BBC Surrey expose Tories misleading residents on Council Tax
"The BBC has obtained a leaked recording of a council leader saying he struck a deal with the government before scrapping a 15% council tax hike.
7 Mar 2017
News
Local News
Surprise and shock as Conservative councillors refuse to back rights of EU citizens to stay in Woking
A Lib Dem councillor was surprised and shocked when local Conservatives refused to back her plea to support the rights of Europeans from other countries living in Woking.
AMB
19 Feb 2017
'Pay to Stay' housing scheme dropped
The local Lib Dems have welcomed the Government's decision to make the 'Pay to Stay' scheme for Council housing tenants earning over a certain income will now be voluntary, not compulsory.
21 Jan 2017
Lib Dems seeking an end to child burial charges
The Local Lib Dems are seeking an end to burial charges for children and stillborns.
21 Jan 2017
Lib Dems welcome Government’s Rough Sleeping Grant
The local Lib Dems have welcomed the announcement by the Government that part of a £20 million Rough Sleeping Fund will go to help rough sleepers in Woking.
19 Jan 2017
Woking Council to increase parking charges
The Woking Borough Council is to increase the cost of parking in the town's car parks despite the Conservatives boasting just 8 months ago that they had frozen parking charges and would not increase them in 2016.
12 Jan 2017
Woking Lib Dems Host South East Lib Dem Conference
Woking Lib Dems recently hosted the fantastically successful sell out South East Regional Lib Dem Conference BDB school Woking. Highlights include an inspiring speach from Tim Farron and excellent debate lead by Sal Brinton.
13 Nov 2016
Lib Dem Wins across Woking
After a reduction in Council size across Woking, Lib Dems are proud to announce that we have won all the seats in Hoe Valley, One in St Johns and Mount Hermon and two in Goldsworth Park.
6 May 2016
Kingfield Post Office
So many people are asking us about the closed Kingfiled post office that we have just launched an online version of our paper petition that went out two weeks ago here http://wokinglibdems.org.uk/…/kingfield-post-office-online-… to make it easier for local people to add their names digitally. We must put pressure on the Post Office to reopen a local branch. It is not impossible as both Send and Ripley have lost thier local post offices in the last year and post office counters have in both cases found a home for new local post offices in other local shops after the closure of their stand alone post offices.
LM
12 Apr 2016
National Party News
Lib Dems Winning
Getting the job done: Our latest wins in Westminster
The Liberal Democrats secured a number of wins in Parliament recently - here's a recap of what we've achieved.
2 May 2026
Guaranteeing GP surgeries on new developments
Liberal Democrats are clear: new housing must go hand in hand with new GPs.
14 Apr 2026
Cost of living
Our emergency plan to keep Britain moving
Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency transport package to keep Britain moving, cutting the cost of travel for people – whether by car, train or bus.
LD
2 Apr 2026
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan to make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby
We have announced a £600m rescue plan to fix maternity care, and make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby.
26 Mar 2026
Latest UK News
A new Magna Carta to save our country from Farage
Ed Davey's Leader's Speech to Spring Conference 2026
ED
15 Mar 2026
Local Government
Local Government Finance Emergency
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
ZF
15 Mar 2026
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
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.
CM
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
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.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
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.
ED
14 Mar 2026