Marie Goldman marks the start of Black History Month 2025
October has arrived, bringing with it Black History Month - a time to celebrate the Black British community and their past, present and future contributions.
MG
1 Oct 2025
South Central Region covers the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and this site contains information about the Liberal Democrats across the region.
Liberal Democrats select Candidate to fight the Mayor: Hampshire and the Solent election, in May 2026
We are delighted to announce that Martin Tod, current Lib Dem leader of Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Councillor, has been selected by the members across Hampshire and the Solent, as our candidate in the May 2026 election for the new and highly influential position of Mayor, Hampshire and the Solent (think: Andy Burnham for our region).
As he celebrated the news, Martin commented:
“The best bit of this campaign for me has been the opportunity to speak to so many Lib Dem members from right across the region. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who made calls, delivered letters and leaflets on my behalf and came out to support me at the hustings. I’d like too to pay tribute to Ben Dowling and Jack Davies also ran strong campaigns. Now we can all work together to see off the real opposition: Donna Jones of the Tories and the nasty and divisive politics of Reform”.
- Martin Tod. Liberal Democrat Candidate for Hampshire & The Solent Mayor 2026
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
Constitution - Liberal Democrats
UK Lib Dem news
Latest UK News
Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain
Leader's Speech to Autumn Conference 2025
ED
23 Sep 2025
International Affairs
Defending Women’s Rights Across the Globe
Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK must act boldly.
CM
23 Sep 2025
Sign up for email updates...
Lib Dem news from local parties within our region:
Aylesbury Lib Dems
A huge thank you to all our former Councillors
Your dedication and service to the community are truly appreciated. We are congratulation them on nearly 80 years of service combined.
1 Aug 2025
Aylesbury Liberal Democrats Unveil Ambitious Town Council Manifesto
The Aylesbury Liberal Democrats are thrilled to unveil their manifesto for the upcoming Town Council elections, presenting an exciting vision for the future of our town.
3 Apr 2025
Aylesbury LibDems stands full slate of candidates for 2025 local elections
Today, Friday 28th March, Aylesbury Liberal Democrats handed in nomination papers for a full slate of candidates to contest all the wards in Aylesbury up for election on Buckinghamshire Council elections on Thursday 1st May.
28 Mar 2025
Basingstoke and Deane Lib Dems
Lib Dems launch local community surveys
Basingstoke and Deane LibDems have launched more community surveys to help us plan for better services. Let us know what you think of the place you live in and what the council can do better.
9 Jul 2025
NHS Macular Unit to return to Basingstoke
It’s more than 18 months since it stopped coming.
30 Apr 2025
More funding for frontline services
With an average increase of just 10p per week, Liberal Democrat/ Independent run Basingstoke and Deane will have one of the lowest council tax rates in Hampshire, and most of the country. The 2025/6 budget was approved by full council in February.
11 Mar 2025
Chesham and Amersham Lib Dems
AMRLocalNews
Sarah Green is re-selected
Sarah Green was reselected as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Chesham & Amersham on Saturday 6 January 2024
22 Jan 2024
AMRLocalNews
Book now for ‘World Food Tasting’ event
Book now for ‘World Food Tasting’ event
20 Jan 2024
The Prevention of Violence Against Women - Surely, A Priority - Rachel Dineley
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women falls on 25 November 2022. What is the UK doing, in...
25 Nov 2022
East Hampshire Lib Dems
Petersfield, October discussion group
Unpaid Carers - Who Cares? Join us for an informative talk about the work of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers by Kerry Hearsley, its Chief Executive.
3 Sep 2025
Lizzie Marshall (centre) - New EHDC Councillor for Alton Amery
Landslide Lib Dem Win in Alton Amery - 55% of the Vote
22 Aug 2025
Lib Dems Slam “Big, Blunt and Remote” Council Plan for East Hampshire
Conservative-led council backs super-authority without public input or plan for local services East Hants Liberal Democrat councillors have condemned a decision to back a “big, blunt and remote” reorganisation of local government.
18 Jul 2025
Eastleigh Lib Dems
Hampshire County Councils shocks Hamble Residents!
Hampshire County Council shocked Hamble residents at the Cemex Gravel Appeal by withdrawing its objection to Cemex’s plans for a quarry on the Airfield with over 1000 extra heavy lorry movements every week.
8 Apr 2025
No County Vote as Conservatives Avoid YOU!
