Matt is choice for Fareham again
Portsmouth councillor Matthew Winnington is again the Liberal Democrats' choice to fight the Fareham constituency at the General Election on June 8.
Matthew contested the seat in the 2015 General Election, and impressed residents as the most fluent and well-informed of the candidates at hustings meetings held in the town that year.
The Eastney and Craneswater councillor won his seat in 2012, greatly increasing the Lib Dem majority.
He has strong family connections with Fareham, where his wife Patricia grew up, and he has worked with the local party in recent campaigns.
Fareham Lib Dems are delighted to be able once more to put forward a young and energetic candidate who has proved himself in the tough arena of city politics.
Lord Stoneham Visit
Fareham Lib Dems go into the General Election inspired by a recent visit from Lord Stoneham, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the House of Lords.
A key figure in the Lib Dem parliamentary party, he spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of local Lib Dem members and supporters. He shared with us his long-standing experience in politics and insights into Education, Housing and of course the overriding issue of the day: Brexit.
Lord Stoneham led the challenge in the Lords to Government moves to limit Parliamentary scrutiny of the crucial negotiations on our country's future.
Ben Stoneham has been a Lib Dem Peer since 2011. Born in Kent and educated at Cambridge and Warwick Universities, he spent most of his career in the newspaper industry as Managing Director of a local newspaper company and Operations Director with News International. He has had a strong interest in housing and regeneration, currently chairing the Housing 21 Group.
A year of record wins
2016-17 has been the best year ever for Liberal Democrats in local by-elections - 33 gains since the last local elections in May 2016.
Absolutely brilliant and well done to everyone who made this happen.
Help Fareham Lib Dems to boost the total of Lib Dem councillors even further in the County Council elections on Thursday May 4.
Lib Dems are the challengers in Fareham
Results in May's elections for Hampshire County Council showed that the Liberal Democrats are the clear challengers to the Conservatives in Fareham.
Long-established Councillor Roger Price retained his seat in Fareham Portchester with an increased vote, and our candidates came aclear second in every other seat in Fareham with big increases in our vote compared with the last time these seats were fought in 2013.
In Fareham Crofton, Jim Forrest trebled his vote, substantially out-polling many of the councillors actually elected.
See the results here:
Cllr Maryam Brady marches for science
Some girls would ask for a spa break for their Birthday. Maryam wanted to go on a march.
Maryam joined marchers in London to celebrate the role that science plays in each our lives and the need to respect and encourage research that gives up insight into the world. People who value science have remained silent for far too long in the face of policies that ignore scientific evidence and endanger both human life and the future of our world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39679629
