ALDC

04/09/2026

🔔 Southside / Newington - Edinburgh UA

Labour GAIN from SNP

[First preferences]
🔴 LAB - 2153, 32.1% (+8.0)
🟢 GRN - 1978, 29.5% (+6.4)
🟡 SNP - 757, 11.3% (-7.9)
🔵 CON - 717, 10.7% (-6.9)
🔶 LDM - 543, 8.1% (-8.0)
➡️ RFM - 305, 4.5% (new)
⚪️ East Lothian People - 78, < 1.0%
⚪️ IND - 63, < 1.0%
⚪️ Communist Party - 46, < 1.0%
⚪️ Scottish Family - 38, < 1.0%
⚪️ Alliance Democracy - 12, < 1.0%
⚪️ East Lothian People - 9, < 1.0%
⚪️ East Lothian People - 7, < 1.0%

Thank you, Artie & team, for giving people the chance to vote Lib Dem!

04/09/2026

🔔 Portobello / Craigmillar, Edinburgh UA

Green GAIN from SNP

[First preferences]
🟢 GRN - 1781, 28.0% (+11.8 )
🟡 SNP - 1531 24.1% (-13.3)
🔴 LAB - 1413, 22.2% (-1.7)
➡️ RFM - 569, 8.9% (new)
🔵 CON - 522, 8.2% (-7.1)
🔶 LDM - 365, 5.7% (+1.4)
⚪️ Scottish Family - 73, 1.1% (new)
⚪️ Workers Party - 58, 0.9% (new)
⚪️ Alliance Democracy - 28, 0.4% (new)
⚪️ Communist Party - 22, 0.3% (new)

Thank you Liss Owen and the team for flying the Lib Dem flag

03/09/2026

🔔Chesterton and Launton, Oxford CC

Lib Dem HOLD

🔶 LDM - 985, 41.7% (+8.8 )
🔵 CON - 683, 29.0% (+0.7)
➡️ RFM - 547, 23.2% (-3.5)
🔴 LAB - 75, 3.2% (-2.3)
🟢 GRN - 71, 3.0% (-3.6)

Congratulations to Cllr Jim Hartley and the team! 🥳

03/09/2026

🔔 Frome West, Somerset UA

Greens HOLD

🟢 GRN - 663, 40.3% (-6.8 )
🔶 LDM - 544, 34.6% (+1.2)
➡️ RFM - 218, 13.9% (new)
🔴 LAB - 89, 5.7% (-0.9)
🔵 CON - 87, 5.5% (-7.4%)

A great effort from Drew Gardner and the team 👏

03/09/2026

🔔 Kingswood, Stroud DC

Liberal Democrats HOLD

🔶 LDM - 442, 64.0% (-18.1)
🔵 CON - 109, 15.8% (+6.4)
➡️ RFM - 70, 10.1% (new)
🟢 GRN - 40, 5.8% (+1.0)
🔴 LAB - 30, 4.3% (+0.5)

Congratulations to Cllr Fred Hulls and the team on a dominating win 🏆 🥳

02/09/2026

➡️ 👉 🔶 Ex-Reform UK cabinet member on West Northamptonshire Council has joined the Liberal Democrats.

“Joining the Liberal Democrats feels like the right next step, alongside a group who share that strong community focus and who understand the importance of putting residents first”

Welcome Cllr Kathryn Shaw 👋

A West Northants councillor has done a political about turn and joined the Liberal Democrats

02/09/2026

🗳️ Six local council by-elections are taking place today and tomorrow with Liberal Democrats standing in all but one race! Good luck to you all! 🍀

TODAY

🔶 Stroud DC, Kingswood

TOMORROW

🟢 Somerset UA, Frome West
🔶 Oxfordshire CC, Chesterton and Launton
🟡 Edinburgh CC, Southside / Newington
🟡 Edinburgh CC, Portobello / Craigmillar
🔵 Rhondda Cynon Taf, Llantwit Fardre

🙏 Thank you to Chris Wray for being our by-election reporter on Thursday. Tune back to our socials tomorrow morning to see the Stroud Result, with the other 5 results being reported live tomorrow night!

01/09/2026

☕ Does your council support fair trade?

Liberal Democrats have a proud tradition of championing international trade justice and ethical purchasing.

ALDC's new template motion helps your local authority refresh its Fairtrade status, commit to buying Fairtrade-certified products, and embed ethical trade into council procurement.

👇 Download the Fairtrade motion

30/08/2026

🔶 Are you joining us in Brighton for Autumn Conference?

ALDC have a jam-packed weekend planned!

We’re hosting 23 training sessions and panels, 5 fringes in association with the LGA Lib Dems, our Local Campaigner Awards, and the return of the iconic Lib Dem DISCO 🪩

Plus, come find us at Stand H27 in the exhibition hall for campaign resources, advice and ✨ merch ✨

👇 Check out the full schedule and grab your DISCO tickets

29/08/2026

🔶 In May, the Hampshire Liberal Democrats scored a huge win in the Lymington & Boldre division, coming from a distant second place in 2021 to take the seat off the Conservatives.

Tom Cornwall gives a comprehensive overview of how this result – years in the making – was achieved.

👇 Read the full article in the comments