Barnet
Whetstone By-Election
Luigi Bille will be the Liberal Democrat candidate for the by-election in Whetstone ward that will be held on 15th May.
2 May 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
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
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
Brent
Explainer: Controlled Parking Zones in Alperton
When we are out talking to residents or reading your emails — concerns around over-parking are one of the most common complaints.
CC
31 Jul 2025
Lib Dems tell Labour to Stop Messing Up Brent
A Lib Dem Motion at the Council Meeting in July 2025 challenges Brent Council to start tackling the public concern about the dirty state of Brent streets and public spaces.
CC
29 Jun 2025
A letter to Brent Council CEO
After a recent experience in One Tree Hill Open space, Cllr Hannah Matin has written to the CEO of the council to demand action to make our green spaces clean, safe and accessible again.
HM
24 May 2025
Bromley
Churchill Theatre - Secret Buyer Revealed
After months of secrecy, Bromley's Conservative Councillors have finally revealed the identity of the secret buyer of the Churchill Theatre - Galliard Group - who have also purchased the old Civic Centre Site.
19 Jun 2025
Proposal to build 350 houses in St Mary Cray on Green Belt Land
Land Improvement Holdings are consulting with local residents about a proposal to build 350 houses in St Mary Cray. The proposals are at an early stage – they have not yet submitted a formal planning application.
12 May 2025
Sale of Freehold of Churchill Theatre
Following last year’s announcement of their intention to sell the Churchill Theatre site, Bromley Council has now issued a public notice to confirm the sale in accordance with the terms of the covenant that gifted the site to the people of Bromley in 1879
13 Apr 2025
Camden
Camden
Janet Grauberg wins in West Hampstead by-election
Liberal Democrat Janet Grauberg has won a landslide victory in the West Hampstead by-election in Camden, securing 54% of the vote, a 19% swing from Labour to the Lib Dems.
29 Aug 2025
Camden
Why West Hampstead By-Election Candidate Janet Grauberg is Standing
West Hampstead Liberal Democrat by-election candidate, Janet Grauberg, explains why she is standing to be a Councillor.
CLD
22 Aug 2025
Camden
Camden Threatened by Labour’s Funding Cuts
A devastating new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies reveals that inner London boroughs stand to suffer real‑terms funding reductions of up to 12% under the Labour government’s proposed local authority funding overhaul.
CLD
18 Aug 2025
Croydon
Croydon
Town Hall debate on Upper Norwood Lollipop Man as petition is handed in
A petition to save a popular lollipop man in Upper Norwood has been submitted to Croydon Council. The petition, signed by almost 500 residents, triggered a debate at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday 16th July.
CLD
17 Jul 2025
Croydon
“Croydon Needs Radical Change – Not More Political Failure”
“Croydon Needs Radical Change – Not More Political Failure,” says Lib Dem Mayoral Candidate Richard Howard
CLD
12 Jun 2025
Croydon
Croydon Lib Dems launch petition to save local lollipop man
Cllr Claire Bonham has launched a petition calling for Croydon Council to continue to fund a local lollipop man in Upper Norwood.
CLD
20 May 2025
Ealing
How does a whole estate become a cul de sac, asks the Liberal Democrats
Ealing Liberal Democrats demand rethink on the traffic flows into the Haymills Estate following a fatal accident on Hanger Lane.
14 Nov 2024
Hanger Hill By-Election Victory
Jonathan Oxley wins Hanger Hill By-Election
11 Oct 2024
Hina backs calls to protect Warren Farm
Lib Dem London Assembly Member Backs Calls for Warren Farm to Stay Rewilded
5 Mar 2023
Enfield
Enfield
Guy Russo calls for urgent review of Enfield buses
Following the abrupt termination of Sullivan Buses' contract with TfL, local Liberal Democrat campaigner Guy Russo is calling on TfL to look into the quality of bus services in Enfield.
5 Aug 2024
Enfield Lib Dems pressure council to address dangerous North Circular crossing
Enfield Lib Dem campaigners have been leading pressure on the council to reconsider a pelican crossing on the North Circular in Enfield that is regularly used by schoolchildren.
26 May 2023
10,635 patients face 12-hour A&E waits across North London
Analysis by Enfield Liberal Democrats has revealed that 10,635 patients across North London waited more than 12 hours in hospital Accident & Emergency departments in February alone.
