Liberal Democrats to Stand In All Seats In May's Elections

Bromsgrove's Liberal Democrats have announced that they will be standing in all seats at the Worcestershire County Council elections on 1st May and have hit the ground running campaigning.

The Liberal Democrats are currently the largest opposition party on Bromsgrove District Council where they have been holding the Conservative led coalition which runs the council to account.

Lib Dems are seeking to grow their number of councillors on Worcestershire County Council and have unveiled their candidates for the four divisions that fall within the town of Bromsgrove, and are soon to announce their other five candidates.

In Bromsgrove Central, Councillor Josh Robinson is seeking a second term to continue the hard work and progress he has made over the past four years by standing up for residents and solving local issues. Josh has been a fierce opponent of the Conservative run council's disastrous BREP scheme which has seen hundred of trees felled on the A38 and won't resolve the issues of traffic in our area. Josh has also been supporting events on the High Street over the past four years to encourage footfall into the town but more is needed. Bromsgrove needs an identity and a reason for people to attend, if re-elected Josh will be pushing this further.

Councillor Sam Evans, who represents the Oakalls, Parklands and Harwood Park on Bromsgrove District Council is standing for the Bromsgrove East Division, which also covers Blackwell, Upper and Lower Bentley, Finstall, Burcot and Aston Fields. Sam has lived in Bromsgrove all his life, and is passionate about improving the area where he lives and grew up. He has also been a strong voice for residents by standing up against the A38 plans. In addition, he has also been opposing the Family Farm Tax which will hit working family farms hard and the cut to Winter Fuel Allowance which has hurt some of our most vulnerable in society.

The current chair of Bromsgrove District Council, Councillor Sam Ammar is standing for the Bromsgrove South Division. She currently represents the residents of Charford on the District Council and has a keen interest in business, public transportation and local farming produce. She has been opposing cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance and has campaigned against the introduction of VAT on school fees. Sam has also been championing better public transport, including calling for a u-turn on the recent 50% hike to the bus fares.

Councillor James Clarke, who represents Sidemoor on the District Council is standing for the Bromsgrove West Division. James raised his family in Bromsgrove, sending his children to local state schools and he has managed and coached local junior football teams. He has been calling for a new council-led traffic relief study as the flawed BREP scheme will not adequately tackle congestion which continues to worsen. James has also been a strong opponent to the 82% hike in housebuilding targets and believes brown field sites should be prioritised over Green Belt. He has been calling for more affordable housing to be prioritised over executive homes, where new houses are built.

The Liberal Democrats are also standing local residents in all five of the divisions in the Bromsgrove District that fall outside of the town of Bromsgrove (Alvechurch, Beacon, Clent Hills, Woodvale, and Wythall).