cover two Constituencies, the majority being in the Esher and Walton constituency, and the Weybridge area being in the Runnymede and Weybridge Constituency. The Esher and Walton Constituency electorate has grown significantly in the last 10 years, […]
Thank you to the residents in Cobham & Downside who voted in the 1st July Elmbridge by-election. Robin knocked on thousands of doors and heard from voters who wanted a local councillor who listens to them and puts residents first. Robin has taken another brick out of the ‘blue wall’ following Lib Dems gains from […]