Barnet
Finchley Church End By-Election
James Goldman has been chosen to be the Lib Dem candidate in the Finchley Church End by-election.
JG
17 Feb 2025
Around London
Lib Dem News from across London
The Liberal Democrats are campaigning across our city. Here are some of the most recent news from our London teams.
Barnet
Barnet Borough
In memoriam: Gerry FitzGerald
Our former local party Chair, Gerry FitzGerald, recently passed away. We pay tribute to a much-loved and longstanding party member who gave much and asked for little.
17 Jul 2023
Bexley
Rubbish, antisocial behaviour and lack of care from Tory Bexley Council
Residents complained about the lack of response from the Conservative led Council in keeping the area clean and tidy
26 Mar 2024
Local Residents express their views
Residents complain of the cost of living, the state of services in Bexley, and the lack of a stop for the new Super loop bus (SL3) in Bexley.
14 Mar 2024
Brent
North London council faces pressure to quash hardware store's plans to start selling alcohol
Cllr Georgiou believes the area already has ‘more than its fair share of issues’ due to the number of venues where people can buy alcohol and is calling for the plan to be thrown out.
AS
25 Jan 2024
Blue Bag Recycling Woes
Recent changes in the collection of recycling and waste are causing all sort of problems, not least that as the blue bags that are blown all over the place.
18 Jan 2024
Bromley
Bromley Council announces £250,000 cuts to Youth Service
The Lib Dems denounce Bromley Council's decision to cut £250,000 from the Bromley Youth Support Programme - "we should be prioritising our young people, not cutting back on them”.
11 Feb 2024
Superloop Bus arrives in Bromley
The new Superloop bus service SL5 that runs between Bromley North to Central Croydon was rolled out on Saturday 3rd February. There will be four services an hour, with five in the morning peak.
7 Feb 2024
Bromley Lib Dems Announce Parliamentary and London Assembly Candidates
Bromley Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate for the election to the London Assembly on 2nd May, and their 4 parliamentary candidates for the General Election.
6 Feb 2024
Camden
Camden
Press Coverage: Save Grassroots Venues
Charlie visited the Piano Works West End to talk to the founder and the Camden New Journal about the challenges facing the music industry.
27 Jul 2024
Camden
A Building Scandal - Charlie stands up for better quality homes
Charlie has been speaking to the leaseholders of Agar Grove about the devastating consequences of poor new builds combined with a lack of accountability in the building & insurance sectors.
25 Jun 2024
Camden
Lib Dems Launch Manifesto for a Fair Deal
The Liberal Democrats were the first party to announce their Manifesto in this General Election - including bold policies on health, housing, the environment, our relationship with Europe & political reform.
10 Jun 2024
Croydon
Richard Howard
A message from Richard Howard - our candidate to be Croydon's first mayor
A video message from Richard Howard, Liberal Democrat candidate for Croydon's first mayor.
1 May 2022
Claire Bonham
Historic Lib Dem win as party surges in polls
Voters in Croydon have backed the Liberal Democrats in last week's council elections, with over 35,000 votes for our candidates across the borough.
11 May 2022
Claire Bonham
Cllr Claire Bonham: My first two months
It’s been a whirlwind couple of months since the declaration in Trinity School – a lot of my initial time has been put into understanding the various roles and responsibilities of the council, which is very different when you are on the inside to the outside!
12 Aug 2022
Ealing
Ealing's Local Planning Review
Ealing Liberal Democrats have been galvanising community support to raise concerns about the new proposed Local Plan, which will shape development in the borough for the next decade
6 Feb 2023
Crime & Policing
Lib Dems welcome change in Policing
Ealing Lib Democrats welcome the news that Ealing Police force is to have a Borough Commander again.
6 Feb 2023
Enfield
Our Manifesto for Enfield 2022
Today, the Enfield Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of the 2022 Enfield Local Council Elections, entitled Change Enfield Together.
14 Apr 2022
Greenwich
Greenwich Borough Liberal Democrats were Out and About in Eltham
Find out what we were up to…
14 Mar 2023
Action Day in Eltham
Greenwich Lib Dem campaigners held a recent Action Day in Eltham
5 Mar 2023
Action Day in Blackheath Westcombe Ward
Local Lib Dem activists speak to members and supporters
24 Jan 2023
Hackney
1,879 Thank Yous
Lib Dem Simon de Deney congratulates Mayor-elect Caroline Woodley and thanks Hackney voters for their support
10 Nov 2023
Election 2023: A Manifesto to Shake it Up!