No County Vote as Conservatives Avoid YOU!
27 Mar 2025
Splash Time!
Lib Dem campaigner Mark Harding takes a look at how the Fleming Park paddling pool is proceeding.
27 Mar 2025
Fareham Lib Dems
Fareham
Worried? Ask for Angela
Campaign aims for safety on nights out
29 Jul 2025
Fareham
Visit us on Facebook
Click on the image for regular updates on the work put in for our local community by our councillors and Focus teams.
24 May 2025
Fareham
20 is plenty
Help keep our schoolkids safe
15 May 2025
Hart Lib Dems
Sir Ed is in town!
What special event brings the party leader to NE Hampshire?
4 Oct 2024
The need for SEND reform
Alex Brewer MP responds to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) briefing.
24 Oct 2024
Alex MP
Alex Brewer MP elected to the Women and Equalities Select Committee
Alex's appointment to this significant role in Parliament will enable her to use her professional and personal experience to the benefit of many in her constituency and beyond.
25 Oct 2024
Havant Lib Dems
Approval of Planning Application for Dual Pipeline is Good News for Bedhampton and Leigh Park
Havant Liberal Democrats welcome the approval by Havant Borough Council of the application to build a dual pipeline from Bedhampton Springs to Havant Thicket Reservoir from Portsmouth Water.
13 May 2025
Havant Borough Councillors back motion to join the objectors of the Aquind Interconnector project
This week, councillors from Havant Borough Council voted to join forces with the other objectors to the proposals by Aquind to build the High Voltage Direct Current electricity interconnector.
17 Jan 2025
Havant's Conservative MP Alan Mak votes against plan to keep abusers and murderers locked up
The statutory instrument was meant to close loopholes in the government’s SDS40 early release scheme that saw perpetrators of these dangerous offenders released from prison early.
18 Dec 2024
Isle of Wight Lib Dems
Lib Dems elected to key council roles
Lib Dems elected as deputy leader of Isle of Wight Council and three committee vice-chairs.
23 May 2025
Isle of Wight
Council backs Lib Dem call to end two-child benefit cap
Lib Dem councillor Michael Lilley has won backing from Isle of Wight councillors urging the government to end the controversial two-child benefit cap.
20 Mar 2025
Isle of Wight
Island must remain a standalone unitary say Lib Dems
The government must give a categorical assurance that the Isle of Wight will remain a standalone unitary council, say Isle of Wight Lib Dems. Merger with a mainland council must be ruled out.
8 Feb 2025
Mid and North Buckinghamshire Lib Dems
Mid and North Buckinghamshire
Local Elections 2025 - Meet Your Lib Dem Candidates
As we approach the local elections on Thursday 1st May 2025, we’re proud to introduce our team of Liberal Democrat candidates standing across all wards in the Mid & North Buckinghamshire area.
MNBLD
23 Apr 2025
Wendover, Halton, & Stoke Mandeville
Victory for Wendover! Controversial HS2 Access Plan Rejected
Wendover, Halton and Stoke Mandeville Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news that the HS2 planning application to use South Street and Dobbins Lane as a construction route has been refused.
MBLD
23 Apr 2025
Buckinghamshire
The Long CON: How the Conservatives have suffocated local councils and left you footing the bill
Last year, it was revealed that Bucks Council is burdened with £300 million in debt. Other estimates suggest that £500 million is needed to bring our roads up to scratch. The numbers don’t lie: the Tories have lost control of Buckinghamshire's finances.
MBLD
7 Apr 2025
Milton Keynes Lib Dems
City councillor donates new equipment to support FREE play sessions for local families
A local Lib Dem councillor has spent a proportion of her ward budget on new equipment to benefit families attending FREE play sessions at St Peter & St Paul’s Church in Newport Pagnell.
12 Sep 2025
A509 in Newport Pagnell finally reopens after nearly two years of delays
The A509 between Newport Pagnell and Junction 14 of the M1 has finally reopened after being shut for almost two years, bringing long-awaited relief to residents and businesses who rely on the major road which leads to the town.
2 Sep 2025
Putting children and families first: City councillors back SEND reform
City councillors have welcomed the Liberal Democrat’s call for urgent and meaningful reform of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system.
8 Aug 2025
New Forest Lib Dems
New Forest
Liberal Democrats announce full slate of candidates to stand up for the New Forest in delayed Hampshire County Council elections
The Liberal Democrats have confirmed that they will be fielding a full team of 10 candidates across the New Forest in May’s delayed Hampshire County Council elections.
