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Welcome to the web site of Derby Liberal Democrats!

The Liberal Democrats are the largest party in Derby. With 18 councillors across the city, the Liberal Democrats have more councillors than Labour and the Conservatives.

In both the new Derby North and the new Derby South the Lib Dems are the challengers to Labour. In the new Derby North popular local councillor Lucy Care, needs a notional swing of less than 5% to beat New Labour.

Liberal Democrats force policy u-turns

Fri 9th May 2008

Liberal Democrat success in last week's local council elections has killed stone-dead Labour plans for congestion charging and put on ice Labour plans to introduce parking meters in Littleover village.

Liberal Democrat votes have delivered Liberal Democrat policies. Congestion charging and parking meters in Littleover village have been stopped.

Read "Liberal Democrats force policy u-turns" in full (138 words).

Lib Dems launch ten pledges for Derby

Fri 4th Apr 2008

We will get tough on anti-social behaviour across Derby. We will make our streets safer for local people of all ages.

Derby needs a council that will listen to local people. Not the Labour/Tory alliance that ignores people's views.

Read "Lib Dems launch ten pledges for Derby" in full (192 words).

Big turnout at Parking Meter protest

Tue 1st Apr 2008

Residents have vowed to continue the fight against the Labour led council's plans to put parking meters into Littleover Village.

Residents and Liberal Democrat councillors met to plan further opposition to Labour's parking meters

Read "Big turnout at Parking Meter protest" in full (163 words).

Liberal Democrats demand action on the Hippodrome and change of emphasis for city.

Mon 31st Mar 2008

Liberal Democrat councillors say that destruction of Derby's heritage, like large parts of the Hippodrome, was made more likely by the City leadership's fixation with a new build city centre.

Lucy Care and the Liberal Democrats are campaigning to protect Derby's Heritage

Read "Liberal Democrats demand action on the Hippodrome and change of emphasis for city." in full (369 words).

Survey finds two in five local people struggle to find NHS dentist

Tue 25th Mar 2008

Two out of five people in Derby have struggled to find an NHS dentist. This was one of the main findings of a major NHS survey conducted in Derby recently.

Cllr Lucy Care examining some of the huge numbers of NHS surveys that were returned

Read "Survey finds two in five local people struggle to find NHS dentist" in full (303 words).

Liberal Democrats throw down gauntlet over parking meters

Fri 21st Mar 2008

A council decision to impose parking meters in Littleover Village is to be challenged.

Local residents and Liberal Democrat Councillors are continuing the fight against Labour's Parking Meter plans

Read "Liberal Democrats throw down gauntlet over parking meters" in full (267 words).

Residents Furious as Labour Leaders ignores Concerns over Parking Meters

Thu 13th Mar 2008

Residents and people who shop at the Littleover village are furious after Labour Council bosses ignored their pleas and decided to put parking meters into Littleover village.

Residents, traders and Lib Dem councillors demonstrating against Labour's parking meter plans

Read "Residents Furious as Labour Leaders ignores Concerns over Parking Meters" in full (239 words).

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Quotes of the Week

"Gordon Brown needs to wake up to the reality that we are now teetering on the brink of recession. He must act to help the millions of families struggling against high taxes, rising bills and falling disposable income."

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