Voters back Liberal Democrats in Harpenden & Berkhamsted

Analysis from the Liberal Democrats of the May 2023 local election results shows the Liberal Democrats are in pole position to win the new Harpenden & Berkhamsted constituency at the next General Election.

The analysis of the “popular vote” in Harpenden & Berkhamsted, shows a clear majority of voters supporting the Liberal Democrats if the results were replicated at a General Election.

Harpenden & Berkhamsted is a clear and simple two-horse race between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The analysis of the May local election results shows that across Harpenden & Berkhamsted, the Liberal Democrats finished top with 50% of local residents popular vote.

Victoria Collins and the Liberal Democrats are clearly the main opposition having come a very close second in Hitchin and Harpenden in the last election and holding the majority of council seats. The Liberal Democrats hold 26 District Councillors within the constituency, with the Conservative party holding only six. The local party has elected its Parliamentary candidate, Victoria Collins, and is ready to hit the ground running for the General Election campaign.

Nationally the Liberal Democrats delivered ground breaking local election results, making over 400 gains. Locally the party had two historic wins taking outright control of Dacorum District Council and Harpenden Town Council for the first time since their creation. Overall gaining 11 new district and town councillors across the constituency.

Recently, the party has also won parliamentary by-elections in Buckinghamshire, Shropshire, and Devon, winning formerly safe Conservative seats as voters swing behind the Liberal Democrats. The party has also seen its highest poll rating since the 2019 General Election at 16%.

The Liberal Democrats in Harpenden & Berkhamsted are campaigning for a fair deal for residents. The party is calling for a plan to tackle the crisis in local health services, a cut to energy bills and an end to sewage being pumped into our waterways.

The Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Harpenden & Berkhamsted Victoria Collins said:

“Last week people here sent a clear message to the Conservative party. The community is sick of being ignored and taken for granted.

“For too long Bim Afolami, Gagan Mohindra and their Conservative Government have taken our community for granted. Across many parts of the country it is the Liberal Democrats who are best placed to replace them and serve their constituents at the next general election.

“The big message I heard on the doorsteps was that Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have failed our local health services, hiked our taxes, pumped sewage into our rivers, sold out our farmers, left our education system worse off for too long. People can see for themselves that thirteen years of Conservative government have left the country divided and exhausted. It's time for a change."