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Welcome to Reigate Liberal Democrats
Reigate and Banstead Borough Map
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Reigate Liberal Democrats are the constituency party of Reigate.
This covers the towns of Banstead, Redhill and Reigate, as well as the villages of Burgh Heath, Chipstead, Earlswood, Kingswood, Lower Kingswood, Merstham, Salfords, Southpark and Meadvale, Tadworth, Walton on the hill Woodhatch and Woodmansterne.
The constituency is divided into the wards of Banstead Village, Chipstead Hooley & Woodmansterne, Earlswood & Whitebushes, Kingswood & Burgh Heath, Meadvale & St. Johns, Merstham, Redhill East, Redhill West, Reigate Central, Southpark & Woodhatch, Salfords & Sidlow and Tadworth & Walton.
Reigate Liberal Democrats always work hard to keep in touch with local people with local news.
This website is part of that ongoing work - along with the FOCUS leaflets.
Reigate Central Lib Dem Win on Surrey County Council
Fri 5th Jun 2009
Fantastic Surrey County Council result for Reigate Liberal Democrats in Reigate Central Division. Peter Lambell won the seat in a three way fight, beating a Conservative and an Independent. Peter won overwhelmingly with a majority of nearly 200 and expressed his thanks to all those who helped to make this possible.
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Read "Reigate Central Lib Dem Win on Surrey County Council" in full.
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Postal votes delivered far too late for some voters.
Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Some people chose to vote by post because they knew that they were going to be on holiday or working away. Unfortunately, they were delivered far too late to be of any use. This has left over 600 people across the Borough without the ability to vote in either the European or County Council elections.
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Read "Postal votes delivered far too late for some voters.".
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'Vote Lib Dem' says The Observer
Mon 1st Jun 2009
"Whatever Gordon Brown or David Cameron say, their new enthusiasm for changing our political system is deeply unconvincing. Support the Lib Dems next Thursday", says Andrew Rawnsley of The Observer.
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Read "'Vote Lib Dem' says The Observer" in full.
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MP Expenses System - a national disgrace.
Sun 17th May 2009
The ongoing controversy over the expenses system is having a hugely damaging effect on public confidence in MPs and politics. The behaviour of a small minority of politicians has played a major role in this collapse in confidence, but there has also been a collective failure to agree on a system that is seen as fair and transparent.
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Read "MP Expenses System - a national disgrace." in full.
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Bus service cuts hurt those who can least afford it.
Mon 11th May 2009
Tory Councillors have included bus service cuts in this year's budget. They see it as one of the ways of paying for a lower council tax increase than in previous years. More than 10% of the subsidy will be cut next year.
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Read "Bus service cuts hurt those who can least afford it." in full.
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Council Mayor gets brand new limousine
Wed 22nd Apr 2009
Some residents may be pleased to know that Reigate & Banstead Council have just taken delivery of a brand new three litre Jaguar limousine for the Mayor. But I hope not many.
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Read "Council Mayor gets brand new limousine" in full.
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Reigate & Banstead Council failed investments top £20m.
Sat 28th Mar 2009
On top of £15.5m in Icelandic banks, Conservative controlled Reigate and Banstead Borough Council had invested another £5m in the Scottish Dunfirmline Building Society, which has also failed, according to BBC News reports today.
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Read "Reigate & Banstead Council failed investments top £20m." in full.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
News Story Feed (v1.0).
Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 98 Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BY.
Published and promoted by Reigate Liberal Democrats, 77 Earlsbrook Road, Redhill, Surrey RH1 6DR.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
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Should Reigate & Banstead Borough Council collect more recycleable waste like glass and plastic bottles from your door, along with paper, card and cans?
View the results so far.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different. "
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June
"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable. "
Labour MP Ian Gibson
Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.
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