Gary Glover

@garygazza.bsky.social

Lib Dem, Bermondsey, love History, Parks and Ted the Cavpoo!

So proud to be reselected as LD candidate, the hard work continues! Love this part -"Vikki has handled more than 15,000 cases from residents, and asked more than three times as many written parliamentary questions as her predecessor (who was MP for 9 years) in just 26 months." tinyurl.com/3spvz6tm

Vikki Slade reselected as Mid Dorset and North Poole Liberal Democrat candidate

Vikki Slade MP has been resoundingly reselected for the Liberal Democrats in Mid Dorset and North Poole at the next general election.

bournemouthecho.co.uk

We've not heard a word from PM Burnham yet about making votes matter. He can't squander this chance to fix our democracy, stop more than half of votes being wasted, and reach for better solutions for the problems we're all facing from the cost of living to the climate crisis. Clock's ticking ⏰️

I believe this is also the first ever Lib Dem gain from the Greens in inner London. Congratulations to Alex Davies, our fantastic candidate and to the brilliant Lambeth & London Lib Dem teams!

The official result

The Lib Dems have been clear that Thames Water does not have a future. The rescue deal should be rejected, and the company should be rebuilt as a company for public benefit. Thames Water must work in the public interest and stop charging exorbitant fees for a terrible service.

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The Beeches (Cotswold) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 52.7% (-3.0) ➡️ RFM: 22.7% (New) 🌳 CON: 16.5% (-17.9) 🌍 GRN: 7.2% (-3.0) 🌹 LAB: 0.9% (New) Liberal Democrat HOLD. Changes w/ 2024.

Abingdon Abbey Northcourt (Vale of White Horse) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 43.7% (+3.3) 🌍 GRN: 32.5% (-2.1) ➡️ RFM: 13.8% (New) 🌳 CON: 6.8% (-7.3) 🌹 LAB: 3.2% (-7.7) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green. Changes w/ 2023.

Penrith South (Westmorland & Furness) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 43.1% (-1.5) ➡️ RFM: 33.9% (New) 🌍 GRN: 13.0% (+2.6) 🌳 CON: 10.0% (-15.5) No Ind (-19.5) as previous. Liberal Democrat HOLD. Changes w/ 2022.

Absolutely colossal night of success for the Lib Dems. In the 10 byelections, the LDs have gained from the CONs, GRNs, INDs and LAB, with a narrow loss to REF by 31 votes in Babergh. Scoreboard: LD 7, REF 1, CON 1, IND 1. I assume the media will cover this as breathlessly as every opinion poll?

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The brutal welfare cuts in Labour's Spring Statement will devastate families in Southwark, and we've seen nothing for London. More Labour let down. Our reaction to the Spring Statement:

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Vivary Bridge (Pendle) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 34.9% (+3.5) ➡️ RFM: 32.2% (New) 🌳 CON: 22.0% (-16.9) 🌹 LAB: 10.9% (-11.9) No GRN (-6.9) as previous. Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2024.