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Want to make an impact on your local council? ALDC Council Motions are for you!

https://www.aldc.org/category/council-motions/

🔶Kickstart Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC’s signature training weekend Kickstart is back in June, bringing together the party’s most experienced and successful campaigners to train campaign teams from across the country.

Kickstart 2026 | ALDC: Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners ALDC Kickstart returns this year in June and November. Summer Kickstart takes place in June alongside the Councillors Weekend. November Kickstart will also host the Agents Weekend. Early bird discounts are still available and bookings are open now for both events.

Fairwood Ward, SWANSEA UA;

LibDem GAIN from Con.

🔶 LibDem, Beth Rowe, 240, 29.3%
🔴 LAB, 185, 22.6%
➡️ REF, 139, 17.0%
🏘️ Ind1, 94, 11.5%
🔵 Con, 84, 10.3%
🙋🏼‍♂️ Ind2, 77, 9.4%

Congratulations to Cllr. Beth Rowe and the 🔶 team
on their excellent win 🏆 🥇

This year's local elections brought some notable movements across the map. Our analysis highlights the main trends, changes in vote share and the stories behind the results. 🔶

Local Elections 2026 - Review and Analysis | ALDC: Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners ALDC's Head of Development Richard Cole takes us through the 2026 local election results, digging behind the headlines with some insights and trends you may have missed.

This week's Leaflet of the Week comes from Chelmsford with a touching and respectful tribute to the late Mike Mackrory.

https://www.aldc.org/2026/05/leaflet-of-the-week-20-05-26-chelmsford/

Cllr Zoë Peat has defected from Labour to the Liberal Democrats 🔶

We are the party in Bristol working constructively with others to deliver for the city, while putting in the hard work on the ground for the change our communities are demanding. Labour’s chosen a path of playing games and not participating in the council’s new committee system following their election loss in 2024.

A principled councillor that just wants to deliver for their residents and the wider community? That’s the Lib Dems 😁

“I believe politics works best when it is rooted in cooperation, community and practical solutions rather than tribalism"

Welcome to the Liberal Democrats, Cllr Zoë Peat! It's great to have you on the team 🔶

Take advantage of ALDC's latest bulk buy deal on Thank You leaflets 🔶
Final deadline is this Sunday, with quick turn-around times 📝

Link below 👇

🔶Affinity Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC's Affinity Weekend allows you to develop the skills necessary to produce high quality literature, putting your new Affinity skills to use in our Kickstart campaign training.

Affinity Weekend | 26 - 28 June 2026 | ALDC: Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners Affinity Weekend is back, running alongside our full weekend Kickstart training - a weekend of intensive political training and practical insight, designed

🔶Good luck to our team in Swansea this week!🗳️

ALDC’s Council Group Toolkit helps you build stronger groups and keep your work moving forward. 🏘️

https://www.aldc.org/guidance-and-resources/council-group-toolkit/