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
Labour Approve Atlip Gardens Development Despite Objections
Labour Council ignores residents requests for improvements.
CC
14 Mar 2025
Liberal Democrats double down on services in Brent
Lib Dems present bold budget alternative
DR
2 Mar 2025
Charlie Clinton wins Alperton By-Election
Charlie Clinton was elected as councillor for the Alperton ward in a by-election.
DR
21 Feb 2025
Bromley
Lib Dems use budget debate to call for investment in Bromley Town Centre
Town centre regeneration and support for the vulnerable are at the forefront of Bromley Liberal Democrats’ vision for the borough, as outlined in a proposed amendment for Bromley Council’s budget for 2025–26.
27 Feb 2025
Foodbank Christmas Visit by Lib Dem Councillors
Councillors Sam Webber & Julie Ireland met with Bromley Foodbank at their final session before Christmas, at their hub in central Bromley.
19 Dec 2024
Four-hour A&E waiting times at risk in Bromley
The government is dropping its pledge to meet the four-hour A&E waiting times target by the end of this Parliament.
WC
14 Dec 2024
Camden
Camden
Fitzjohn’s Avenue Traffic Changes – Consultation Extended to 13th July!
Camden Council is proposing major changes to traffic arrangements on Fitzjohn’s Avenue, it has been clear residents were not aware so your Lib Dem councillors have been successful in securing an extension.
CLD
8 Jul 2025
Camden
Patrick's Crime Survey
Patrick Stillman and the local Liberal Democrat team are receiving more and more reports about anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and drug taking in West Hampstead. Please fill in our local survey so we can feed back to the police.
17 Jun 2025
Camden
Katie Mansfield Selected as Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hampstead and Highgate
Katie brings a strong record as a campaigner and community organiser within London. Currently a councillor in Richmond-upon-Thames, she has served as Vice Chair of Transport and Lead Member for the redevelopment of Richmond Town Centre
CLD
17 Jun 2025
Croydon
Croydon
Christmas Bookstall in Crystal Palace raises money for Crisis
Last Saturday saw the annual Christmas Fair take place at St John the Evangelist on Sylvan Road, with a big community turnout in spite of the blustery wind and rain.
CLD
29 Nov 2024
Croydon
Cllr Claire Bonham backs community campaign for safer crossing in Upper Norwood
A community campaign for a safer crossing in Upper Norwood was backed by Croydon Council last night, as a local councillor and residents put the case for action to be taken.
CLD
12 Dec 2024
Croydon
Croydon Council compensation to tenants increases by TENFOLD say Lib Dems
The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest annual report revealing that Croydon Council paid out over £18K to tenants in compensation during 2023/24 - more than TEN TIMES the amount from the previous year.
CLD
8 Nov 2024
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
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
2026 Local Elections
Have you ever considered standing to become a local Lib Dem councillor in the Royal Borough of Greenwich?
13 Apr 2025
Large swing to Lib Dems in council by-election
20% swing from Labour to Lib Dems in West Thamesmead
21 Dec 2024
Lib Dems address fly tipping in West Thamesmead
Lib Dem by-election candidate Steve Day pledges action on fly tipping in West Thamesmead
5 Dec 2024
Hackney
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
Environment
Thames Water board must RESIGN
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the board of Thames Water to resign and for the implementation of a new plan for the company.
25 Jan 2024
Transport
Stop playing games with Hammersmith Bridge!
Fulham Lib Dem Jelena Sarmo demands action over Hammersmith Bridge.
19 Jan 2024
Local Party
Blaise Baquiche running for Chelsea & Fulham
MP candidate vows to restore trust for Chelsea & Fulham.
19 Jan 2024
Haringey
Lib Dem councillors hail free school meals ‘victory’ as nearly 20,000 children in Haringey set to benefit
The Government has finally heeded Liberal Democrat calls to expand free school meals. Lib Dems previously introduced universal free school meals for infants whilst in government, and have long called for this expansion.
HLD
9 Jun 2025
Fundraiser Launched for Hornsey Library Square bench
Cllr Luke Cawley-Harrison, Liberal Democrat councillor for Crouch End, has launched a joint crowdfunding appeal with the organising team of the Crouch End Festival, for an additional bench to be located in the newly renovated Hornsey Library Square.
HLD
2 Jun 2025
Councillors Secure Repairs for Archway Road Planters
We’re pleased to share that, following discussions with Veolia, the wooden planters on Archway Road will be refreshed. We have secured funding for this work, and the repairs will be going ahead.
