Waverley Liberal Democrats

WAVERLEY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS Highlights from the week ending 01/03/2026

A snapshot of what our councillors & candidates have been doing across Waverley this last week:

In the style of Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown Society Papers; Lady Libby Bird Society Papers, West Surrey. Extraordinary people, extraordinary campaign. Dearest gentle reader, West Surrey Liberal Democrats were aflutter with the excitement at the launch of their campaign in this new election season. At a grand ballroom among the tall towers of Woking, candidates from all across West Surrey gathered for the most glittering opening event of the season. A meeting of the minds, deep conversation, and combining of skills and experience to bring about effective strategies for the new Unitary Council. Of course, moments of respite from sessions of profound discussion and talks from inspiring speakers were divided with the consumption of exotic coffee and delightful Danish delicacies. The merriment was once again made even more joyous by the arrival of Sir Ed Davey who imparted great wisdom and optimism upon the wonderful candidates chosen to represent residents in their respective wards. It is no secret that voters in West Surrey hunger for change and they deserve so much more than the current leading administration of Surrey County Council is offering. Agreement amongst many is that a fresh start is required in order to deal with the ruinous roads, litigious attitude towards the parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and to protect our cherished green spaces. It is, of course, nothing more than miraculous that the candidates arrived safely at all, given the horrors of our highways and their parlous potholes. This writer predicts the destruction of many more carriage wheels unless the good electors of West Surrey choose change with the Liberal Democrats and put us on the golden road to recovery. Yours truly, Lady Libby Bird

After a long absence, Lady Libby Bird is back!

#LadyLibbyBird #LibDems #WestSurrey #WestSurreyCouncil #LocalElections2026

🪙10p raise at our busiest car parks: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Che...

🚗Free Blue badge parking announcement: www.facebook.com/share/p/17HR...

We have delivered our final budget for Waverley Borough Council 1️⃣ 2.99% increase in council tax on the Waverley part of your bill. The Waverley share of your council tax bill is around 10% (with 75% of the bill being Surrey County Council, 13% the Police and Crime Commissioner and the remainder set by towns and parishes in Waverley). 2️⃣ NO CUTS TO SERVICES for the 6th year in a row, a 2-year balanced budget and NO BAD DEBT (making Waverley practically unique in Surrey).

3️⃣ £150,000 of ADDITIONAL funding for local community services and voluntary organisations with the potential for more to following. 4️⃣ FREE Blue badge parking from April 1st 2026. 5️⃣ 10p raise on the first hour in our 14 busiest car parks with a reduction by as much as £1.10 in the all-day rate of many of the car parks local workers and commuters use. Less than a 1% rise overall. 6️⃣ Continued social housing building programme and upgrades to kitchens, bathrooms, windows and doors in our existing properties.

We are proud to announce a balanced final budget for Waverley Borough Council, in spite of inflation and rising costs, rounding off seven years of sound financial management by the Lib Dems since taking office.

#localcouncil #councilbudget #balancedbudget #localgovernment

Waverley Liberal Democrats Highlights from the latest week... w/c 16/02/2026

Half term may have meant a break for schools, but work from your local Lib Dem team continued 🔶 Here’s a quick look at what our councillors have been up to across Waverley this past week:

WAVERLEY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS Highlights from the latest week... w/c 09/02/2026

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💛Sign our pothole petition: waverleylibdems.org.uk/surrey-pothole-petition-2026
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#ValentinesDay2026 #ValentinesDay #Love #LoveHearts #kindness #democracy

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12 illustrated Love Heart Sweets, each with a different message for lovely things you could do today. 1. Register to Vote 2. Postal Vote 3. Proxy Vote 4. Check Voter ID 5. Get involved 6. Donate Money 7. Help us win 8. Deliver leaflets 9. Sign our petition 10. Join us 11. Like this post 12. Share this post

Happy Valentine's Day, sweet things 🍬

Can you give a little bit of your love to us?

Here are 12 lovely actions you can take today 😉

🩵Register to vote: gov.uk/register-to-vote
💚Postal vote: gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
🧡Proxy vote: gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

Introducing... Terry Weldon and Oli Leach. Haslemere, West Surrey Unitary Authority elections. Thursday 7th May 2026

Introducing our two candidates, Terry Weldon & Oli Leach, for Haslemere in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #West #SurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #Haslemere #Grayswood #Critchmere #Nutcombe

Bullet points on councillor, candidate and volunteer activity from Waverley Liberal Democrat’s.

Introducing... Dave Busby and Paul Wright. Waverley Eastern Villages, West Surrey Unitary Authority Elections. Thursday 7th May 2026.

