Sheffield Liberal Democrats - Thank You

Liberal Democrats win control of Sheffield City Council

After a great campaign and result for the Liberal Democrats I would like to thank everyone who voted in Sheffield's local elections. We made gains from Labour and the Conservatives, giving us six new Councillors and a clear majority on the Council. That means we can start to deliver on the programme that the people of Sheffield endorsed on May 1st.

We feel humbled and honoured to be given this opportunity and we are determined to change Sheffield for the better.

Councillor Paul Scriven, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council.

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Lib Dem Council to 'Buy Local' in bid to boost local business New! Mon 30th Jun 2008 The new Liberal Democrat Council Leader today announced his intention for the Council to introduce a 'Buy Local' Policy aimed at increasing the proportion of goods and services that the Council purchases from local business. The move will boost local business and create a more sustainable local economy to aid the battle against climate change.

Sheffield's Lib Dem Leader Fights for Flood Money Mon 23rd Jun 2008 Government officials have turned down Sheffield's bid for work on two key areas of the City under threat from flooding. The Liberal Democrat leader of Sheffield City Council is now demanding that Sheffield gets its fair share of investment to prevent flooding. Cllr Paul Scriven has written to the Environment Agency to object to their decision not to fund work.

Liberal Democrats give power to Communities to Decide Priorities Tue 10th Jun 2008 Decision making about some local services is moving away from the Town Hall to local people. Communities are to be given control of £50,000 currently allocated to their area and will be able to prioritise what it is spent on. They will make decisions about how much of the £50,000 is allocated between parks, libraries, and street cleaning, and how it will be spent via their local area panel.

Weekly Bin Collections to Stay Under the Lib Dems Thu 29th May 2008 The new Liberal Democrat Sheffield City Council have announced that they will be keeping weekly black bin collections. The news comes despite Labour Party claims that Lib Dems intended to end weekly collections if they gained control of the Council. Leaflets distributed by the Labour Party at the local elections falsely claimed that local people had '24 hours to save their weekly bin collection' as they where under threat from the Lib Dems.

Low Council Tax Priority for new Lib Dem Council Wed 21st May 2008 The new Liberal Democrat Council have outlined their commitment to delivering a low as possible Council Tax. They have made clear their commitment to deliver value services, particularly as local people feel the pinch from cost of living increases. Councillor Simon Clement-Jones, Cabinet member for Finance and Customer Focused Services, said: - "We are committed to achieving at least a below inflation Council Tax increase in year one, with a longer term target for no increase in Council Tax."

Archive of earlier news stories.