Gedling Liberal Democrats

In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference, Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined his goals for the Government and the country over the coming years. He reiterated his commitment to liberal values on the environment and human rights and his determination to ensure a fair chance for every child, saying "every child can do good things, great things, if only we give them the opportunities they deserve."

The results for yesterdays Gedling Borough Council by election for Phoenix Ward are as follows:

Andrew Ellwood, Liberal Democrat - 566

Labour - 445

Conservative - 98

UKIP - 42

With just a few days to go, the Phoenix Ward by-election is shaping up to be a close contest between Labour and the Liberal Democrat candidate Andrew Ellwood. Andrew lost out by just four votes in May but many former Labour voters are switching to the LibDems as they feel betrayed by the Labour Councillor resigning after just three months in the job. With Andrew Ellwood's record of hard work for the ward over the last four years, it is an easy switch for them to make.

Local campaigner and former Councillor Andrew Ellwood has been nominated to be the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Gedling Borough Council by-election on the 15th of September.

Despite a strong local record, Andrew lost by four votes to a Labour candidate in the Gedling Borough Council elections in May. The Labour Councillor resigned after only a few months to take a teaching job in Mexico. The by-election is expected to be a close contest between Andrew and Labour. In the May Elections the Conservatives failed to stand any candidates and finished a poor third in the previous Borough elections in the ward.

One of the newly elected Labour Borough Councillors for Phoenix Ward has announced that he is moving to Mexico! After only three months in the job, he has decided to up sticks and move abroad, letting down local voters who had every right to expect him to represent them on the Council for the next four years.This staggering lack of commitment has triggered a Gedling Borough Council by-election.

Liberal Democrat Councillors pressed for Council Car Parks to be made free for the first hour of use at a Borough Council Budget Meeting in March. This is the second year that Lib Dem Councillors have pressed for the first hour to be free.

Both the Tories and Labour voted down our proposals - the Tories wanting no free car parking at all, whilst Labour proposed free car parking but only in two thirds of the car parks (they were unable to say which car parks would be free under their scheme).

• Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph - Richard Fife, John Flynn

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The Evening Post has reported that Gedling School may close in the next two years.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Parents-worry-Gedling-School-s-future/article-2833607-detail/article.html

Gedlings Liberal Democrats are organising a petition against the proposed closure of Gedling School. We back the Save Gedling School Campaign being organised by parents, pupils and local residents.