18 Apr 2023
Greenwich
Greenwich Lib Dems Join Bluesky
Our new handle is @greenwichld.bsky.social
13 Jul 2025
One Year On from the 2024 General Election
Liberal Democrats make a difference in Parliament and Greenwich Borough
5 Jul 2025
Shooters Hill By-election Update
While we didn’t win this time, we are encouraged by the appetite for change on the doorstep.
29 Jun 2025
Hackney
Housing Crisis - Labour Must Act
Hackney's new Labour mayor must build at least double the number of council homes as the last one - say Lib Dems. That’s if she wants to put even a dent in the housing crisis that is driving thousands of long-term Hackney residents out of the borough.
30 Nov 2023
Low-Carbon Businessman fights for Cazenove seat
Campaigner and businessman, Dave Raval is the Liberal Democrat choice for Cazenove ward’s new councillor. The eco-entrepreneur promises to bring fresh vigour and new ideas to the environmental agenda if elected to the Town Hall on January 18th.
17 Dec 2023
1,879 Thank Yous
Lib Dem Simon de Deney congratulates Mayor-elect Caroline Woodley and thanks Hackney voters for their support
10 Nov 2023
Hammersmith and Fulham
Liberal Democrat Statement: Labour continue to lose ground in Hammersmith & Fulham
The recent resignation of Labour councillors in Hammersmith & Fulham confirms what we’ve been hearing on the doorsteps for months: Labour no longer represents this borough — or the country.
23 Jul 2025
Hammersmith and Fulham
Local Campaigner Roy Pounsford selected as Lib Dem candidate for the Fulham Town By-election
Roy Pounsford: "I will be an independent voice to ensure the Labour-dominated council delivers for Fulham residents."
21 May 2025
Nicola's blog: Looming tax rises and Hammersmith Bridge update
Growing budget hole likely to be filled by tax rises, Hammersmith Bridge closures on weekends and Lib Dem meeting with special guest Monica Harding MP.
17 Oct 2024
Haringey
Haringey Lib Dems say mortgage lenders are treating families as “cash cows” and urge Labour to “stand up for struggling mortgage holders”
Cllr Luke Cawley-Harrison, the Liberal Democrat Leader on Haringey Council, has accused mortgage lenders of treating homeowners as “cash cows”, with mortgage rates failing to fall in line with interest rates.
HLD
12 Aug 2025
Lib Dems oppose police counter closure
Haringey Liberal Democrats have written to the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to oppose Sadiq Khan’s move to close Haringey’s last public facing police counter.
HLD
1 Aug 2025
Haringey is England’s ‘most rotten’ borough
New data from the Local Government Ombudsman has shown Haringey Council topping the charts for most complaints upheld per head of population: leading to the council being dubbed England’s ‘most rotten’ borough.
HLD
23 Jul 2025
Harrow
Harrow
Unaffordable rent in Harrow
The Harrow LibDems have warned that working families and young people are being “priced out” of Harrow as recent data published by the Office of National Statistics has revealed that the average resident is spending 39.7% of their income on rent.
HLD
21 Aug 2025
Harrow
BAN PAAN SPITTING IN HARROW
Paan is a type of chewable which can contain tobacco which when spat out in public by the user leaves red staines on our public highways. It is unhygienic and difficult to clean.
HLD
8 Aug 2025
Harrow
Save Harrow Police Station
SIGN OUR PETITION TO SAVE 24/7 FRONT DESK. The 24/7 Front Counter at Harrow Police station to CLOSE due to neglect from Tories and Labour.
HLD
7 Aug 2025
Havering
Hillingdon
Hillingdon
Hillingdon’s Conservative Council forced to admit they have left finances in tatters
Hillingdon’s Conservative-run Council have, for the second time, had to make a humiliating call to the Government to ask for a financial bailout.
29 Jul 2025
Hillingdon
Hydrotherapy Pool to Close at Northwick Park Hospital
The LibDems are concerned about the closure of Northwick Park Hospital Hydrotherapy Pool
27 Jul 2025
Hillingdon
Chair of Harrow LibDems writes to Leader of Conservatives expressing concern over the actions of Susan Hall
The actions of Susan Hall, a Hatch End Councillor, on joining the advisory committee for Restore Britain raises significant concerns. The Chair of the Harrow LibDems has contacted the Leader of the Conservatives.
