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Sally Symington to Represent Liberal Democrats in South West Hertfordshire

A Local Councillor, Sally Symington, has been selected as the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for South West Hertfordshire With the sudden prospect of an imminent election the party has recently had to move fast to ensure that, right across Great Britain, a full slate of candidates is in place to fight a General Election should one arise over the coming months.

Little Change Expected in Admission Numbers for Hertfordshire Primary Schools in Year 2020/21

While Local Planning Authorities - usually District or Borough Councils - up and down the UK are being required to plan for drastically increased housing numbers to 2036, Hertfordshire education planners, who work on tighter timeframes and use birth numbers as reported by the NHS, do not foresee any drastic changes in primary school numbers in the immediate future.

Lib Dem Nigel proposes a Motion at County Council Calling for a Commitment on Funding of Early Years Education.

At the Hertfordshire County Council Meeting of 27th November 2018, Liberal Democrat Member Nigel Qinton, County Councillor for Handside & Peartree proposed the following motion, which was duly seconded by the the Conservative Member, Terry Douris, the County Councillor for Bridgewater and the HCC Executive Member for Education, Libraries and Localism:

Herts Conservatives Opposed a "People's Vote" while Labour Sat on their Hands.

As far back as November 2018, the Liberal Democrats on Hertfordshire County Council raised the economic danger of any form of Brexit for people and businesses in our county.

Lib Dems on Herts County Council Call for a Review of "Unsuitable" Surface Dressing on Lightly Used Urban Roads

At the Hertfordshire County Council Meeting on 16th July 2019, County Councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst, who represents Central Watford & Oxhey and is the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Herts County Council proposed a motion calling on HCC to review its use of surface dressing as highway maintenance for urban roads.

Liberal Democrats are now Working with Labour in North Herts to Jointly Run the District Council

At the end of May 2019, North Herts Liberal Democrat councillors agreed an administrative arrangement with the Labour Party to run North Herts District Council over the succeeding twelve months.

Hertfordshire County Liberal Democrats in a Bid to Save Wild Flowers

At the Hertfordshire County Council Meeting on 16th July County Councillor, Steve Jarvis, who represents Royston West & Rural - and is also the North Herts District Councillor for Weston & Sandon - proposed a motion calling on HCC to bring forward proposals to manage highway maintenance in ways that improve bio-diversity.

Liberal Democrats take the Lead on Herts County Council in Criticising Government Delays and Uncertainty regarding Next Year's Funding

The Liberal Democrat Group on Herts County Council is active in leading on matters of general concern as well as specific local problems.

Encouraging Responses at HCC Meeting to Requests for Support for the Cycleway Bridge at Royston - but Key Funders still hold back.

At the Herts County Council Meeting on 16th July, Mr S Czarnawski-Iliev, a member of the public and a resident of Royston, asked Cllr T Douris, Executive Member for Education, Libraries and Localism the following question:

Herts County Council - Lib Dems Ask "Could Bringing Services back In-House be more Effective and Efficient?

Not for the first time have the Liberal Democrat members on Hertfordshire County Council questioned the appropriateness of outsourcing so much of the council's service provision to external contractors.

Unanimous Support as Hertfordshire County Council Declares a Climate Emergency and Calls on Government to Fund Sustainable Development Goals.

Last month on 16th July, proposed by the Conservative Leader David Williams and seconded by Liberal Democrat Leader Stephen Giles-Medhurst with Labour Party support, Hertfordhire County Council unanimously passed a motion declaring a "Climate Emergency".