Warrington Liberal Democrats

10/10/2025

A stonker of a night for us. Three huge wins, Reform nowhere near us and the Tories down to ten percent in Mel Stride’s own seat.

We are the only party taking Farage on and the only party beating him.

22/09/2025

Wishing Jewish communities across the UK a happy and sweet Rosh Hashanah.

Shana Tova!

31/07/2025

Time is almost up to vote for David in Bewsey & Whitecross! Polls are open until 10pm tonight. You can drop your postal vote at a polling station. Don't forget your ID!

After serving as a councillor in St Helens for 12 years, David remains very interested in politics and its role in improving services and helping to improve people’s lives. He has also been the Chair of Governors of a Special School for 22 years.

23/05/2025

"This is a failure of leadership and governance. When vulnerable residents are being failed this badly, and the council’s own systems don’t even spot it, something is deeply broken."

Liberal Democrat councillors condemn 'indefensible' failures in adult safeguarding services as our committee members claim they were not given the full picture.

22/05/2025

At Monday evening’s Borough Council meeting we repeated our call for substantial reform in governance, scrutiny, and financial accountability. The Council's response to the Best Value report must deliver real change.

The Council's response must deliver real change.

11/05/2025

We are offering a cross-party approach to help implement the recommendations of the recent Best Value Report. Although the administration has put forward a balanced budget for 2025/26, we are greatly concerned that the projected savings will not be realised. We trust that the Labour administration will now agree to our full participation.

We have repeatedly called for greater openness and transparency in decision-making and therefore welcome the proposal for opposition councillors to chair the scrutiny process. We also called for independent outsiders to be appointed to the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee - it was a shame that it took so long for Labour to agree to this.

We supported some of the investments in order to protect public services, but opposed others because they were located outside of Warrington, or involved business outside the Council’s area of expertise. We were sympathetic to investing in a community bank, but not Redwood because of the nature of its ownership.

Scrutiny of investments was not helped by the Tories adopting an extreme adversarial approach, including personal attacks on officers. Four ex-Conservative councillors and one ex-MP were interviewed by the Inspectors, but only four Labour Councillors and one Liberal Democrat. Neither our Finance Spokesperson nor our previous Group Leader were interviewed.

We are offering a cross-party approach to help implement the recommendations of the recent Best Value Report.

01/05/2025

As we move forward towards a Combined Authority with the two Cheshire Councils, it is important that we have a fully thought through and costed Master Plan for delivering our infrastructure needs. Although Labour rejected our proposal on this occasion, we have had offers of further discussion and involvement with senior officers in taking these important developments and decisions forward.

Although the motion didn’t pass, we have had offers of further discussion and involvement with senior officers in taking these important developments and decisions forward.

29/04/2025

Labour unanimously voted down our motion opposing the unfair changes to the welfare system. The motion also called on the Council to look at ways in which Warrington residents affected could be supported.

We were very disappointed that all Labour Councillors opposed our motion when we are sure many, if not most of them, privately supported it.

16/04/2025

Liberal Democrats have a proud tradition of working hard for local people and listening to their views. Our councillors always keep people informed about what is going on through regular FOCUS newsletters. I ask for your support on 1st May to help protect Westbrook Library and Sankey Valley.

Liberal Democrats have a proud tradition of working hard for local people and listening to their views. Our councillors always keep people informed about what is going on through regular FOCUS newsletters. I ask for your support on 1st May.

26/02/2025

We were given less than a month to consider proposed cuts - including changes to parking, recycling and library services which greatly impact south Warrington.

Labour has agreed to earlier consultation with us next year.

We were given less than a month to consider proposed cuts - including changes to parking, recycling and library services which greatly impact south Warrington. Labour has agreed to earlier consultation with us next year.

19/02/2025

Labour has chosen to balance the budget by slashing £30.5m in services, avoiding scrutiny that would come with a government review of the Council's budget.

There has been no consultation with us and we are in the dark about many of the details.

In the last few days we have worked with officers to develop alternatives on several issues of great importance to our residents, which retain the balanced budget, and we are hopeful these will be accepted.

When questioned about efforts to secure more government support, the Council's response was a resounding 'no'. Instead Labour chose to balance the budget by slashing £30.5 million in services.

18/02/2025

Stockton Heath Borough Councillors Sharon Harris and Judith Wheeler will vote against the proposed budget.

Councillors Harris and Wheeler will vote against the budget due to lack of consultation on closure of Sandy Lane Recycling Centre, changes to parking charges and reduction in library services. SIGN OUR PETITION FOR A NEW RECYCLING CENTRE! (link in story)