4 Jul 2025
Hounslow
Islington
Islington Liberal Democrats push for charter to tackle e-bike parking chaos
The Islington Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign calling for a Charter for Bike Hire to address the growing issue of e-bike parking across the borough.
20 Aug 2025
Sadiq Khan and the Met Police break pledge - Islington to lose out again
The Metropolitan Police plans to close half the front desks at its stations to save money, the Liberal Democrats have learnt.
18 Jul 2025
Operator found for Mount Pleasant Post Office
The Clerkenwell Liberal Democrats have welcomed the announcement that the Mount Pleasant Post Office has been saved, with a new operator secured to take over the vital community service.
28 May 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea
Campaign update - Post Offices saved!
Post Offices in K&C have been saved thanks to residents' efforts.
15 Apr 2025
Transport
We need speed cameras on Warwick Road!
Data uncovered by the Lib Dems shows a shocking level of speeding on Warwick Road, Earl’s Court. Please sign our petition for speed cameras!
13 Mar 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Sort out the delivery bikes!
Local Lib Dems are calling for "bike delivery plans" to be required for new Licensing applications in K&C.
7 Feb 2025
Kingston
General Election 2024 Results
Ed is re-elected!
KLD
5 Jul 2024
Hook & Chessington North By-election result
Congratulations Lorraine Dunstone!
KLD
5 Jul 2024
Hook & Chessington North By-election
Lorraine Dunstone - your Lib Dem candidate
KLD
29 May 2024
Lambeth
HOUSING OMBUDSMAN EXPOSES YEARS OF NEGLECT BY LAMBETH
The Lambeth Liberal Democrats have condemned Lambeth Labour’s shocking neglect of local residents after the Housing Ombudsman named the London Borough of Lambeth among the worst offenders in a new report on severe maladministration in housing repairs.
BA
by Ben Austin
14 Aug 2025
LAMBETH COUNCIL REJECTS TWO-THIRDS OF SCHOOL DEFERRAL REQUESTS FOR SUMMER-BORN CHILDREN
Freedom of Information data has revealed that Lambeth Council turns down more than two-thirds of requests from parents seeking to delay school entry for summer-born children — one of the highest rejection rates in the country.
BA
6 Aug 2025
LAMBETH’S HOUSING CRISIS LAID BARE: COMPLAINTS SOAR UNDER LABOUR RULE
Lambeth Labour’s “appalling record” has been exposed by the Local Government Ombudsman. For the 4th year running Lambeth had the second most housing complaints in the country, there were shocking delays, and a total failure to fix broken services.
23 Jul 2025
Lewisham
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
27 Jul 2025
Bakerloo Extension hopes dashed by Chancellor
A major south east London regeneration scheme faces an uncertain future after the Labour government’s spending review did not provide funding for the long-expected Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham.
19 Jul 2025
Lewisham Council has failed to control fly-tipping…. this is how the Liberal Democrats would fix it
Lewisham had 92 items of recorded fly-tipping per 1000 people in our borough, making it us the 4th from bottom for fly-tipping of the 32 London Boroughs.
24 Jun 2025
Merton
Extraordinary Merton Council meeting called on police counter closures
After local Lib Dem pressure, an urgent Council meeting has been called in September to discuss local policing. Merton Lib Dems have been increasingly concerned about local services being lost and downgraded over recent years.
26 Aug 2025
Lib Dem MP for Wimbledon calls for profit cap on "profiteering" private SEND providers
The Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon, Paul Kohler MP, has criticised "profiteering" by many private special educational needs providers, as the party calls for a cap on their profits to end the scandal.
1 Aug 2025
Lib Dems meet Lime as complaints over e-bikes rocket
Following on from the rushed implementation of e-bike parking bays earlier in the year, in June it was announced that e-bike companies had agreed that their users would use designated “physical or virtual” parking bays.
6 Aug 2025
Newham, Barking and Dagenham
Redbridge
Redbridge
Protect Our High Street - Stop The Street Stalls!
Wanstead Lib Dems call on Labour-run Redbridge Council to stop imposing nine new permanent street stalls from Redbridge Station along the length of our High Street.
