Yesterday saw results announced from Thursday's local elections in areas across England - with hundreds of thousands of people putting their faith in the Liberal Democrats, putting us in second place, ahead of both the Conservatives and Labour for the first time in local elections.
The Liberal Democrats now control more councils than the Conservatives, and Ed Davey has set us the mission to overtake them at the next General Election too.
Here’s a rundown of our outstanding results 🔽
GAINED control of 3 Councils
Cambridgeshire: Elected 31 councillors with 11 gains. Gain from No Overall Control.
Oxfordshire: Elected 36 councillors with 12 gains. Gain from No Overall Control.
Shropshire: Elected 42 councillors with 29 gains. Gain from the Conservatives.
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We also beat the Conservatives to become the largest party in: Devon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire
And are the second largest party in: Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, County Durham, Kent & Warwickshire
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GAINED 163 Councillors
Electing 370 Councillors in total.
As well as in the councils we gained control of, we also increased our number of councillors in:
Buckinghamshire (+19) Cornwall (+13) County Durham (+1) Devon (+18) Gloucestershire (+11) Hertfordshire (+8) Kent (+6) Lancashire (+3)
Leicestershire (+2) Lincolnshire (+2) North Northamptonshire (+1) Warwickshire (+9) West Northamptonshire (+2) Wiltshire (+16) Worcestershire (+2)
Here in Suffolk we were prevented from giving a similar verdict on our County administration with its massive Tory majority as they applied ( and the Labour government agreed) to a postponement of the election given still undeveloped plans to reorganise local government in the coming years. Existing councillors, with no mandate, will be staying on beyond their four year term to see the changes through even though it is quite clear there would be no Tory majority had elections been held
Turkeys voting for Christmas comes to mind!
Our results are a real sign of hope. Across the country, local Liberal Democrat champions will be getting to work, delivering for local communities and championing our liberal values.
But we cannot ignore the other big news of these elections - Nigel Farage and Reform, with big money behind them, making huge gains from both Labour and the Conservatives.
We know the threat Reform poses – to our communities, our democracy and our precious liberal values. We know where their divisive, destructive brand of politics could lead.
As Ed Davey said in Oxfordshire yesterday - the Liberal Democrats are the antidote to Reform, and we must continue to take a stand.
If you would like to help us here in South Suffolk combat the threat from Reform come and join us at Join the Liberal Democrats
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