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Lib Dems tell the truth on public spending while other parties refuse to come clean - Vann Tue 30th Jun 2009 Henry Vann, Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner has slammed the Government's Draft Legislative Programme as a big let down for Bedford and Kempston.
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Locked out of the Loos for over a Year Tue 23rd Jun 2009 Putnoe Lib Dem Councillors have slammed the council for not getting the toilets in Mowsbury Park repaired for over a year.
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Lib Dems Join Cabinet to 'Make a Real Difference' Thu 18th Jun 2009 Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Cllrs Dave Hodgson and Charles Royden have taken up the Partnerships and IT and Environment portfolios respectively after the Lib Dems reached a deal with the Mayor which will enable them to make a real difference in the day-to-day lives of local residents and start delivering the high levels of service that residents deserve.

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Lib Dems Call for New Era of High Quality, Good Value Council Services after Election as Largest Party Tue 9th Jun 2009 Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called for a new era of high quality, good value local services after becoming the largest party on the new unitary council in last week's local elections. The Lib Dems won thirteen seats, overhauling the Tories, who took nine, in the process with Labour and the Independents taking seven seats each. The result saw the Lib Dems record a series of victories in urban and rural wards across the Borough as the party increased its proportion of seats on the council.

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Andrew Duff re-elected as Liberal Democrat Euro MP for the East of England Mon 8th Jun 2009 Andrew Duff has been re-elected as the Liberal Democrat Euro MP for the East of England. Following the declaration late last night, he highlighted the Liberal Democrats' defeat of Labour in the share of the vote across the region and the party's many strong performances in last week's council elections, including the notable success in becoming the largest party on Bedford Borough Council.

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Liberal Democrats Become Largest Party on Bedford Borough Council Fri 5th Jun 2009 The Liberal Democrats have become the largest party on the new unitary Bedford Borough Council after a superb set of election results announced today. The Lib Dems won 13 seats, the Conservatives just 9, while Labour and Independents won 7 each. The result saw the Lib Dems move from being the second largest group on the council to the largest, thanks to a series of victories in urban and rural wards across the Borough as the party increased its proportion of seats on the council.

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Lib Dems Win Kingsbrook and Goldington Wards Fri 5th Jun 2009 The Liberal Democrats have won the four seats across the Bedford wards of of Kingsbrook and Goldington in resounding victories. In Kingsbrook, where Labour had held the County Council seat, sitting Borough Councillors Dave Hodgson and Anita Gerard romped home with nearly twice the vote of the nearest challenger. In Goldington, sitting Borough Councillor Phil Merryman was returned along with Sylvia Gillard, who had been County Councillor for Goldington.

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Lib Dems Win De Parys, Putnoe and Brickhill Wards Fri 5th Jun 2009 The Liberal Democrats have won De Parys Ward in the Bedford Borough Elections, after David Sawyer almost doubled the vote of his Conservative opponent in the Ward, which had been a split Lib Dem/Tory ward before it was reduced to a single seat. David Sawyer will now be the sole Councillor for the urban Bedford ward, after a thumping victory in which he finished nearly four hundred votes clear of his Conservative opponent.

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