South West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats have made a net gain of 12 councillors across Hertfordshire in the local elections. The highlight being Watford where the party took back seven seats from Labour and the Conservative.

David Davies, chair of Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats said "I welcome the news that as a party the Liberal Democrats are fighting back and winning for local residents across the County. We were the only party to make net gains in Herts. showing we are winning back voters in our towns and villages."

Despite a low key campaign as the Lib Dem party concentrated on several important local authority elections across the county, Lib Dem Herts County Councillor, Chris White nevertheless brought in a creditable result.

With twice as many people voting as did in 2012 Chirs improved the Lib Dem vote share from 14% to 16% county-wide. The incumbent Tory was re-elected with with 42% of the first preference votes - down 4% compared to 2012. Labour similarly lost 2% of vote share.

In a decision by the electorate on Thursday 5th May 2016 the Watford Liberal Democrats were rewarded with seven additional council seats and judgement was handed down on the Conservative's lamentable perforformance in government after just one single year of trying to cope on their own.

With shambles after shambles, U-turn after U-turn, internal division, cruel social policies and massive cuts to local council funding, voters signalled in no uncertain way that they had had enough of Tory attacks on Britain's social fabric.

Older Women Feel Unsafe Walking Alone

The Office of National Statistics Crime Survey for England and Wales from March 2015 suggests that more than one in five women in the oldest age category (75+) said they felt very unsafe walking alone in the dark.

Younger Women have faced harassment

A YouGov survey of 1,650 British adults reported that as high as 85% of women under 25 had been harassed sexually in public spaces.

Chris White the Liberal Democrat candidate for Police & Crime Commissioner has said that if he is elected he will restore democratic control over the role. Currently meetings are mostly behind closed doors or in front of a pointless panel that has no real power.

Chris said "If I am elected there will be a committee of councillors from across the county invited to challenge my proposals and to agree, amend or oppose them. This will meet in public and its meetings will be available on webcam online."

Sound Finance, Solid Experience - Chris White, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Police & Crime Commissioner in Hertfordshire

Chris White is Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on St Albans Council and has been a Hertfordshire county councillor since 1993. He has built a reputation as a formidable campaigner.

The footbridge over Hemel Hempstead's St Albans Road is high and there have been complaints from residents for a number of years that the elderly and those with mobility problems find the bridge difficult to use.

Local County Councillor Ron Tindall is looking into making the crossing over the busy A414 safer and easier for people who find it difficult to manage the long slopes up and down on either side.