HLD
4 Apr 2025
Harrow
Harrow
Council Contact “not good enough”
Admission by the Conservatives that run the Council!
HLD
18 Jul 2025
Harrow
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.
JG
4 Jul 2025
Harrow
Defacing graves is unacceptable
The Harrow LibDems are shocked by the news that Muslim graves were defaced in Carpenders Park Cemetery.
HLD
18 Apr 2025
Havering
Hillingdon
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Conservative MP voted against plan to keep abusers and murderers locked up
Last week, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner MP David Simmonds voted against exempting 6 more offences from early prison release - including breaching stalking protection orders and sexual harm prevention orders, revenge porn, and even murder.
JG
by Joseph Gaunt
17 Dec 2024
Hillingdon
Many over 80s at risk of losing Winter Fuel Payments in Hillingdon as Lib Dems calls on govt to “change course”
9,802 pensioners aged over 80 in Hillingdon face uncertainty over Winter Fuel Payments due to the government’s cuts
25 Sep 2024
Hillingdon
Future of the Beck Theatre
The latest update on the future of the Beck Theatre was disclosed and debated at last Thursday’s meeting of Hillingdon Council.
TC
2 Dec 2024
Hounslow
Islington
Mourning Ed Cooke
We are sad to report on the death of longstanding Liberal Democrat member Ed Cooke.
17 Feb 2025
Mourning Andrew Hyett
It is with great sadness that we report on the death of local Liberal Democrat member and colleague Andrew Hyett.
10 Feb 2025
Islington
Liberal Democrats Launch Campaign to Save Islington Upper Street Post Office
Islington’s Upper Street Post Office faces closure, putting vital services at risk for locals. Liberal Democrats Kate Pothalingam and Terry Stacy are campaigning to save it, urging the community to sign a petition to keep this essential branch open.
14 Nov 2024
Kensington and Chelsea
Transport
Lib Dems call for new Kensington & Chelsea Transport Strategy
Facing new housing developments, Kensington & Chelsea desperately needs a new comprehensive transport strategy for the future of our borough.
6 Sep 2024
Kensington and Chelsea
Best ever set of results for Liberal Democrats!
The Lib Dems won 72 seats at the General Election on July 4th.
12 Jul 2024
Transport
Holland Park Roundabout Consultation: Have Your Say
Assembly candidate Christophe Noblet comments on TfL's proposed changes for Holland Park Roundabout and Shepherd’s Bush Green.
20 Feb 2024
Kingston
Success as owners of Seething Wells Filter Beds are forced to repair the railings
St Marks and Seething Wells Liberal Democrat Councillors working with Kingston Council are forcing the owners of Seething Wells...
KLD
9 Nov 2022
Mahmood Rafiq selected as candidate in upcoming by-election
Local residents and community champion, Mahmood Rafiq, has been selected by Liberal Democrats in New Malden to be their candidate in the upcoming by-election
KLD
5 Oct 2022
Breaking: Cllr Cobbett resigns as ward councillor for Green Lane & St James
Lib Dem councillor, Tim Cobbett, has handed in his resignation to Kingston Council after working hard for local residents in New Malden since being first elected 2018.
KLD
30 Sep 2022
Lambeth
Bringing Agnes Riley Gardens' Football Pitches back into use
Petition launched calling on Lambeth Council to bring the Agnes Riley football pitch back into use
15 Oct 2024
Statement following the suspension of Streatham Wells' LTN
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Lambeth Council, Donna Harris, responds to news that the Streatham Wells LTN trial is suspended
8 Mar 2024
Liberal Democrat Women announces new executive, with Cllr Donna Harris at the helm
Today's International Women's Day theme is Inspire Inclusion and Lib Dem Women hope to do just that with the announcement of their new executive
8 Mar 2024
Lewisham
Lib Dems to campaign for “positive politics” in new Lewisham West and East Dulwich constituency
Sustainability professional and former councillor Josh Matthews selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Lewisham West and East Dulwich.
2 Mar 2024
Labour's £635,000 bombshell for Lewisham
Lewisham residents are saddled with a huge £635,000 bill, so that Labour's Mayor can pursue his personal ambition in Bristol, according to Lib Dem campaigner Chris Maines.
12 Jan 2024
Lewisham Member elected London Young Liberals' Chair
New Chair of London Young Liberals, Lewisham’s Data Officer Josh Mitte, interviewed by Maggie Clarke, Lewisham Events Officer.
6 Jan 2024
Merton
Merton Liberal Democrats response to the future of parks and green spaces in Merton
Protecting and improving Merton’s parks and green spaces is central to making Merton a great place to grow up, healthier and fit for the future.
