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Welcome to Pendle Liberal Democrats
Pendle Borough Council covers the wards of Barrowford, Blacko and Higherford, Boulsworth, Bradley, Brierfield, Clover Hill, Coates, Craven, Earby, Foulridge, Higham and Pendleside, Horsfield, Marsden, Old Laund Booth, Reedley, Southfield, Vivary Bridge, Walverden, Waterside, and Whitefield.
The Conservatives and Labour run the administration of Pendle Borough Council. There are 16 Lib Dem Councillors, 17 Conservative, 13 Labour, 2 BNP and 1 Independent councillors. You can find more about Pendle Borough Council at www.pendle.gov.uk
Our intention is that this website will be a useful resource for local people to find out more about the local Liberal Democrats and the campaigns we are running.
However, we would like it to be more than that - we would like to hear from you. Online you can:
Prospective MP Afzal Anwar
Afzal Anwar with Gordon Birtwistle
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Mon 24th May 2010
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Pendle are pledging to work hard for the residents in the areas they represent, and provide a robust and constructive opposition on the Council.
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Sun 2nd May 2010
Pendle Conservative candidate Andrew Stephenson is using a gang of leaflet
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
Archive of earlier articles.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
Press Article Feed (v1.0).
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Published and promoted by Tony Greaves on behalf of Pendle Liberal Democrats, 3 Hartington Street, Winewall
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
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| Pendle General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45045 (68%)
38.9%
Conservative: 17512 (+7.1%)
30.9%
Labour: 13927 (−6.2%)
20.2%
Liberal Democrats: 9095 (−3%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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