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Winning for OXWAB with Evan Harris
This site contains information about the local party and councillors in Oxford West and Abingdon, and campaigns that we are running. We also run a large number of events during the year, many of which are open to anyone. See our events page.
What We Are Doing
Local Newsletters and Focuses
Latest Elections
There were elections in Oxford City and Kidlington on 1st May 2008. There were no elections in the Vale of White Horse area (Abingdon and the villages around it).
There is a by-election in Oxford City for Holywell ward. Please go to the Oxford East Lib Dem website for details of it.
Oxford East Lib Dems.
The last elections in the Vale of White Horse and Kidlington were held on 3rd May 2007. At the same time, there were elections to Abingdon Town Council and to Kidlington Parish Council, as well as many other Parish Councils in the Vale area. There were no elections in Oxford City.
In the last general election in May 2005 Dr Evan Harris was re-elected as the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon. The results are shown on this page.
Watch Our New Film
Click on the play button in the box on the right to see the party's latest video.
Campaigns
The Liberal Democrats launched a major campaign on Health recently, and locally Lib Dems have been campaigning to try to prevent Abingdon Hospital closing.
In July 2007, Liberal Democrats announced radical plans to cut the income tax, reducing the basic rate to 16p and benefiting millions of people on low and middle incomes. We will then switch to green taxes on things like pollution and carbon. A typical double-earning family will receive about £1,000 a year back.
Liberal Democrats are running a local campaign for better bus services to Headington and the hospitals.
However, we would like this website to be more than just a useful resource - we would like to hear from you. Online you can:
Working to Revitalise Abingdon
New!
Fri 10th Oct 2008
Changing lifestyles and increasing traffic has put pressure on many traditional county town centres, as people demand different shopping and leisure experiences. Abingdon is no exception.
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Read "Working to Revitalise Abingdon" in full (514 words).
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Hole Appears in Abingdon Road
Wed 10th Sep 2008
A hole that suddenly developed in West St Helen's Street, Abingdon on Saturday evening led to the immediate closure of the road for safety reasons after local councillor, Lesley Legge, rang Oxfordshire Highways after being contacted by a resident. "When I visited at about 9pm," said Lesley, "I was surprised to see such an enormous hole. I am very grateful to the highway authorities in acting so quickly to cordon it off."
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Read "Hole Appears in Abingdon Road" in full (277 words).
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Keep Up the Good Work with Young People, say Lib Dems
Mon 1st Sep 2008
Local Oxford Councillor Jean Fooks - who is also the Lib Dem spokesperson on children & young people on the County Council - welcomed the excellent news that young people in Oxfordshire are committing fewer crimes than in previous years and compared to other places around the country. She called for this work - which is at threat of funding cuts at County Hall - to continue and for the Tory County Cabinet to commit to continued funding.
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Read "Keep Up the Good Work with Young People, say Lib Dems" in full (317 words).
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Dr Evan Harris MP supports community at Oxford boatyard planning appeal
Tue 19th Aug 2008
The MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Dr Evan Harris (right), has attended four full days of the planning appeal - being heard in public before a planning inspector in Oxford Town Hall - on Spring Developments' proposal to build flats on the canalside and prevent any future boatyard activity on the site. Dr Harris addressed the inspector on Tuesday in support of local residents in their bid to preserve facilities for boaters. He urged the inspector to kick out the appeal on another key issue - the inadequate amount of affordable housing in the proposal.
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Read "Dr Evan Harris MP supports community at Oxford boatyard planning appeal" in full (288 words).
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Education & Schools
Mon 21st Jul 2008
On 21st July 2008, Lib Dems in Oxford held an extremely successful discussion meeting, with David Laws MP, Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and Cllr James Kempton, Chair of the Lib Dem Schools Policy Working Party.
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Read "Education & Schools" in full (137 words).
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| Oxford West & Abingdon General Election Result |
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Turnout: 52600 (66%)
46.3%
Liberal Democrat: 24336 (−1.5%)
31.7%
Conservative: 16653 (+1.7%)
16.6%
Labour: 8725 (−1.1%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quote of the Week |
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"It sounds to me like I should vote for Vince Cable. Vince Cable was against demutualising the building societies back in the 1990s when your government was doing that. Vince Cable was sending me as an economics editor emails every three weeks, about the levels of debt through the last five years and he has been instrumental in saying that the taxpayer needs to be protected nationalising the banks and in having the upside risks as well as the downside ones are the way to go. "
Evan Davis
Today Programme, Radio 4 - 29 September
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