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Salford Lib Dems join new council group in dramatic shake-up just days after local elections

The newly formed alliance will be led by an independent councillor.

Thursday, May 9

15

Hina Bokhari becomes first ethnic minority woman to lead a group at City Hall as Lib Dem leader

“To all the women of all backgrounds across London, I hope I can offer some hope that barriers are being broken and politics is becoming more representative of the society we live in,” Councillor Bokhari said of her new appointment.

Wednesday, May 8

Gloucester City Council on course to be run by Lib Dem minority administration as Labour, Tories and indies rule out deals

The Lib Dems are now the largest party at North Warehouse but do not have enough seats to control the council outright

08

'One party Lib Dem state' fears in Cheltenham prompts vow from defeated Tory chief

The Liberal Democrats won 36 out of the 40 seats on offer at Cheltenham Borough Council in the May 2 elections

06

Scottish Parliament needs more MSPs, argues former deputy first minister and Lib Dems leader Jim Wallace

www.scotsman.com

Jim Wallace, who is a former Scottish Liberal Democrats leader, has spoken about his desire to see more MSPs at Holyrood

Monday, May 6

17

UK’s Lib Dem party to submit no-confidence motion in PM Rishi Sunak’s government

www.malaymail.com

LONDON, May 6 — Britain’s Liberal Democrat party said today it would submit a parliamentary motion of no confidence in P...

16

Lib Dems to table no confidence motion in Rishi Sunak to force June general election

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey will table the motion as soon as parliament returns after a brutal set of local elections for the Conservatives

15

Lib Dems to table no confidence motion in attempt to force June General Election

www.express.co.uk

Sir Ed Davey will table the no confidence motion as soon as tomorrow.

Sunday, May 5

18

Lib Dems gain most council seats in last five years, party’s data shows

www.theguardian.com

Party has gained 768 seats, Labour 545 and the Greens 480, while the Conservatives has lost 1,783

Saturday, May 4

22

Lib Dems ‘on course to topple leading Tories’ in general election

www.theguardian.com

Local election results in England justify the decision to focus on Conservative areas, claim party strategists

Lib Dems claim third place from Green Party in London mayoral election

www.standard.co.uk

The Lib Dems came ahead of the Greens by a wafer-thin margin of 70 votes

18

Lib Dems take seats from Tories in target areas

www.bbc.co.uk

Leader Sir Ed Davey claims voters are switching from the Tories because they are being "let down".

Friday, May 3

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Full list of Gloucester City Council councillors as voters say 'yes to Lib Dems and no to Tories'

Conservatives lose control of the city council in the local elections as jubilant Liberal Democrats looks set to lead the authority

22

‘Tories are woeful’: Lib Dems a whisker away from Wokingham majority

www.theguardian.com

Tactical voting delivers only a near-victory for party in council election in the traditionally Conservative Berkshire stronghold

20

Full list of Cheltenham Borough Council councillors as Tories wiped out and Lib Dems soar to new heights

Wiping out Tories in Local Elections seen as 'extraordinary' by the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Max Wilkinson who wants to take the Cheltenham seat from Conservative MP Alex Chalk at the General Election

19

People have had enough of 'out-of-touch' government - Lib Dems leader

www.bbc.co.uk

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey says the election results show it is time for change.

17

Lib Dems say council results show they can take Westminster seats from Tories

www.theguardian.com

Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the Lib Dems’ in constituencies party is targeting

15

Lib Dems gain Burbage from Tories in by-election

'It was an honour to get the support of so many residents'

14

Lib Dems win council seat in leafy Cotswold area home to Tory Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Jeremy Clarkson's farm as they hope to make local election 'Blue Wall' gains

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sir Ed Davey's party took the Chadlington and Churchill ward in West Oxfordshire District Council from the Conservatives .

09

Lib Dems retain control of Hull City Council

www.bbc.co.uk

The party loses three seats to Labour, which insists it is heading towards retaking control.