Michael Mullaney, Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Bosworth, took part in this Sunday's East Midlands Politics Show. In it he set out how the good results for the Lib Dems in Hinckley and Bosworth and more generally in Leicestershire show that the Lib Dems are the only alternative to the Conservatives in our area.
Liberal Democrats in Hinckley and Bosworth are celebrating a successful result in the Leicestershire County Council elections. The Liberal Democrats held all four of their County Councillors in Hinckley and Bosworth, Voters in Burbage Castle re-elected Stuart Bray and Keith Lynch, while Hinckley voters returned David Bill again and Michael Mullaney was elected too. The Conservatives meanwhile lost one of their seats to UKIP. The results across Hinckley and Bosworth were; 4 seats for the Liberal Democrats, 4 for the Conservatives and 1 for UKIP. This is the first time since modern County Council elections began in 1973, that the Liberal Democrats have finished equal first with the Conservatives in Hinckley and Bosworth.
Burbage Castle County Councillors Stuart Bray and Keith Lynch have launched a petition calling for improvements to the 148 Bus Service to sign the petition visit
You can download a copy of Lib Dem manifesto for Leicestershire in the "Documents" section of the website
Health Minister Norman Lamb MP joined Leicestershire Liberal Democrats as they launched their County Council election campaign. He met with Lib Dem members to launch the Leicestershire Liberal Democrat manifesto before joining Cllrs David Bill and Michael Mullaney on the streets of Hinckley to campaign. Michael Mullaney said "It was great that Norman Lamb came to launch Leicestershire Lib Dems campaign here in Hinckley. Local Liberal Democrats work all year round and locally we have good news to tell on health, particularly the postive news about Hinckley Ambulance Station being saved."