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Working hard in Woking in 2010 and beyond
Welcome to the homepage of Woking Liberal Democrats.
"The Lib Dem Council Group has committed itself to the same key principles and vision as the national coalition: the principles of freedom, fairness and responsibility, and the vision of a strong society where those who can, do and those who can't, will always be helped. We have also reconfirmed our commitment to making progress on the key priorities of the Council (decent & affordable housing, the environment, and health & well-being), with innovative plans in difficult economic conditions."
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Cllr Richard Sharp
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Mon 10th May 2010
Thursday night was a disappointment for the Liberal Democrats both nationally and locally; however this was probably felt by all the main parties, there being no overall winner in Westminster. A graphic demonstration of how dysfunctional our electoral system is with us gaining votes but losing seats, 23% of the vote getting us a mere 9% of the seats.
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Read "Rosie says thank you." in full.
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Fri 7th May 2010
Last night was a disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. Even though more people voted for us than ever before, even though we had a higher proportion of the vote than ever before, it is of course a source of great regret to me that we have lost some really valued friends and colleagues and we have returned to Parliament with fewer MPs than before.
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Read "Nick Clegg's statement on the results of the election" in full.
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| Woking General Election Result |
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Turnout: 52786 (72%)
50.3%
Conservative: 26551 (+2.9%)
37.4%
Liberal Democrats: 19744 (+4.3%)
8%
Labour: 4246 (−8.3%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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