Lib Dem County Councillor for Woodbridge, Suffolk; Elected 2008, 2009,2013; LD spokesman, Transport; Vice-Chair Education Transport Appeals; Speed Limit Panel member ; Campaigns for Rural Transport, Buses, Rail, Cycling, Young People, Libraries, Disability, Epilepsy & Carers
Suffolk County Council Liberal Democrats are happy to announce that we will be joining forces with the Suffolk County Council Green and Independent councillors for the 2017-2021 electoral term to form the SCC LibDem, Green and Independent Group.
This will allow all LibDem, Green and Independent councillors better representation on county council committees than could otherwise have been possible – which wilĺ make us much more able to hold the administration to account and to bring our constituents’ concerns to the fore.
The group will also be eligible to have the support of a group researcher.
We will however continue to retain our individual party identities within the group.
Candidates for the forthcoming Suffolk County Council elections join Sal Brinton and Ros Scott in the launch of their Manifesto
On Saturday 4 March Suffolk’s very own Baroness Ros Scott joined Lib Dem party chair Baroness Sal Brinton to launch the Suffolk Lib Dem party manifesto for the elections in May.
We have now had had a decade of conservative cuts letting local people down. Since 2005 the Conservatives have run the County Council, consistently reducing services, rather than looking after the real needs of local people. Suffolk Liberal Democrats believe there is a better way and we need urgent action in some important areas.
Suffolk Lib Dems’ SIX priorities for local people
Provide a £5m boost to adult social care
Invest in the infrastructure to support new housing – roads, schools and doctor’s surgeries
Fund a county-wide mental health programme in schools
Fix our roads and pavements
Invest in local bus services and make park and ride buses more frequent
After the Hadleigh by -election the Suffolk County Lib Dems have a new County Councillor. Congratulations, Cllr Trevor Sheldrick!
Hadleigh by-election figures showed a large LibDem gain, a smaller Labour one, with losses for the Conservative and UKIP vote. The votes cast and percentage vote for each party:
This mean that the Conservatives have finally lost control of Suffolk County Council. The balance is now: 37 Con, 15 Lab, 10 UKIP, 8 LibDem, 3 Ind, 2 Grn
Cllrs Dave Busby and Caroline Page kickstarting the Hadleigh by-election campaign this weekend
Following the long-overdue resignation of Suffolk’s most shameless county councillor -the non-resident Brian Riley – Suffolk Lib Dems are campaigning to give back to Hadleigh residents the quality representation they enjoyed with their previous County Councillor, Lib Dem David Grutchfield.
So what exactly has Brian Riley cost us, the people of Suffolk?
“Well, since he moved to America eighteen months ago, he’s continued to claim his County Councillor’s allowance . Then there’s the cost of this by-election forced on the county by him failing to attend even one council meeting every six months and so being obliged to stand down. That’s about £25,000, and for what? To represent his residents? To represent the great town of Hadleigh? It doesn’t looks like it! And in addition he has helped keep this service-cutting Tory county council in power,” says David Busby, County Councillor of neighbouring Belstead division.
“You just have to compare Mr Riley’s lackadaisical performance with that of the previous incumbent – David Grutchfield, ‘Mr Hadleigh,’ – who gave 24 years of his life to help the people and town of Hadleigh. It’s clear that Lib Dem councillors step up to the plate, take their responsibilities to their constituents seriously, and are not obsessed by the power drug.”
The LibDem candidate for this by-election is Trevor Sheldrick , who has already shown a long track-record of dedication and service to Hadleigh and its residents. Trevor has been 10 years on the town council and is currently the Mayor of Hadleigh. As well as a community speedwatch volunteer, he’s a First Responder- one of that band of amazing volunteer paramedics who arrive before the ambulance to keep you alive.
Its time to get back to having a ‘real’ councillor representing Hadleigh – you deserve it!
Dave Busby Caroline Page
Published and promoted by D Busby on behalf of T Sheldrick (Liberal Democrats) both at 16 Two Acres, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich IP9 2XP
Views and News from Suffolk County Council Liberal Democrats
Suffolk County Council Liberal Democrats are happy to announce that we will be joining forces with the Suffolk County Council Green and Independent councillors for the 2017-2021 electoral term to form the SCC LibDem, Green and Independent Group.
