Huge Gains for Lib Dems

This has been the best General Election result for the Liberal Democrats in a century.

With the last votes counted we have won 72 of the 650 constituencies represented in Parliament.

While we sadly did not win any of the Tameside seats, we made gains in neighbouring Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart MP, majority 6,500) and nearby Cheadle (Tom Morrison MP, majority over 12,000).

  • In Stalybridge & Hyde some 1,080 people backed Kamala Kugan.
  • In Gorton & Denton 1,399 voted for John Reid.
  • And in Ashton-Under-Lyne, 1,411 of you supported Dominic Hardwick.

In recent times our best result had been in 2005, when we won 62 seats. This election was fought on new boundaries and although at dissolution we had 15 MPs, the experts reckoned we would have won just 8 seats in 2019 under these boundaries – so to go from 8 to 72 is an enormous step forward.

Thank you to everyone who gave us their support whether here or across the country.

General Election: 4th July

Rishi Sunak has at last called the General Election, to be held on July 4th.

Time to elect fantastic Liberal Democrat MPs to champion their communities.

Time to change the system and give people real hope.

Time to smash the blue wall and kick out the Conservatives.

Time to deliver the fair deal the British people deserve.

Learn more about the Liberal Democrat plan for a Fair Deal.

There will be Liberal Democrat candidates across all three Tameside seats:

Ashton-Under-Lyne: Dominic Hardwick

Gorton and Denton: John Reid

Stalybridge and Hyde: Kamala Kugan

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Liberal Democrats WIN Somerton and Frome

The Liberal Democrats have delivered another shocking blow to the Conservative government by winning in Somerton and Frome.

Sarah Dyke overturned a Conservative majority of 19,213. 

Sarah (right) with Wera Hobhouse MP and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey MP.

Sarah polled 21,187 votes, winning a majority of 11,008 with a swing of 29%.

The extraordinary efforts of Liberal Democrat members and volunteers delivered this historic result, securing the largest majority and swing on an explosive triple byelection night which saw the Conservatives lose 2 of the 3 seats they were fighting desperately to defend.

The people of Somerton and Frome have spoken for the country. Enough is Enough. It is time for a general election to end this Conservative circus. 

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A New Map!

The Boundary Commission have produced their final report giving the new constituencies on which the next General Election will be fought.

For the last few elections, in Tameside borough area the Westminster MP seats have been Ashton-Under-Lyne, Denton & Reddish, and Stalybridge & Hyde.

A lot changes locally and the borough will now cover the revised seats of Ashton-Under-Lyne, Gorton & Denton, and Stalybridge & Hyde.

Broadly the changes from the old constituencies are:

The new Ashton seat takes in most of the old one plus a chunk of Denton & Reddish.

The new Gorton & Denton seat, as you might guess, puts together about half the old Denton seat, a big lump of Manchester Gorton, and even some of Manchester Withington – where the Lib Dems held the MP seat 2005 – 2015.

And the new Stalybridge & Hyde covers the same area as the old one.

The General Election has to be held no later than January 2025.

Massive win in Tiverton & Honiton

Our third parliamentary byelection GAIN this parliament – six months on from North Shropshire and almost exactly a year to the day since won took Chesham & Amersham from the Conservatives.

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