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Welcome to the website of the Gosport Liberal Democrats |
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Our website will give you a forum to learn about Liberal Democrat policies for this area and a chance to give your view. You will also find details of how to contact us or to join as well as links to other associated websites.
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Big Gains for Lib-Dems in 2008 Council Elections |
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The Liberal Democrats in Gosport made five gains on the council elections on May 1st 2008. The Conservatives lost four seats and Labour one to the Lib-Dems. The one Liberal Democrat seat that was up for re-election was also held.
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Two Labour Defections to the Lib Dems |
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On the day that nominations closed for this year's local elections, two labour Party stalwarts defected and joined the Lib Dems in Gosport. Mervin Bradley and Paul Keeley are now standing for election to Gosport Council as Liberal Democrats. The party received a further boost with the news that a former UKIP parliamentary candidate for Gosport, John Bowles, is also standing for the Lib Dems in the elections.
Welcoming the defections, Cllr Peter Chegwyn said they showed the Lib Dems are gaining real support in Gosport. The party will be contesting 13 seats. If the results in the last Gosport elections in 2006 are repeated this May, the Lib Dems will replace the Tories as the largest party on Gosport Council.
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Tories lose control of Gosport Council |
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Tories lose control of Gosport thanks to a 12 per cent swing to the Lib Dems
The Evening News' reported
"Gosport Tory leader Mark Hook admitted that the night had been 'disappointing'.
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opponents laid the blame squarely on public opposition to car parking
charges brought in by the Tories 18 months ago. Since then, traders in
the town centre have said business has fallen.
Lib Dem Peter Chegwyn
said: 'The Tories must listen to the electorate and because of these
car-parking charges the electorate have given them a bloody nose.
The shock result of the night was in the ward of executive member Aleck Hayward, who was ousted by the Lib Dems"
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