Lib Dem candidate, Simon de Deney launches his manifesto, promising bold action on Housing, Green Spaces and stronger Local Democracy.
11 Oct 2023
Simon de Deney for Hackney Mayor
Stoke Newington resident, writer and actor, Simon de Deney is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the vacant Hackney mayoralty in the by-election on November 9th.
5 Oct 2023
Hammersmith and Fulham
Charing Cross Repair Delays Are Unacceptable, says local Lib Dem activist
Philip Rader, who works at Imperial College London, says the better part of a decade is too long to wait.
30 Oct 2023
Haringey
Haringey Doesn’t Know What Commercial Property It Holds
Admission from the council that “we do not currently have an accurate up to date list of all commercial property owned by the Council.”
HLD
30 Jan 2024
Haringey’s schools set to receive a £9.6 million cut to spending power
Schools in Haringey are set to be hit with a £9.6 million cut to spending power in 2024/25, data from the National Education Union (NEU) has revealed.
HLD
30 Jan 2024
Lib Dems launch library petition
Opposition Liberal Democrat councillors in Haringey have launched a petition to scrap Labour's library cuts.
HLD
16 Jan 2024
Harrow
Harrow
Mullivaikkal Day
At the invitation of the Tamil Friends of the Liberal Democrats my wife and I attended Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day in Trafalgar Square on 18 May. By Derek Hill
13 Jan 2024
Harrow
The Lib Dems in Harrow and the wider world
Why I support the Lib Dems by Derek Hill
13 Jan 2024
Harrow
A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS by Philip Levy
The last few years have been, admittedly, difficult for the LibDems. We had to cancel two autumn conferences, one due to Covid, and the other when the Queen died. And many still blame us for the coalition – not noticing what has gone on subsequently.
6 Jan 2024
Havering
Hillingdon
Health, Care & the NHS
Ambulance Wait Times
A&E wait times in Hillingdon are through the roof with 110 waiting over 12 hours New figures released today (12/01/23) have revealed the extent of the NHS crisis in Hillingdon.
12 Jan 2023
Local Government
Donate function available again!
After transitioning to a new website, we can now make use of our donate function again.
20 Dec 2022
Local Government
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Appoints Parliamentary Spokesperson
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Liberal Democrats have announced the appointment of Ian Rex Hawkes as the Parliamentary Spokesperson for the constituency.
23 Nov 2022
Hounslow
Islington
Exempt Blue Badge Holders - Letter to Islington Tribune - Friday 20th January
It was good to see the recent announcement by the executive member for environment, air quality and transport, Rowena Champion, that the council would be extending exemptions to low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) camera filters to certain residents living outside existing LTNs. But why is the process so complicated?
20 Jan 2023
Number 4 Bus is Saved - Thanks to Local Residents and Campaigners
Islington Liberal Democrats are celebrating success in their campaign to save the number 4 bus route after a u-turn by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
24 Nov 2022
Kensington and Chelsea
Transport
K&C Lib Dems launch petition to stop TFL bus cuts
TfL's plan to cut bus services by up to a fifth will have profoundly negative impacts on the residents of Kensington & Chelsea.
26 Jun 2022
Kingston
Statement on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
With the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Kingston Liberal Democrats join residents across the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in this time of mourning, and our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
KLD
8 Sep 2022
Lambeth
Groundbreaking ‘Period Poverty’ motion passed by Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats have voted unanimously to end period poverty in the England. The motion, which says the Party believes period products are a human right and not a luxury, was tabled by Lambeth Liberal Democrats and the Young Liberals.
23 Sep 2023
Brixton O2 Academy “beating heart of Brixton”, say Lib Dems
Lambeth Council’s Licensing Committee has chosen to approve Academy Music Group’s license to continue operating Brixton O2 Academy, once the venue has met 77 “extensive and robust” conditions.
15 Sep 2023
Lib Dems demand action as LGBTQ+ safety concerns go unheard in Lambeth
Lambeth Liberal Democrats have written an open letter to the Council’s senior leadership in response to the shocking homophobic attacks that occurred in the borough during August.
7 Sep 2023
Lewisham
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
"We are all deeply mourning the profound loss of a great monarch who served our country so faithfully all her life and who was loved the world over."
13 Dec 2022
Merton
Lib Dem pressure halves Council's 11-year tree timeline
Residents in Merton could see 3,000 missing street trees replaced within the next six years, following a successful campaign by local Liberal Democrats.
