In an extraordinarily close result, the first four candidates in last Thursday's by-election in Epsom West all came with 34 votes of each other. Regretably our excellent and hard-working candidate Julie Morris did not come first and Epsom West is now back with the Conservatives for the first time since 1993.
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are calling on the Council to provide the necessary funding to implement 20 mph speed limits outside Surrey schools where requested by the school and the local community.
Following the Lib Dem motion to the County Council Meeting on Tuesday, a petition has been launched to stop the council either reducing the opening hours or introducing charges for DIY waste at refuse tips.
New figures released by the Department of Health show the Conservative Government is planning a £2.2m cut to the public health budget across Surrey.
Congratulations to newly elected councillor Neil Houston and the Lib Dem team in Long Ditton ward, Elmbridge, who held the seat by taking more than half the total votes cast with a 9% swing from Tory to Lib Dem since May.
There was a stunning result in last week's by-election in Grove Ward, Kingston, where Lib Dem Jon Tolley was elected with a with a greatly increased majority majority of 889 votes over the Conservative candidate.
The Lib Dems have selected a candidate to bring back community policing, tackle drugs and get a fairer deal for Surrey.
The Lib Dems have revealed there were 89 incidents involving offensive weapons on trains or at rail stations in Surrey since 2017. Guildford, Redhill and Woking each were home to 9 such incidents.
Surrey Lib Dems voted against the county council's proposed budget for 2020/21 as it would put services to vulnerable residents at further risk.
Today councillors at Surrey County Council agreed to the purchase of Midas House in Woking.
The Lib Dems have announced they would more than double spending on youth services in Surrey to £33,998,703,to help tackle rising levels of crime. This would form part of a total ring-fenced fund of £500 million for Local Authorities across England to spend on youth services, providing young people with positive, safe and healthy alternatives to gangs.
The Lib Dems have called on Surrey County Council to back a bill that would increase the fines for leaving vehicles idling and make it easier to levy fines.
