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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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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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