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Welcome to Sutton Liberal Democrats
Sutton Liberal Democrats are proud to work for you across Sutton and represent you all year round. Sutton Borough Council is Liberal Democrat controlled, with Liberal Democrat Councillors representing much of the Borough.
At Parliamentary level, the borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies, "Sutton and Cheam" - represented by Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow and "Carshalton and Wallington" - represented by Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake.
Triple Success for Sutton Liberal Democrats
Successful Lib Dems celebrate victory at General and Local Elections
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Sutton Liberal Democrats have achieved huge success in both the council elections and those for the borough's two MPs, held jointly on Thursday 6th May 2010.
Paul Burstow and Tom Brake, two of the hardest working MPs in London, retained their seats in Sutton and Cheam and Carshalton and Wallington.
The Liberal Democrats have increased their number of seats on Sutton Council by 12 to 43, with councillors in all but one of the borough's 18 wards. Not only did the Liberal Democrats take control of the former Conservative Group Leader's ward, Carshalton Central, they also took seats in the previously all Conservative wards of Cheam, Sutton South, and Carshalton South and Clockhouse.
Unemployment Below National Average in Carshalton and Wallington
Fri 20th Aug 2010
Unemployment figures published recently by the Office for National Statistics and House of Commons Library have shown that the number of unemployed claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance in Carshalton and Wallington is below the average for Parliamentary constituencies and has fallen over the past year.
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Read "Unemployment Below National Average in Carshalton and Wallington" in full.
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Tom Brake Issues Reminder to Beware Oyster Over-charging
Fri 20th Aug 2010
In light of a recent Freedom of Information request showing that Transport for London has been forced to issue over £40,000 in refunds over the past year, Tom is urging anyone using an Oyster card to be on their guard against over-charging.
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Read "Tom Brake Issues Reminder to Beware Oyster Over-charging " in full.
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Tom Brake Rows for Charity
Fri 20th Aug 2010
Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake recently took part in the All-Party Parliamentary Rowing Group's annual race to raise money for charity. The race pits teams from the House of Commons who wear green, against the House of Lords who wear red in a short race along the Thames.
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Read "Tom Brake Rows for Charity " in full.
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Tom Brake Signs up to be Positive About Youth
Fri 23rd Jul 2010
Tom Brake has joined forces with UK Youth, the leading national youth work charity, to call on the country to be Positive about Youth. The charity is celebrating 100 years of working with young people and is using the opportunity this presents to celebrate all the positive things that young people do.
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Read "Tom Brake Signs up to be Positive About Youth" in full.
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| Carshalton & Wallington General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45918 (69%)
48.3%
Liberal Democrats: 22180 (+7.9%)
36.8%
Conservative: 16920 (−0.6%)
8.7%
Labour: 4015 (−8.6%)
View the results in detail.
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| Sutton & Cheam General Election Result |
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Turnout: 48508 (73%)
45.7%
Liberal Democrats: 22156 (−1.2%)
42.4%
Conservative: 20548 (+1.7%)
7%
Labour: 3376 (−4.9%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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