28 Aug 2025
Levelling Up Funding Snub for Redbridge
“Disgraceful” Levelling Up snub ignores community in the London Borough of Redbridge
23 Jan 2023
Election results 2022: Lib Dem gains mark turning point, says Davey
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has hailed the local election results as a "turning point" for his party's prospects.
10 May 2022
Southwark
Bermondsey Estate refurbishment which overspent by £1.3 million to finally be investigated
The Arica House major works project, which overspent by £1.3 million, is now set to see similar external investigations conducted that Devon Mansions and Canada Estate underwent, after years of pressure from residents and Liberal Democrats.
28 Aug 2025
North Southwark abandoned on ASB and crime as council outsources community safety
Southwark Liberal Democrats have slammed Labour-run Southwark council over its decision to outsource community safety work to a private contractor instead of hiring local wardens
26 Aug 2025
Southwark Liberal Democrats: Labour failing as 1 in 20 Southwark children left homeless
Southwark now has over 4,300 households in temporary accommodation – with child homelessness rising 77% since 2020. Around 1 in 20 children in Southwark are homeless Southwark accounts for 1 in 30 of all temporary accommodation households in England.
20 Aug 2025
Sutton
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
Bobby Dean
Carshalton Primary School’s fight against ocean plastic taken to Parliament
During a Parliamentary debate on the Global Plastic Treaty, Bobby Dean MP described plastic pollution as a “totemic issue” for the next generation, mentioning the “passionate” letters he received form a Year 4 class at the Culvers House Primary School.
13 Aug 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
Lib Dems Slam Met Plan to Close Local Police Front Counters
Twickenham and Richmond Lib Dems have slammed Met Police's front counters closure at Twickenham Police Station. Cllr Gareth Roberts, London Assembly Member for the South West Constituency, has launched a petition calling on the Mayor to keep them open.
23 Jul 2025
Obituary: Adrian Slade, CBE (1936–2025)
We are very sad to report that Adrian Slade, a stalwart member of the Local Party with a huge contribution to the National Party over several decades, passed away on Thursday 24 January, aged 88.
7 Feb 2025
Tribute To Serge Lourie
Serge Lourie dedicated much of his life to public service and bettering the lives of those around him.
23 Sep 2024
Waltham Forest
Joining the community for Iftar
Waltham Forest Liberal Democrats were delighted to be able to join together with the local community for Iftar at the Leyton Jamia Masjid.
28 Apr 2025
Stand up to Trump, Stand for Ukraine
For over three years, the UK has stood united with Ukraine as they seek to repel Putin’s barbaric invasion.
12 May 2025
Older People Hit Hardest
Liberal Democrats have slammed Labour-run Waltham Forest Council for cuts to a scheme that provided home-visits to isolated older people.
5 May 2025
Wandsworth
Planning
Save Our Parks: Lib Dems launch petition on Council’s Events Policy
Wandsworth’s parks are at risk — and the Council isn’t being clear. New rules could bring more commercial events, more disruption, and less public access — without proper consultation.
8 May 2025
Wandsworth
Safe Homes campaign launched in response to Burke Close gas explosions
After a shocking explosion in Roehampton and a damning safety report, we’ve launched a petition demanding urgent action from Wandsworth Council.
2 Apr 2025
Wandsworth
“Stick to your word,” Liberal Democrats urge Labour MPs on pension compensation
MPs for Battersea, Putney and Tooting previously pledged their support to WASPI women
6 Jan 2025
Westminster
Lib Dems call for two month cancer treatment guarantee to support patients in London
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral, as part of a plan to boost survival rates and improve treatment for those affected by the disease.
27 Sep 2023
Cities of London and Westminster Conservative MP votes to cover up school concrete crisis
Cities of London and Westminster Conservative MP, Nickie Aiken, has today voted against a parliamentary motion which would have forced the government to publish key information on the RAAC crisis.
8 Sep 2023
64% of all burglaries in the City of London and 82% in Metropolitan London go unsolved
A staggering 64% of burglaries went unsolved in the City of London in the 2022/2023 financial year, whereas the Metropolitan Police recorded 82% of unsolved burglaries - an average of 129 burglaries a day, new analysis has revealed.
25 Jul 2023