🔶Three Leaflet Deal - Time Is Running Out⏳ The Three Leaflet Deal returns for the 2026 local elections – bigger and better than ever. Sign up by Sunday 15 February to get a great discount. www.aldc.org/2026/02/three-...

Know a council group doing outstanding work? Nominate them for the ALDC and LGA Lib Dems Council Group of the Year Awards 🔶 Nominations close Friday 27 February. www.aldc.org/2026/01/counci...

Good luck to our teams in Bradford and Peterborough 🔶

🔶Three Leaflet Deal - Time Is Running Out⏳ The Three Leaflet Deal returns for the 2026 local elections – bigger and better than ever. Sign up by Sunday 15 February to get a great discount. www.aldc.org/2026/02/three-...

Need a comprehensive solution designed to guide, evaluate and streamline the approval and selection process? Use the ALDC Approval and Selection Toolkit for well informed decision making every step of the way 🤝 www.aldc.org/guidance-and-r...

🔶Reminder - New Emblem Codes✍️ Unless you've had a by-election recently, you may not have noticed that the party has updated our logos with the Electoral Commission. When in nomination forms, you must now use the new ID. England – 9111 Scotland – 9112 Wales - 9113 www.aldc.org/2026/02/change...

🔶Three Leaflet Deal - Time Is Running Out⏳ The Three Leaflet Deal returns for the 2026 local elections – bigger and better than ever. Sign up by Sunday 15 February to get a great discount. www.aldc.org/2026/02/three-...

🔶Future Campaign Leaders Programme - Applications Open Now🔶 Future Leaders is a weekend programme for Lib Dems from an ethnic minority background who want to move forwards in their political careers within the Party at any level. More details via the link below. www.aldc.org/2026/02/applic...

Want to make an impact on your local council? ALDC Council Motions are for you! www.aldc.org/category/counc...

Clevedon South Ward, NORTH SOMERSET UA; LABOUR HOLD 🔴 Labour 350, 29.0% ➡️ Reform 334, 27.7% 🔵 Conservative 224, 18.6% 🟢 Green 197, 16.3% 🔶 Lib Dem’s 100, 8.3% Thanks to Jude Chambers and the 🔶 team. 

🔶New Council Motion: Delivering more Council Houses with Low Interest Loans🏠 This motion calls on the government to allow councils to utilise low interest National Housing Bank loans for social housing through their Housing Revenue Accounts.  www.aldc.org/2026/02/counci...

🔶Why you should use map leaflets🗺️ Map leaflets are one of those campaigning tools that don’t always sound exciting – until you see one done properly. When they’re done well, map leaflets feel personal, local, and hard to ignore.  www.aldc.org/2026/02/why-ma...

🔶Leaflet of the Week🔶 Our latest Leaflet of the Week comes from Kirkcaldy Liberal Democrats. This excellent Focus leaflet features candidates for both the upcoming Holyrood and council elections and it full of great local content. A brilliant first leaflet by Eliza! www.aldc.org/2026/02/leafle...

🗳️Forthcoming Local By-Elections in Wales📣 A brief look at the by-elections in Anglesey, Pembrokeshire and Caerphilly. www.aldc.org/2026/02/welsh-...

✉️Blue ink letters are an essential part of winning Lib Dem campaigns✍️ A hand-written envelope, containing a personal letter, landing just before people vote is an extremely powerful piece of campaign literature. www.aldc.org/2026/02/blue-a...

Everything you need to be a successful agent on polling day and beyond! 📃 www.aldc.org/local-election...

🔶 Help Lib Dems win locally in May Support ALDC’s Local Election Appeal Donate today: www.aldc.org/donate/local-e...

New this week 🔶 Advice on how to best to negotiate a budget in a council under No Overall Control www.aldc.org/2026/01/budget...

ALDC’s by‑election toolkit brings everything together so you can move fast and run winning local campaigns. 🗳️ www.aldc.org/guidance-and-r...

New this week 🔶 ALDC and the Centre for Care has produced a campaign pack, focusing on how councils can best support unpaid carers www.aldc.org/2026/01/campai...

New this week 🔶 Thank you to Cumberland Liberal Democrats, for sharing this council motion on the proposed merger of police forces. www.aldc.org/2026/01/counci...

Target your campaign literature with Direct Mail ✉️ www.aldc.org/2026/01/direct...

Thank you to David for reporting on by-elections this week. 🔶

Bearsden South Ward EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE UA; LD GAIN from IND, elected as CON. 🔶 LD 1744, 38.1% 🎗️ SNP 789, 17.2% ➡️ REF 709, 15.5% 🔴 LAB 650, 14.2% 🟢 GRN 371, 8.1% 🔵 CON 283, 6.2% 🏘️ FAM 35, 0.8% 🔶 LD elected stage 5

This week's Leaflet of the Week comes from the Broxtowe Lib Dems, who used excellent candidate-focused messaging in a recent by-election leaflet. 🔶 www.aldc.org/2026/01/leafle...

