Liberal Democrat Leader has launched his party's local elections campaign in
Surrey today setting out how Liberal Democrats will improve
people's lives because they care about “the people we serve, the
communities we live in and the country we love.”
baked cakes alongside Liberal Democrat MPs to thank
local activists and councillors for their hard work ahead of the
local elections. He contrasted the Liberal Democrat approach to
community politics, focused on the hard work needed to improve
people's lives, with Reform and the Conservatives who want to
point the finger of blame and import Trump-style politics to the
UK.
The Liberal Democrat campaign is focused on cutting energy bills
to tackle the cost of living, improving local health services and
cleaning up rivers polluted by filthy sewage.
The Liberal Democrats beat the Conservatives and Labour at the
local elections last May and now run more councils than the
Conservatives. The party is now expecting further breakthroughs
across the country in May, which would mark a record eighth set
of successful local election gains.
Liberal Democrat Leader said:
“The Liberal Democrats care about the people we serve, the
communities we live in and the country we love.
“Our community politics means doing the hard work that actually
makes people's lives better.
“Getting people the GP and dentist appointments they need,
standing up to the water companies pouring filthy sewage in our
rivers, bringing back life to our high streets and helping people
with the cost of living.
“I am really proud of the Liberal Democrat activists working hard
to do that week in, week out across the country.
“Some politicians are too busy pointing the finger of blame
rather than rolling up their sleeves and getting things done.
They want to import Trump-style divisive politics into our
communities.
“We don't do division. We do potholes, police officers, GP
appointments, clean rivers. If you vote Liberal Democrat on May
7th, you'll get a local champion who will be fixing things for
your community.”
The Liberal Democrats' local election campaign is focused
on five key issues:
-
Cut the cost of living: A plan to halve energy
bills within a decade, saving households an average of £870 a
year.
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Fix the NHS and care: Guarantee the right to
see a GP within seven days (or 24 hours for urgent cases) and
ending 12-hour A&E waits.
-
Rescue high streets: Give an emergency cut to
VAT for hospitality businesses, to bring prices down and boost
struggling high streets.
-
Clean up rivers: Ban water companies from
dumping raw sewage into local rivers and coastal areas.
-
Restore community policing: Ensure visible,
effective local policing to reduce crime.
ENDS
Notes to Editors:
- Following the 2025 local elections, the Liberal Democrats now
run 75 councils compared to 65 run by the Conservative Party
(Source: Open Council Data).
- The Liberal Democrats won more councillors than either Labour
of the Conservatives in 2025 for the first time ever (BBC News).
- The Liberal Democrats won more local by-elections than any
other party throughout 2025, and more than Labour, the
Conservatives, and the Greens combined.
