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Welcome to the website of Northampton Liberal Democrats.

From 2007-2011 the Liberal Democrats ran Northampton Borough Council, turning the organisation around from the "World's Worst Council" to one of the most improved in the country.

We are also the official opposition on Northamptonshire County Council.

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  • Labour has been deceiving the voters of Northampton - Cllr Dennis Meredith
    Article: Jan 23, 2012

    Commenting on the admission by Ed Miliband and Ed Balls that Labour would not reverse the Coalition Government's plans to reduce public spending, Cllr Dennis Meredith, Deputy Leader of Northampton Borough Liberal Democrats said:

    "I was appalled to hear that Labour in Northampton have been lying to us about what they would do to tackle the economic mess the Coalition Government inherited from Blair and Brown.

  • Former Mayor gives backing to Lib Dem motion calling for 9th/12th Lancers to be given "Freedom of the Borough"
    Article: Jan 17, 2012

    Brian Markham ( Northampton's Mayor 2008 / 2009 ) is supporting a motion put forward by Liberal Democrat Group Leader at Northampton Borough Council, Cllr Sally Beardsworth, that Soldiers of The 9th / 12th Royal (Prince of Wales) Lancers be given Freedom of The Borough.

    Mr Markham said "I am pleased to see that the council is to discuss giving this honour to The Lancers. One of the most enjoyable and heart-warming experiences during my year as Mayor was seeing the welcome given to the members of the regiment when they marched through the town in their homecoming parade after service in Iraq. People of the town really took the soldiers to their heart."

  • Cllr Meredith hands in petition from over 500 residents protesting against the Conservatives streetlight switch-off
    Article: Jan 11, 2012

    Liberal Democrat Cllr Dennis Meredith handed in a petition to Northamptonshire County Council yesterday, gathered by Eastern district residents calling for the Conservatives to turn street lights back on.

    Cllr Meredith said "All across the Eastern district people are really worried about the street lights. The fear of crime has gone up as residents lives have been plunged into darkness by the Conservatives at County Hall. The community is so concerned that residents gathered over 500 signatures from across the Eastern District."

  • "Shameless and arrogant" Cllr Sally Beardsworth slams Conservative decision to spend taxpayers money on an assistant for their assistant
    Article: Jan 6, 2012

    Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Northampton Borough Council, Cllr Sally Beardsworth, has today slammed the Conservative administration's decision to spend thousands of tax-payers money on a new political assistant at the same time as cutting £100k from PCSOs.

    Cllr Beardsworth "Has the Tory Leader bitten off more than he can chew? Is this an admission that he can't do the job himself? That he has to employ an extra member of staff to assist him to run the council, on top of the existing Cabinet support, is a disgraceful waste of local tax-payers cash."

  • "Conservative cut to carer support could have disastrous consequences" Cllr Marion Minney
    Article: Jan 3, 2012

    The Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet member for Health & Social Services, Cllr Marion Minney, has today raised concerns over Northamptonshire Conservatives proposal to cut £210,000 from support for carers.

    Cllr Marion Minney said "We see in the national news today the crisis within our care services. Quite frankly without carers this crisis would be even worse. Northamptonshire Conservatives are proposing to cut the team that assesses what support carers need. This cut is short-sighted in the extreme."

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