Westbury didn't go to the polls on Thursday (we voted last year and are due to do so again in May 2009) but much of the rest of Bristol did. The Lib Dems were defending a lot of seats having had a great set of results four years ago. The defences were mostly successful but, sadly, two wards were lost - Easton and Filwood in the east and south of the city.
Following the election, Steve Comer has been made new leader of the Lib Dem group on the Council. His predecessor, Barbara Janke, did great work beginning to turn around Bristol after decades of Labour mismanagement. The task now is to build on progress in increasing recycling, improving efficiency and lifting Bristol off the bottom of the national schools league table. It is also important to start communicating achievements which are being made more effectively.
Meanwhile, some light relief in the form of the defeated Labour candidate in Lawrence Hill. He was picked up by the Lib Dem Voice blog being very naughty with some fake photographs. It is the sort of thing that gives politicians a very bad name and well done to Lib Dem Voice for spotting it.
Parish Church from Village
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