30 Sep 2025
Conservatives refuse to fix waste issues before expanding service
The Conservatives have refused a request by the Liberal Democrats to fix the issues that have plagued the phase one area of the council's waste rollout before expanding the service to the rest of the New Forest.
29 Aug 2025
New Forest
School uniforms costing families over £1bn a year as Lib Dems call for price cap to tackle “cost of learning crisis”
Research reveals that Liberal Democrat calls for a price cap on branded school uniform items could save families around £300m each year – up to 5 times what the Government says their own plans will achieve.
9 May 2025
Oxfordshire Lib Dems
Henley constituency
Freddie van Mierlo MP Urges Defence Secretary to Halt Homes England Development at Chalgrove Airfield
Freddie van Mierlo, MP for Henley and Thame, has written to the Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey MP, and the Minister...
26 Sep 2025
Henley constituency
Freddie van Mierlo MP Welcomes Inclusion of Oxford University Hospitals in National Maternity Investigation
Freddie van Mierlo, MP for Henley, has welcomed the inclusion of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the national...
25 Sep 2025
Oxfordshire
MP Freddie van Mierlo Attends Local Climate Lobby in Support of National “Act Now, Change Forever” Campaign
Freddie van Mierlo, MP for Henley and Thame met with local residents and environmental campaigners in Sonning Common on Thursday...
24 Sep 2025
Portsmouth Lib Dems
Economy
Are your energy bills too high? The Lib Dems have a plan...
Amid a cost of living crisis and growing energy bills, the Lib Dems have announced their plan to halve energy bills within a decade.
21 Aug 2025
Culture, Leisure & Tourism
Celebrating Football Success: Good Luck Lionesses
We know how important football is to our city and know that everyone will be cheering loudly for the England team today. Let's make sure they can feel Portsmouth's love for the Lionesses all the way over at St Jakob Park.
27 Jul 2025
Transport
Have A Safe Journey
Portsmouth Lib Dems lead calls to make city taxi journeys safer for everyone.
23 Jul 2025
Reading Lib Dems
Reading
Reading’s Labour MPs vote down Lib Dem attempt to expand free bus travel for disabled people in Reading
Labour MPs for Reading, Matt Rodda, Olivia Bailey and Yuan Yang voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have expanded free bus travel for disabled people.
29 Sep 2025
Reading
Reading Lib Dems set out plan to halve energy bills in a decade
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey announced a policy to halve energy bills for people across the country. The Liberal Democrat plan would break the link between gas prices and energy costs, allowing people to enjoy the benefits of cheap, clean power.
11 Aug 2025
Reading
Labour Finally Forced Into Glass Recycling U-Turn After 20 Years of Inaction
Reading Liberal Democrats have condemned Labour-run Reading Borough Council for only committing to kerbside glass recycling after being forced to by law — and still planning to miss the government’s deadline.
2 Aug 2025
Rushmoor Lib Dems
Local Government proposal voted on at Extraordinary meeting
Rushmoor votes on Local Government proposals.
26 Sep 2025
Have your say on the future of Rushmoor
Liberal Democrats have always supported options on Town and Parish Councils and your local councillors spoke up at Rushmoor on the proposals. Have your say through the Rushmoor Survey
6 Aug 2025
Still time to sign our petition to save our waterways
The Liberal Democrats have a plan to save our waterways Sign our petition at https://www.rushmoorlibdems.org.uk/sewage
6 Aug 2025
South Buckinghamshire Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in South Bucks
Analysis of official data from the Environment Agency by the party shows that Thames Water discharged sewage in Beaconsfield constituency’s waterways for a staggering 2,367 hours in 2023.
4 Jun 2024
Sewage dumps by Thames Water doubled last year
New figures released by the Environment Agency show that Thames Water discharged sewage a staggering 74,693 times last year, a...
27 Mar 2024
Lib Dems win 3 seats in Gerrards Cross
The Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives are neck and neck in South Bucks as we win 3 seats in the Gerrards Cross Town Council by-election.
8 Dec 2023
Slough Lib Dems
Cippenham
Cippenham Lib Dems welcome Lib Dem housing policy passed at conference: Ending Fleecehold and the Great Property Rip-Off
Millions of people are still trapped in England’s broken leasehold system. The new Lib Dem plan would end the leasehold rip-off, strengthen building safety, and give residents the control, fairness, and dignity they deserve in their own homes.
