Welcome

Welcome to the new blog for Westbury-on-Trym Lib Dems. Westbury is a great place to live, but it faces many of the same issues as the rest of our area - such as education, health and anti-social behaviour.

We want to use this space to share news about what's going on in Westbury-on-Trym. We would be delighted if you would share your views with us by using the comments feature.

Paul Harrod is Lib Dem choice

Paul Harrod has been selected as Lib Dem candidate for Bristol North West at the next General Election.

It's exciting news for us in Westbury-on-Trym because Paul was born and brought up in Westbury. He was educated locally before going to Oxford University and returning here to set up local homelessness charity ASPIRE. Now 30, Paul still lives in the area and works for Bristol University.

The next General Election will be an exciting one here. Boundary changes mean that a new Bristol North West seat is to be formed from just over half of Labour MP Doug Naysmith's existing seat and just under half of Lib Dem Stephen Williams' Bristol West constituency. With Doug retiring and Stephen remaining with the majority of his constituents in Bristol West, both parties will have new candidates and will be battling hard to win the seat. With a strong candidate in the form of Paul, the Lib Dems look like a good bet to win!