🗳️ There are by-elections taking place this Thursday 🤞Good luck to all Lib Dem teams on the ground in: ➡️ South Tyneside, Harton 🔵 Reigate and Banstead, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne 🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Heacham 🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Snettisham 🌼 Caerphilly, Hengoed

🗳️ The number of by-elections after local election day has shot up 😮 Lib Dem teams are fighting more and more elections they aren't prepared for. 🔶 ALDC's Fighting Fund exists to provide a boost to good prospect campaigns. Donate today to keep Lib Dems winning! 🔗 www.aldc.org/donate/

🔶 The party is currently developing a new strategy. Lib Dem President Josh Babarinde MP and the Federal Board are looking to hear from councillors on the contents of the draft strategy. 💻 Join the online session taking place from 17.30-19.00 this evening 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/counci...

🎇 The government have launched a consultation on restricting the sale of noisy fireworks to the general public. This is one of those issues that draws a number of views from communities across Britain. 👇 Use ALDC's resources to help promote the consultation to your residents this Summer.

Early Bird Tickets for Winter Kickstart are flying off the shelf! 🕊️ 🗳️ With a bumper set of local elections in 2027 across England, Wales and Scotland we're expecting a very busy event in November! Event details and sign up information 👉 www.aldc.org/2026/01/kickst...

🔔 Rumworth, Bolton MBC Independent GAIN from Labour ⚪️ IND1: 1458, 42.3% (new) 🔴 LAB: 1054, 30.6% (-4.6) 🟢 GRN: 517, 15.0% (-34.7) ➡️ RFM: 279, 8.1% (-1.7) 🔵 CON: 60, 1.7% (-0.8) ⚪️ IND2: 45, 1.3% (New) 🔶 LDM: 37, 1.1% (-1.8) 🙏 Thank you to Gillian Wroe for standing

🔔 Uttlesford DC, Great Dunmow North: Conservative GAIN from Localist. 🔵 CON: 705, 50.5% (+11.9) ➡️ RFM: 390, 27.9% (new) ⚪️ R4U: 138, 9.9% (-29.5) 🔴 LAB: 126, 9.0% (-3.3) 🔶 LDM: 37, 2.7% (-7.1) 🙏 Thank you to Lorraine Anne Flawn for offering a Lib Dem choice on the ballot paper!

🔔 Eastleigh BC, Hedge End South Liberal Democrat HOLD 🔶 LDM: 1086, 46.1% (+2.7) 🔵 CON: 589, 25%, (+4.1) ➡️ RFM: 443, 18.8% (-8.2) 🟢 GRN: 199, 8.4% (-0.3) 🔴 LAB: 41, 1.7% (new) Turnout: 27.4% 🥳 Congratulations to Cllr Jim Paine on a fantastic hold with an increased share of the vote!

🗳️ Best of luck to Cllr Richard Kilpatrick, who is standing as the Liberal Democrat candidate today in the Greater Manchester Mayoral by-election! (He's also on ALDC's Management Committee!) 🙏 Thank you for taking the Liberal Democrats' message onto the streets of Greater Manchester, Richard!

🔶 Read our exclusive article from Ed Davey MP following his meeting with the Prime Minister about fixing social care. 📖 Read the exclusive article here: www.aldc.org/2026/07/ed-dav...

🗳️ Four local council by-elections are taking place tomorrow! Good luck to all of our Liberal Democrat teams on the final hurdle! 🤞 ⚪️ Uttlesford, Great Dunmow North 🌼 Isle of Anglesey, Bro’r Llynnoedd 🔴 Bolton, Rumworth 🔶 Eastleigh, Hedge End South ⚪️ South Holland, Long Sutton 

Well done to the team in Powys! 🔶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This well-designed, bilingual by-election leaflet helped Cllr Colin Millichap win the Yscir with Honddu Isaf and Llanddew ward off the Conservatives! See the leaflet in full and submit your own contender 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/leafle...

@assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social are back with a catch-up of last Thursday’s by-election results… www.libdemvoice.org/aldcs-byelec...

ALDC’s By-Election Report – 23 July 2026

Five principal authority by-elections took place last Thursday, across four councils. The Liberal Democrats were not defending any seats, and though we did not win a contest during this relatively qui...

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☀️ Heading into our fourth summer heatwave, the failure of water company regulation is back in the spotlight. 🔶 Lib Dems are leading the national fight against the sewage scandal—and now is the ideal time to take local action, too. Access ALDC’s campaign pack 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/06/campai...

