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14th September 2009

District Council Election Results on our election news page

10th August 2009

Check out our Events page for the Quiz night on Oct 11th 2009 and our "50 Club"

6th August 2009

District Council Elections will take place in the Drayton and Yelvertoft wards on 10th September. Our candidates are John Lathan in the Drayton Ward and Hermione Ainley in the Yelvertoft Ward.

4th July 2009

Daventry and it's immediate area are now the target of large areas of housing and more wind turbines. There are currently 3 sites proposed for Wind Turbines (Lilbourne, Watford and Yelvertoft), the proposed Daventry expansion and the proposed houses on the old Rugby Masts site by the A5.

We aim to bring you all the relevant information to keep you informed of what is proposed and may affect your immediate area.

As part of our commitment to keep you informed, we will be delivering our Focus newsletters around our Constituency at regular intervals. If you wish to help delivery, even if you don't want to become a member, then please contact us - help is always appreciated.

17th June 2009

An Independant Daventry District Councillor has been removed from the Council so a

by election in the Drayton Ward will take place shortly. There will be a Liberal Democrat

standing in this election, and any one in that ward will be receiving literature from us before the election.

More information as soon as we have it.

7th June 2009

Bill Newton-Dunn retains his European Seat for the East Midlands

4th June 2009 - County Elections

For the results of the County Elections please go to Your District/Election Results

16th May 2009 - Press Release - THE REAL ALTERNATIVE:

Liberal Democrats are mounting a strong challenge to overturn the Conservative majority in Northamptonshire County Council.

Out of the 73 seats up for election the Lib Dems are contesting 69 of them. This compares with 48 candidates fielded in 2005.

"The number of candidates we are standing reflects the growing strength of the Liberal Democrats" said Lib Dem County Group Leader, Brian Hoare. "We need 37 of them to win to take overall control of the council, and we believe that is possible"

"In the Daventry area we are looking at doing particularly well in "Woodford and Weedon," "Braunston" and "Long Buckby" where we have locally based candidates who are already active in their local communities.

"In the current political situation we believe that the electors will want to punish Labour for the incompetence of Gordon Brown's Government, and will also want to punish the Conservatives for the swingeing cuts to Community Services, Older Peoples Services, the Youth Service, and the failure to bring school standards up to the national average."

Cllr Brian Lomax, Chair of Daventry Liberal Democrats, stated “This is the first time that the Liberal Democrats have fought every seat in the constituency at a County Council election. It reflects the growing strength and effectiveness of our party in this area, where we are now the Official Opposition to the Tories, ahead of Labour, on Daventry District Council.”

15th May 2009

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE, 15 MAY 2009.

Daventry Liberal Democrats met at Long Buckby Community Centre on 8 May to select a Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the next General Election. The candidate chosen is JOHN LATHAN.

John lives in the constituency, at Kilsby, where he is a Parish Councillor and Chair of the Planning Committee. He fought the Thurrock constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2001 General Election.

John has given his long-term commitment to fight and win this seat for the Liberal Democrats. Due to boundary changes, Daventry is no longer the safe Conservative seat it used to be. His emphasis will be on empowering local communities to take the decisions which affect their lives.

After his adoption, John said “I am proud to have been chosen to contest Daventry for the Liberal Democrats. I aim to fight this seat to win, however long it takes, and to provide true local representation for Daventry in Parliament. I am not waiting for the gravy train. My purpose is not to serve myself, but to serve those who elect me to Parliament, and to work for radical change in our society.”

John can be contacted on 07906 835046, and on j.lathan2007@btinternet.com. For further information please contact the Returning Officer, Cllr Tony Theaker, on tony@aldmail.co.uk.

11th May 2009

The Daventy Liberal Democrats now have candidates ready for the forthcoming County Elections. Full details in the "Your District" section

8th May 2009

John Lathan has been selected as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Daventry Constituency at the forthcoming General Election. Full details about John and how to contact him will appear shortly.

Bill Newton Dunn will be re-standing as your MEP on 4th June 2009.

Please use your vote. Polling Stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.

For further information about Bill Newton Dunn. please see the links page to the relevant web pages.

29th April 2009

The County Elections will be held along with the European Elections on June 4th 2009. The County Council Division in Daventry will have elections in 8 seats - they are:-

Braunston, Brixworth, Daventry East, Daventry West, Long Buckby, Moulton, Uplands and Weedon/Woodford.

17th April 2009

Every paid up member in the constituency has been invited to vote for our proposed Parliamentary Candidate, the one person to be shortlisted is John Lathan.

The Hustings will take place on Friday 8th May 2009 at 7pm at the Long Buckby Community Centre, 41 Station Road, Long Buckby, Northampton. If you want to attend but lack transport, please contact one of the committee members through the contacts page.

19th March 2009

Neil Farmer came second in the Long Buckby Parish Council elections, the first time we have managed to come second in this Parish - and a clear second as well. The winning candidate was supported by the Conservatives in all but name, but we reduced their majority to 97.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE, Saturday 22nd March 2008

Daventry Liberal Democrats will be contesting the Daventry District Council Elections on May 1st, 2008, in more wards than ever before. For the first time, last year the Liberal Democrats became the official Opposition to the Tories, with more seats than Labour. This year, we are seeking further advances, and have published a Manifesto for the whole of the Daventry District. A copy of this Manifesto is attached herewith.

Councillor Catherine Lomax, Liberal Democrat group leader, launching the Manifesto, said today:- “We do not believe in opposition for its own sake – that is the old politics. We are prepared to support the other parties’ policies where we believe they are right and for the benefit of the people of this District; but we also reserve the right to oppose when necessary.”

“In our Manifesto, we have set out our priorities and our programme. We welcome debate on these proposals, because it is through debate that we can find the best solutions for all our local communities, both urban and rural.”

“We are putting up more candidates than ever before at these elections, and we are already campaigning in many parts of the District. We will be pleased to hear from anyone who wishes to know more about what we stand for, and will send a free copy of our Manifesto to anyone who requests one. We look forward to meeting as many of our residents as possible during this election campaign.”

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