By election victory in Shenfield
Liz Cohen won yesterday's by election in Shenfield with a resounding victory over the Conservatives who, until May 2012, had held all three borough seats since 1896.
7 Dec 2012
Brentwood Liberal Democrats
For A Greener, Fairer, Safer Brentwood
Brentwood Borough News
Conservative's former Mayor says "DO NOT VOTE Tory in Shenfield today"
In a shock tweet, last year's Tory Mayor has told Shenfield voters to "Vote for someone other than the conservative candidate" at the Shenfield by-election this morning. Mrs Joan Holmes, former town centre councillor, has made the dramatic move, she says, in response to the fact that her colleague will be sacked for "speaking his mind". Polls are open until until 10pm tonight and the Lib Dem candidate, Liz Cohen, is in a neck-and-neck race with the Tory candidate with the other parties clearly out of the race and over 500 votes behind.
6 Dec 2012
Welcome to Brentwood....please go to Lakeside?
Brentwood Town Centre councillors Karen Chilvers and James Sapwell have both written to the council demanding answers as to why leaflets were being handed out in our town centre advertising Lakeside Shopping Centre yesterday.
5 Dec 2012
William Hunter Way debacle: Joint press release issued by cross party councillors
Thirteen Brentwood councillors have put political differences aside and joined forces on this important issue as individual members to ensure that Brentwood's residents are not short changed on the proposed William Hunter Way 'cinema' deal. This is also part of a collaborative campaign to persuade the leadership at Brentwood Council to come clean and to begin to walk the walk of openness and transparency in their dealings in order that their actions start to match their rhetoric in this regard.
2 Dec 2012
Conservatives fail to deliver openness and transparency on William Hunter Way
Liberal Democrat councillors and many Brentwood residents were left angry and frustrated at last night¡¦s Extraordinary Council meeting after the leadership of the Conservative administration failed time after time to deliver openness and transparency on the William Hunter Way development.
27 Nov 2012
William Hunter Way Development
Ahead of the Extraordinary Council meeting on Monday, the Liberal Democrats confirm they are committed to getting the best...
23 Nov 2012
UK Lib Dem news
Universities & Skills
From Local Roots to Global Reach: A Liberal Vision for Universities
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
IS
by Ian Sollom
14 Mar 2026
Economy & Business
Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
DC
14 Mar 2026
Crime & Policing
Preserving Trial by Jury
The right to a trial by jury has been a cornerstone of our democracy for over 800 years. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new plan to tackle court backlogs without scrapping juries.
JBF
14 Mar 2026