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Welcome to the website of Ashford Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
Preamble to the Liberal Democrat Constitution
The Liberal Democrats work hard to keep in touch with local people right across the Ashford and Tenterden area.
Constituency-wide survey launched
Thu 24th Jun 2010
Up to 30,000 Thank You leaflets and resident surveys are being delivered across Ashford, Tenterden and the Villages as local Liberal Democrats gear up for next year's local election campaign.
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Read "Constituency-wide survey launched" in full (137 words).
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Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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| Ashford General Election Result |
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Turnout: 55185 (68%)
54.1%
Conservative: 29878 (+2.7%)
22.8%
Liberal Democrats: 12581 (+7.2%)
16.7%
Labour: 9204 (−9.7%)
View the results in detail.
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Newsletters, Newspapers and Focus Leaflets
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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