30 Jun 2025
Lib Dems call for honesty and action on St Helier
Lib Dems slam Labour for misleading public over St Helier Hospital funding. Labour councillors admitted the £12m figure they claimed as a win is not the full picture, with the real figure potentially as low as £3m new money.
10 Jul 2025
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Number of homeless children in Merton passes 1,000
The number of homeless children in Merton has risen to its highest level on record, with 1,020 children now living in temporary accommodation – a 10% increase since the start of the year.
10 Jul 2025
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
£1,000 of taxpayer cash spent on Labour Council Leader’s resignation party
A freedom of information request has revealed that taxpayers coughed up £1,088.52 for former Southwark Council Leader Cllr Keiron Williams’ resignation party, held in July.
11 Aug 2025
Fight to save Walworth’s 24/7 police front counter “not over”, say Southwark Lib Dems
Southwark Liberal Democrats have reacted to the news that Walworth’s police front counter – the last in Southwark – is not one of the 18 set to close entirely across London following their campaign to save it.
7 Aug 2025
More Major Works Scandals Need Investigating, Say Lib Dems
Southwark Liberal Democrats have formally asked that the issues on the Chilton Grove Estate are formally looked at by OSC, following the damning reports into the Canada Estate, Devon Mansions, and Kirby Estate major works scandals.
6 Aug 2025
Sutton
Sutton
154 bus route ‘dramatically improved’ after community campaign
Reliability on the 154 bus route has dramatically improved following a successful community campaign led by local residents and MP Bobby Dean.
23 Jul 2025
Bobby Dean
Jimmy Lai must be free: Bobby demands action for jailed British journalist
Carshalton and Wallington MP Bobby Dean, has delivered a speech in Parliament calling for urgent government action to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen and pro-democracy advocate unjustly imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020.
4 Apr 2025
Bobby Dean
Put Fans Back at the Heart of Football says Local MP Bobby
Bobby Dean MP, championed Lib Dem plans to put fans right back at the heart of our national game by making more live football available on free-to-air television and giving fans a proper say in the running of their clubs.
16 Jul 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 is again Top London Borough for Adult Social Care!
Richmond Borough’s Liberal Democrat led council has been rated the "Best in London” in its Adult Social Care Performance Report - having outperformed the 30 other London councils taking part in the annual Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.
12 Apr 2024
Lib Dem Council supports new “Library of Things” at Patch Twickenham
Richmond’s Lib Dem Council has joined forces with Library of Things and Twickenham co-working space Patch (42 York Street) to open the borough’s first branch of the “Library of Things” social enterprise.
16 Feb 2024
Richmond Lib Dem Council Gets Tough on Fly Tipping With Increased Fines of up to £1,000
Richmond’s Liberal Democrat Council is introducing heavier penalties for anyone caught fly-tipping in the borough.
15 Feb 2024
Waltham Forest
Fortnightly Bin Collections: Families Left Struggling
We’re also hearing of missed food waste collections and an increase in black bags dumped in estate recycling bins. We support the goal of more recycling, but Labour's approach is clearly backfiring.
23 Jun 2025
New Signs Target Fly-Tipping on Folly Lane Footpath
We are delighted to have worked with Friends of Cheney Row Park to install anti-fly tipping placards along the Folly Lane Footpath, where dumping has been a serious issue.
4 Jun 2025
Millions Raised in Parking Fines But Streets Still Crumbling
In 2024, Waltham Forest Council issued over 158,000 parking fines, raking in over £6 million — the second highest haul in the country.
16 Jun 2025
Wandsworth
Tax
Our response to today's budget...
The Chancellor today outlined a £40bn increase in tax and £70bn increase in public spending. Here's where we stand...
30 Oct 2024
Roads
Putney High Street Hell
Wandsworth Council's decision to install a bike lane on Putney Bridge has turned an already heavily congested Putney into a traffic nightmare
25 Oct 2024
Wandsworth
Statement in response to Southport tragedy and subsequent rioting
Riots and disorder are never the answer
6 Aug 2024
Westminster
4,285 patients wait more than 12 hours in A&E in February
The statistics show that 9.36% of patients in North Central London waited over 12 hours at A&E in February.
12 Mar 2023
Water company dumped sewage 8,014 times in rivers last year
The sewage discharges by Thames Water lasted 74,693 hours.
2 Mar 2023
63,881 people wait more than two months before treatment at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
in 2022, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust, 27% had to wait more than two months for treatment to start.
3 Apr 2023