30 Sep 2024
£118m worth of benefits unclaimed in Merton
The new Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon, Paul Kohler, has found that £118 million worth of benefit support payments are going unclaimed in the London Borough of Merton, which covers Wimbledon, Mitcham, Morden, and Raynes Park.
20 Jul 2024
Wimbledon elects its first Liberal Democrat MP
Paul Kohler was elected on 4 July as the new MP for Wimbledon and New & Old Malden.
6 Jul 2024
Newham, Barking and Dagenham
Redbridge
Software Update!
Redbridge has upgraded its email and website software, apologies for the lack of content whilst the team familiarise themselves...
17 Jan 2023
Southwark
Right to buy discounts cost Southwark £230 million since 2012
Newly certified analysis by the Southwark Liberal Democrats has shown that since 2012, the discount awarded to right to buy properties has cost the Labour-run council £230 million.
5 Sep 2025
Liberal Democrats demand certainty over Walworth front counter’s future
Southwark Liberal Democrats have written to Sadiq Khan, Labour Mayor of London, demanding certainty about the future of Walworth’s police front counter.
4 Sep 2025
Liberal Democrats call for divestment from companies complicit in “humanitarian disaster” in Gaza
Southwark Liberal Democrats have written to the Council Leader proposing a cross-party motion to the next Council Assembly that would commit the council to divesting from its pension fund any company complicit in the “humanitarian disaster” in Gaza
3 Sep 2025
Sutton
Bobby Dean
Bobby slams cuts to adoptive and kinship family support fund
Bobby Dean MP (Lib Dem, Carshalton and Wallington) has demanded that the Government reverse its latest cuts to support for adoptive and kinship families.
10 Sep 2025
Praise for St Helier group’s 20 years of community impact
This year marks over 20 years of dedicated work from the team behind the St Helier Charitable Foundation
15 Jul 2025
Local News
Anne Boleyn statue ‘returned to its rightful place’
A beloved statue of Anne Boleyn has been restored to its place by Carshalton Ponds.
1 Jun 2025
Tower Hamlets
D3 Bus Saved!
Thank you so much to all who signed our petition to save the D3 bus route. Over a thousand of you signed the petition, which was successful in gaining local media coverage and which the local Liberal Democrats presented to the London Assembly in September.
4 Dec 2022
Twickenham and Richmond
Richmond Council slams Tory economic incompetence as it is forced to raise council tax
High inflation and the government’s approach to local government funding are behind the rise in council tax announced by Richmond Council.
8 Mar 2023
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Affordable Homes
Twickenham and Richmond Lib Dems are committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing.
23 Jan 2023
Waltham Forest
Liberal Democrats call for a mental health professional in every primary and secondary school
Ed Davey warns the Conservative party has “abandoned parents and children” as he sets out urgent plan to fix the crisis in young people’s mental health.
5 Jun 2024
Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in Leyton & Wanstead after sewage dumped 83 times in 2023
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 83 times in Leyton & Wanstead in 2023.
6 Jun 2024
82% of burglary cases go unsolved in Waltham Forest as Lib Dems call for police response guarantee
On 28 May Waltham Forest Liberal Democrats announced their plans for a Burglary Response Guarantee as new data uncovered by the party reveals the shocking scale of unsolved burglaries in local areas across England and Wales.
28 May 2024
Wandsworth
Putney
Putney responds to Heathrow's consultation
The local Liberal Democrat team has responded to Heathrow's latest consultation on its airspace design and future operations. The...
4 Mar 2019
Putney
Sue Wixley selected as Putney's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
First woman ever selected by the Liberal Democrats as Putney candidate
4 Jul 2019
Elections
Wandsworth membership hits record levels
European elections see surge in supporters
13 Aug 2019
Westminster
Westminster and City of London MP urged to back puppy smuggling bill
Westminster and City of London Liberal Democrats are demanding that Nickie Aiken, Conservative MP, back a bill to end puppy smuggling in the UK.
12 Jun 2023
City of London bike theft faces being ‘decriminalised’ as 82.6% of thefts go unsolved
New analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that in 2022, 209 bike theft cases in the City of London were closed without a suspect being identified - a shocking 82.6% of total reported cases.
14 Jun 2023
Edward Lucas: Conservative MP Nickie Aiken urged to vote for Boris Johnson censure motion
Liberal Democrat candidate/spokesperson for Westminster has called on local Conservative MP Nickie Aiken to vote for a motion in Parliament next week to censure Boris Johnson.
15 Jun 2023