☀️ Get your Summer Surveys in our Bulk Buy deal 👍Addressed, Unaddressed and Royal Mail posted options are all available 🔶Find out more here - www.aldc.org/2026/07/unaddr...

South Gloucestershire, Longwell 🔵Conservative: 951 (37.3%) ➡️Reform UK: 698 (27.4%) 🔶Lib Dem (Jim Corrigan): 511 (20%) 🔴Labour: 246 (9.7%) 🟢Green Party: 143 (5.6%) Conservative HOLD Well done to Jim Corrigan for polling an impressive 500+ votes in a multi-party contest

East Devon DC, Exmouth Brixington 🔵Conservative: 537 (35.2%) 🔶Lib Dem (Andrew Colman): 450 (29.5%) ➡️Reform UK: 439 (28.7%) 🟢Green Party: 101 (6.6%) Conservative HOLD Well done to Andrew Colman and the local team on such a strong second place

Medway DC, Cuxton, Halling and Riverside Reform UK: 838 (35.6%) Conservative: 726 (30.9%) Green Party: 482 (20.5%) Labour: 269 (11.4%) Lib Dem (Ronald Gillett): 35 (1.5%) Reform UK GAIN from Conservative Thank you to Ronald Gillett for making sure the Lib Dems were represented in this election

Thurrock Council, Grays Town 🔴Labour: 673 (37%) ➡️Reform UK: 491 (27%) ⚪ Independent: 235 (13%) 🔵Conservative: 224 (12.3%) 🟢Green Party: 160 (8.8%) 🔶Lib Dem (Simon Lancaster): 34 (1.9%) Labour GAIN from Reform UK Thank you to Simon Lancaster for flying the flag in this election

👩‍🎓GCSE and A Level results will be released in August. 🎉 Celebrating your local results and congratulating local youngsters on their hard work is a great little campaign. Here are some ALDC resources including social media templates and focus articles. 👉 www.aldc.org/2026/07/campai...

📊 Opinion polls are putting the five major parties within 10 points of each other. 📚 Taking data from recent elections, this article points to ways we can approach multi-party elections and campaign against Reform UK and the Green Party. 👉 www.aldc.org/2026/07/winnin...

🗓️There are five principal council by-elections taking place this Thursday. 🔶 Good luck to our candidates and teams working hard in East Devon, Medway, South Gloucestershire and Thurrock. 💻 Keep checking our social media as we will be reporting the results as they come in on Thursday night.

🔶 Applications open for the 2026/27 Next Generation programme! Our premier training for ambitious Lib Dem councillors covers everything from media handling to local finance. Alumni have gone on to become Council Leaders, Group Leaders, & MPs. ⏰ Apply by 21 August 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/06/next-g...

🚗 £100 million in speeding fines goes to the Treasury, while local communities are left to fund road safety on their own This template council motion calls for fairer funding where councils retain 50% of local speed fine revenue, ring-fenced for local road safety 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/counci...

☀️ The next deadline to get your addressed and enveloped Summer Surveys is Wednesday 5 August. 📮 With Royal Mail delivery available too, the only thing you need to worry about is popping your local content into the survey template! Find out more 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/summer...

🗳️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Last week, voters went to the polls in Argoed & New Brighton, a seat held by the Lib Dems in one of Reform UK's strongest counties in Wales. The team shares insights into what they did to fend off Reform UK and beat all five major Welsh parties! 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/fendin...

🏆 This is your chance to be recognised for the brilliant work you've done this year! 🔶 The prizes? A certificate and getting to walk around Brighton in September feeling smug 😏 🎉Sponsored by Election Workshop See all the categories 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/local-...

🇬🇧 Reform UK bombards people with negativity and gloom about our towns. Lib Dems offer the antidote. Our ALDC 'Pride in Place' campaign pack helps you celebrate your area's heritage and community champions. 🔗 www.aldc.org/2026/07/campai...

South Staffordshire DC, Himley and Swindon 🔵Conservatives 298 ➡️Reform UK: 187 ⚪Unaligned: 129 🔴Labour: 28 🟢Green Party: 22 ⚪Independent: 16 🔶Liberal Democrats (Michael Jones): 10 Conservative HOLD Thank you to Michael Jones for giving voters a Lib Dem choice on the ballot

Peterborough City Council, Fletton and Woodston 🟢Green Party: 664 (41.2%) ➡️Reform UK: 479 (29.7%) 🔴Labour: 213 (13.2%) 🔵Conservative: 208 (12.9%) 🔶 Lib Dem (Lewis Page): 37 (2.3%) Your Party: 11 (0.7%) Green Party GAIN from Labour Thank you to Lewis Page for being our candidate.