Today marks 100 days until the local elections in May. Everything you need for your election is at https://www.aldc.org/everything-you-need-for-may-2026/

🔶 Help Lib Dems win locally in May Support ALDC’s Local Election Appeal Donate today: www.aldc.org/donate/local-e...

ALDC’s Council Group Toolkit helps you build stronger groups and keep your work moving forward. 🏘️ www.aldc.org/guidance-and-r...

Take advantage of ALDC's latest three leaflet deal ahead of May's local elections🔶 www.aldc.org/2026/01/three-...

Important update from the LGA 🔶 Operation Ford now provides every councillor and candidate with a named police contact for safety and incident support. www.aldc.org/2026/01/counci...

Fife Council, Glenrothes West and Kinglassie SNP HOLD First preferences: 🟡SNP: 1,167 (44.3%) ➡️RUK: 725 (27.5%) 🔴LAB: 413 (15.7%) 🔵CON: 182 (6.9%) 🔶LDM (Ed Scotcher): 125 (4.7%) ⚪ SFP: 25 (0.9%) Thank you to Ed Scotcher for standing here.

Cheshire West and Chester Council, Willaston and Thornton Conservative HOLD 🔵CON: 997 (53.8%) 🔴LAB: 318 (17.2%) ➡️RFM: 299 (16.1%) 🔶LDM (Carol Braithwaite): 132 (7.1%) 🟢GRN: 107 (5.8%) Thank you to Carol Braithwaite for standing here.

Flintshire CC, Leeswood Reform GAIN from Labour ➡️RFM: 160 (22.3%) ⚪ Ind (Caruana): 138 (19.2%) ⚪ Ind (Rule): 135 (18.8%) 🔴LAB: 87 (12.1%) ⚪ Ind (FPV): 79 (11.0%) 🔶LDM (Richard Sefton): 68 (9.5%) 🔵CON: 34 (4.7%) ⚪ Ind (Owen): 17 (2.4%) Thank you to Richard Sefton for standing here.

Cotswold DC, The Rissingtons Lib Dem GAIN from Green 🔶LDM (Craig Thurling): 321 (37.5%, new) 🔵CON: 268 (31.3%, -12.1) ➡️RFM: 221 (25.8%, new) 🟢GRN: 47 (5.5%, -51.1) Congrats to Councillor Craig Thurling and the team!

Take advantage of our latest member-only bulk buy deal, on blue and cream envelopes ✉️ www.aldc.org/2026/01/blue-a...

🔶Good luck to Ed, Craig, Carol, Richard, Stephen and their teams today!🧡

🔶Big thanks to Tom Shaw, who will be reporting on tonight's by-election results for us!🗳️

This week’s Leaflet of the Week comes from Norwich Lib Dems, with an excellent Focus leaflet that pulls together both local priorities and national Lib Dem campaigns. 🔶 www.aldc.org/2026/01/leafle...

Up to date with the latest Electoral Commission changes? 🗳️ www.aldc.org/2026/01/news-f...

📣ALDC is no longer on X / Twitter🔶 www.aldc.org/2026/01/aldc-i...

ALDC’s EDI toolkit helps you understand communities better and keep your support moving with them. 🔶 www.aldc.org/equality-diver...

🔶 Help Lib Dems win locally in May Support ALDC’s Local Election Appeal Donate today: www.aldc.org/donate/local-e...

Ready for May? All the essentials in one place.🔶 www.aldc.org/everything-you...

Heworth - City of York Council Labour Hold 🔴 1096 36.7% ➡️Reform UK 601 20.1% 🟢 Green Party 591 19.8% 🔶Ian Eiloart Liberal Democrat 528 19.8% 🔵Con 118 4 % 🔘 Ind 49 1.6% Well don to Ian and the team on a 10% increase in the Lib Dem vote!

Bridgemary - Gosport BC Reform gain from Lib Dem ➡️ Reform 604 42.5% 🔶Stephen Marshall Lib Dem 575 40.5% 🔵Con 207 14.6% 🔴 Lab 35 2.5% Huge commiserations to Stephen and the team. Only 29 votes in it.

🔶New Council Motion - Tackling Child Poverty ✍️ This council motion comes from Warwickshire Liberal Democrats and calls on the council to establish a strategy, commission and impact assessment to tackle child poverty in the borough. www.aldc.org/2026/01/counci...

🔶Leaflet of the Week🔶 Our latest Leaflet of the Week comes from Wakefield Liberal Democrats with a fantastic recent Focus leaflet – with really good use of space and great local stories. www.aldc.org/2026/01/leafle...

🔶Good luck to our teams in Gosport and York for their local by-elections tomorrow!🗳️

🔶Imprints & FPNs - New HQ Address📝 The Federal Liberal Democrat headquarters recently moved address to First Floor, 66 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AU. www.aldc.org/2026/01/imprin...