Introducing our two candidates, Dave Busby & Paul Wright, for Waverley Eastern Villages in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #West #SurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #EasternVillages #WaverleyEasternVillages

Introducing... Mat Brown and Matthew Wolff Simon. Farnham North, West Surrey Unitary Authority elections. Thursday 7th May 2026.

Introducing our two candidates for Farnham North, Mat Brown & Matthew Wolff Simon, in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #West #SurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #Farnham #FarnhamNorth #NorthFarnham

Introducing... Tony Fairclough and Richard Steijger. Farnham Central, West Surrey Unitary Authority elections. Thursday 7th may 2026.

Introducing our two candidates for Farnham Central, Tony Fairclough & Richard Steijger, in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #WestSurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #Farnham #FarnhamCentral #CentralFarnham

Introducing... Ben Bristow and Sally Shorthose. Farnham South, West Surrey Unitary Authority elections. Thursday 7th may 2026.

Introducing our two candidates for Farnham South, Ben Bristow & Sally Shorthose, in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #WestSurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #Farnham #FarnhamSouth #SouthFarnham

Introducing... Keith Buchanan and Mark Merryweather. Waverley Western Villages, West Surrey Unitary Authority Elections. Thursday 7th May 2026.

Introducing our two candidates for Waverley Western Villages, Keith Buchanan & Mark Merryweather, in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #WestSurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #WaverleyWesternVillages #WesternVillages

Introducing... Liz Townsend and Brian Steel. Cranleigh & Ewhurst, West Surrey Unitary Authority elections. Thursday 7th May 2026.

Introducing our two candidates for Cranleigh and Ewhurst, Liz Townsend & Brian Steel, in the upcoming West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thursday 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #WestSurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #CranleighAndEwhurst #CranleighEwhurst #Cranleigh #Ewhurst

@pauldfollows.bsky.social

Introducing Paul Follows and Victoria Kiehl. Godalming South, Milford & Witley. West Surrey Unitary Authority. Thursday 7th May 2026.

Introducing our candidates for Godalming South, Milford & Witley, Paul Follows & Victoria Kiehl, in the West Surrey Unitary Authority elections on Thurs 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #WestSurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #GodalmingSouthMilfordWitley #GodalmingSouth #Godalming #Milford #Witley

Introducing... Vote Ruth Thomson and Penny Rivers. Godalming North, West Surrey Unitary Authority elections. 7th May 2026

100 days to go until the local elections!

Meet our first two candidates, Ruth Thomson & Penny Rivers, hoping to be elected to the new West Surrey Unitary Authority on the 7th May 2026.

#WestSurrey #WestSurreyUnitary #LocalElections #Surrey #GodalmingNorth #Godalming

5 Bullet Point updates on what Liberal Democrat councillors in Waverley have been doing in the last 7 days.

YouTube video by Godalming and Ash Liberal Democrats Cllr Paul Follows talking about Wey Court flooding on BBC Radio Surrey

This morning, @pauldfollows.bsky.social, Leader of Waverley Borough Council, spoke to James Cannon at BBC Surrey about the persistent flooding issues affecting residents and businesses at Wey Court in Farncombe 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrM2...

WAVERLEY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS Highlights from the latest week... w/c 12/1/2026 [the graphic consists of five bullet points, presenting examples of work Liberal Democrat councillors have carried out in Waverley over the past seven days]

Santa Claus on a comfy armchair by a fireplace, Christmas tree and presents.

We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁❄️

We wish you all love, health and happiness 🧡

Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.

Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.

Farncombe & Catteshall RESULT
Godalming Town Council
Context: resignation of a Green town councillor

🟠 ROBERT MARSHALL - 479 ELECTED
🔴 Labour - 24
🟢 Green - 424
🔵 Conservative - 280

Total number of votes: 1214
Turnout: 31.2%
Electorate: 3888
Spoilt / Rejected : 7

🔶 LIB DEM GAIN FROM GREEN

Photo of a smiling man, in front of an early autumnal tree, wearing a suit, with a Lib Dem pin badge attached. ROBERT MARSHALL GODALMING TOWN COUNCILLOR FARNCOMBE & CATTESHALL

With huge thanks to the voters of Farncombe & Catteshall, who elected @libdems.org.uk Robert Marshall as Councillor for Farncombe & Catteshall on Godalming Town Council 🔶 🙏

Vote Robert Marshall - Liberal Democrat Tues 25th November Farncombe & Catteshall by-election Robert's priorities: 1. Supporting local businesses 2. Action on the environment 3. Community events and local spirit 4. Youth services restored 5. Affordable homes that really are affordable

Vote Lib Dem 🔶 Robert Marshall, in this coming Tuesday's by-election, for Farncombe and Catteshall 🗳️