Brentwood Liberal Democrats

Devoted Davies: Loyal, long-serving and popular Vicky returns

Opinion: A Brentwood resident explains why people should vote for the Liberal Democrats on 23 May...

In May 2016 the British people were given an over-simplistic vote - to stay or leave the European Union (EU). It split the country almost exactly in half and we are still very divided - and the two main political parties at Westminster in England are ignoring their voters and fighting internally. They appear to be more interested in their own careers rather than providing leadership and direction to the country.

Meet the new councillors

A week ago, Brentwood elected FOUR new Lib Dem councillors and we introduce them here:

Mynott's Musings: The 2019 Election Results

What an incredible night for the Liberal Democrats! Our five wins here (out of 11 fought) pushed the country's Lib Dem win total over the 700 seats mark - not a bad result for a party that was being written off in recent years! I just thought I'd comment on a couple of interesting things which emerge from a closer look at the results across Brentwood. The Brentwood Council website is stating that the Conservatives got 42% of the overall vote whereas we got 41%. However these figures actually involve rounding-off fractional percentages. By my calculations the overall number of unspoiled votes cast in Brentwood was 16,447. Of that total we gained 40.92%, whereas the Tories gained 41.56% - a wafer thin 0.64% gap. This is also a massive leap forward from last year, when the Tories got 45% of the vote and we only got 34.5%. Furthermore in terms of the actual totals, the Tories picked up 6836 votes this year, but the Lib Dems were right behind them, on 6731. In other words we were only 105 votes short of their to

Brentwood Lib Dems celebrate significant wins!

The Lib Dems are back across the UK! Here in Brentwood, we made four gains and held the seat we were defending. We won Brentwood North, Brentwood West, Shenfield, Pilgrims Hatch and Warley as well as increasing our vote share across the borough. Our group is now 13 and the Conservative majority has been cut from thirteen to just three. Cllr Barry Aspinell, Group Leader, said: "What a fantastic result! I am delighted to welcome Cllr Mark Lewis, Cllr Sarah Cloke, Cllr Andy Fryd and Cllr Jay Laplain to the team and, of course, to see my dear ward colleague Cllr Vicky Davies back. This result is going to completely change the dynamic of the council and we look forward to an invigorated and larger Lib Dem group, holding the administration to account all year round."

Brentwood Liberal Democrats – Giving power back to local people

Reasons to vote Liberal Democrat on Thursday 2 May 2019: We will deliver openness, accountability and transparency in decision making for all. We will work closely with residents and the business community to improve the commercial viability of the Borough. We will strive to reach out and involve all sections of the community in taking Brentwood forward. We will call for each ward to have dedicated Police Community Support Officer We will fight any plans to close Shenfield and Ingatestone Libraries or cut the Brentwood Library hours We will try and keep as many council services as possible based here in Brentwood We will investigate the opportunities to install solar panels on council buildings to save energy and raise revenue We will work closely with retailers across the Borough to re-energise our High Streets We will keep challenging the Government's housing numbers for our borough and insist that the infrastructure is definitely put in place to support each development We will try and

Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments

Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.

Supporting the Future of Music

We are committed to tackling the challenges facing our music industry head-on. By doing so, we can maintain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in music, while giving future generations the chance to share in its success.