Liberal Democrats

Preston Town Hall.

Preston City Council picks leader and party in charge after election results

Liberal Democrat opposition group leader John Potter (right) will challenge long-serving Labour council leader Matthew Brown for the job of running the authority

Preston City Council's Labour leader to face Lib Dem challenge for the top job

'Get on with it': government urged by Lancs campaigners to ban fracking forever

Tory group leader Aidy Riggott (left) says his party should be the official opposition at Lancashire County Council - not the new 'Progressive Lancashire' alliance, led by Azhar Ali (independent) and Gina Dowding (Green Party)

'It's just wrong': Tory fury over opposition alliance in Lancashire

Longstanding Preston politician John Potter is the new leader of the Liberal Democrats on Lancashire County Council

Reform 'recklessness' in Lancashire could ruin lives, new Lib Dem leader warns

Lancashire County Council's local elections are taking place on 1st May

Who can I vote for in Burnley, Ribble Valley and Pendle in the local elections?

Lancashire County Council's local elections will take place on 1st May

Complete list of East Lancs candidates standing in 'last ever' county elections

Lancashire County Council says it will invest £45m more over the next three years to reduce the number of roads that look like this

'Potholes are the people's priority': £45m windfall for Lancashire's roads

Calls for emergency dental register as 54% of kids in Blackpool miss dental check up

Call for emergency dental register as 54% of kids miss dental check up

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

The candidates largely kept quiet while each of them was speaking - not least because they had to share a mic! From left to right: Katherine Fletcher (Conservative), Paul Foster (Labour), Andy Hunter (Reform UK) and Ange Turner (Liberal Democrats)

IN PICTURES: all the action from our South Ribble election debate

Marion Cotillard (photo: Getty Images)

Which way to vote to stay squeaky green?

(Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

How UK parties are approaching National Insurance ahead of election

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Preston City Council election count 2024 at Preston Guild Hall

Preston local election count in pictures as results begin to come in
The Preston City Council election results have begun to come in.
Sean Gleaves

People living in the Preston City Council area go to the polls on 2nd May

Preston local elections 2024: all you need to know as the polls open

[Clockwise from top left]: Cllr Alistair Bradley (Labour leader of Chorley Council), Jenny Hurley (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition), Cllr Alan Cullens (Conservative opposition group leader) and Olga Gomez-Cash (Chorley Green Party).

The Big Chorley Election Debate: borough politicians on the issues that matter

The people of Preston go to the polls on 7th May

Preston City Council elections 2024: who are the candidates and how can I vote?

Preston City Council has 48 setas - and 16 of them are up for grabs in the local elections on 2nd May

Preston City Council elections: who should I vote for in 2024?

Breaking 39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Pothole

High potholes in Lancashire could be preventing road accidents

Labour supporters and councillors as they learn that the party has won an outright majority

South Ribble local election results 2023: Labour take full control

Vote counters will soon be hard at work

Full Preston local election results as Labour maintains hold on city council

Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on 4th May

All the candidates standing in Preston's local elections this year

Clockwise from top left - Cllr Paul Foster (Labour leader of South Ribble Borough Council), Cllr Karen Walton (Conservative opposition leader) and Cllr David Howarth (Liberal Democrat group leader)

South Ribble councillors clash over ‘greenbelt housing’ claim in election debate

Vote counters will soon be hard at work in Chorley town hall, as they were pictured here last year

All of the candidates standing in Chorley's local elections this year
A third of Chorley Council's 42 seats are up for grabs across all 14 of its wards at this year’s local elections.
Paul Faulkner

South Ribble residents vote for their borough councuillors once every four years

All of the candidates standing in South Ribble's local elections this year

A third of Preston City Council's seats are up for grabs at this year's local elections

Preston local elections 2023 – who should I vote for this year?

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

Preston councillor John Potter wants the government to do five things to ease current NHS pressures

'NHS in Preston is coming apart': city councillor's warning over waiting times

The number of people seeing an NHS dentist in Lancashire in the past two years has fallen sharply - from just under two thirds to just over a third

Drop in Lancashire NHS dental visits means check-ups not done often enough

He is used to serving up feel-good food, but Asif Ali - pictured with two of his staff at King Kod on Watling Street Road - fears the energy bill he will soon be forced to digest

'How will I pay?' Preston chippy boss faces a 500 percent energy bill increase

Coun John Potter

Warning Preston households face £113m price hike in energy charges this autumn

Council leader Alistair Bradley at the election count in Chorley

Labour secure landslide victory in Chorley

The election count in Preston back in 2019

Everything you need to know about the Preston local elections

Thousands of drivers with more than 12 points have been allowed to continue driving

68 points and still driving: the repeat offenders allowed to keep their licences

'Anti-vax' stickers were stuck to the notice boards at the park

Preston councillor pulls down 'anti vaccination' stickers in Avenham Park

Suspect charged in just one in 20 rapes - why the Guardian got this story wrong

Ribble Valley returned four Tories to County Hall

Lancashire County Council elections 2021: Ribble Valley results

Fylde did not return any Independents to County Hall

Lancashire County Council elections 2021: Fylde results

County Hall

Lancashire County Council elections 2021: South Ribble results

County Hall

Lancashire County Council elections: West Lancashire results

Wyre has sent all the same faces back to County Hall

Lancashire County Council elections 2021: Wyre results

Who will hold sway at County Hall when the results are in - the Conservatives' Keith Iddon, Gina Dowding from the Green Party, Labour's Azhar Ali or Liberal Democrat David Whipp?

Lancashire County Council elections: results in full

Socially-distanced vote-counters at work at the Guild Hall

Preston City Council elections 2021 - final result

Votes will be verified before the wards are announced

LIVE Local Election Results: Chorley Borough Council

Lancashire County Council's elections take place on 6th May

Every Lancashire County Council candidate in the Fylde and Wyre districts at the...

Lancashire County Council's elections take place on 6th May

Every Lancashire County Council candidate in the Preston, South Ribble and Chorl...

A new-look, slightly smaller Chorley Council will be elected on 6th May

Every candidate in the Chorley Council elections on 6th May

Preston City Council is one of the local authorities due to hold elections in May - Lib Dem group leader John Potter (left) wants to be able to deliver leaflets, but Labour council leader Matthew Brown agrees with government guidance that says it should not take place during lockdown

"Voter suppression" claim over leafleting ban ahead of Lancashire local election...

Home Office figures show 191 people in Preston are receiving support while they attempt to claim asylum in the UK

This is how many refugees are seeking to claim asylum in Preston

Driver with 68 points still on the road as more than 1,000 keep licences despite...

Travellers caravans in the car park of the former Baffito's restaurant.

Travellers pitch camp at Preston pizzeria

Preston City Council's budget meeting 2020

Parties scrap over how £30k is spent as part of Preston's budget proposals

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