Yesterday, votes were counted across Surrey for the two new unitary councils - West and East Surrey. In a historic win, both new Surrey councils are to be run by the Liberal Democrats! Here in Guildford Borough, we won 12 out of 20 new council seats.
We want to thank everyone who voted for our councillors and for us to run the council. There are challenges ahead, but there is also an enormous opportunity.
Zöe Franklin is featured in The Liberal Democrat’s new national TV election broadcast being aired on BBC One and ITV throughout April.
Conservatives forecast to lose Guildford, with major shift to Liberal Democrats.
Latest figures released by the Environment Agency show raw sewage spills reached a record high in 2023 with Thames Water being the main culprit.
Guildford’s Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Zöe Franklin: We must be clear. The Conservatives turning a blind eye...
Guildford Liberal Democrat Candidate Zöe Franklin: “Conservative Chancellor’s disgraceful stealth tax. Pensioners have been abandoned.”
The Conservatives will take us into the next General Election with taxes at their highest level since 1948, while the NHS, public services, our standard of living and wellbeing have been decimated.
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
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