1 Oct 2025
Slough
Slough Lib Dems support Sir Ed Davey's call to say NO to Labour's compulsory digital ID cards
Sir Ed Davey:"People shouldn’t be turned into criminals just because they can’t have a digital ID, or choose not to. This will be especially worrying to millions of older people, people... in poverty, and disabled people" (Photo: Slough Lib Dem 2024 AGM)
28 Sep 2025
Slough
"THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTING GENOCIDE IN GAZA" - Says Lib Dem Leader, Sir Ed Davey
Sir Ed Davey, Lib Dem Leader: "We must now say it clearly: the Israeli Government is committing genocide in Gaza. It is extinguishing the conditions for life..There is.. much more which our own Government needs to do" Photo: Sir Ed with Slough Lib Dems.
17 Sep 2025
Southampton Lib Dems
Liberal News
Changes in political leadership at Southampton City Council
The issue of leadership has emerged again this month with the ruling Labour administration announcing that they have chosen a new...
CRB
29 Jun 2025
Liberal News
Cllr Matt Bunday joins the Southampton Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrat Group on Southampton City Council has gained a new member, as Cllr Matt Bunday formally joins the party following his resignation from Labour. His move increases the number of Liberal Democrat councillors to six...
28 Jun 2025
Liberal News
Southampton Lib Dems Confirm 2026 Candidates for Bassett, Shirley and Swaythling
The Liberal Democrats have confirmed their candidates for the 2026 City Council elections in three wards where the party already holds a seat — building on recent gains and aiming to strengthen their presence in key areas across Southampton.
9 Jun 2025
West Berkshire and Newbury Lib Dems
West Berkshire and Newbury
Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in West Berkshire after sewage dumped more than 500 times in 2023
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a new ‘Blue Flag’ protected status for local rivers, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 561 times in Newbury and West Berkshire during 2023.
2 Jul 2024
West Berkshire and Newbury
Lee Dillon, Lib Dem candidate for Newbury constituency calls for emergency Health and Care Budget to rescue local services
- West Berkshire and Newbury’s Liberal Democrats call for emergency Health and Care Budget within four weeks of the General Election to save local health services
1 Jul 2024
West Berkshire
Tactical voting group says only Lee Dillon can beat the Conservatives in Newbury constituency
The campaign group Best for Britain has released its tactical voting recommendations ahead of polling day on 4 July and they confirm what many local residents already know
21 Jun 2024
Winchester Lib Dems
Save Chesil Lodge
Watch: Chesil Lodge campaign reaches the Commons
Danny Chambers challenges Hampshire County Council to protect social care funding for Chesil Lodge
4 Jun 2025
Winchester City Council
Better Recycling Coming
Food waste recycling coming from October 2025
3 Jun 2025
Hampshire County Council
Paula Ferguson gets to work
New County Councillor says 'Thank You' to everyone who supported her in May's by-election
26 May 2025
Windsor Lib Dems
Windsor
Lib Dems Deliver Cheaper Parking to Boost Windsor & Eton Town Centres
From 1st October, drivers can save 25% on medium-stay parking in three central car parks — a Lib Dem initiative to support local businesses and encourage longer visits.
30 Sep 2025
RBWM
RBWM’s Financial Crisis: Time to Focus on Recovery
A new council report exposes the financial mismanagement of past administrations and outlines why further investigation may not be the most effective use of public funds.
23 Sep 2025
Windsor
Lib Dems Back Return of Police Desks in Every Town
Windsor has been without a police desk since 2016 — new Lib Dem plans would change that, funded by scrapping the costly Police and Crime Commissioner role.
20 Sep 2025
Wokingham Lib Dems
From the Leader: Creating inclusive communities
Running a council necessarily involves a lot of reacting to pressures generated externally. To avoid a totally reactive approach, a clear idea of what you want to achieve is vital.
19 Jun 2025
From the Chamber: Keeping Wokingham Borough Moving
Adrian Betteridge ha joined the council executive with responsibility for active travel, transport and highways. It’s a subject close to his heart, as his first foray into local politics was campaigning to improve walking and cycling.
19 Jun 2025
From the Leader: Why do people get involved in Local Politics?
In a week in which we have another borough council by-election, it’s worth asking why people become involved in local politics, especially given the rather cynical view that some people hold of those who put themselves forward for public office.
5 Jun 2025