Bexley Borough Liberal Democrats

Sam Webber has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the GLA constituency of Bexley and Bromley. He won over 70% of first preference votes at the meeting on 5 November.

Sam Webber has previously stood for election to Bromley Council in 2006 and 2010. He was also the Liberal Democrat candidate in Bromley and Chislehurst at the 2010 General election, coming second to Bob Neill MP with 22% of the vote. He lives in Bromley and has previously worked for Simon Hughes MP.

In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference, Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined his goals for the Government and the country over the coming years. He reiterated his commitment to liberal values on the environment and human rights and his determination to ensure a fair chance for every child, saying "every child can do good things, great things, if only we give them the opportunities they deserve."

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News came through last week that there will definitely be a referendum in May, about whether to ditch the out-dated "first past the post" electoral system, under which millions of British people are forced to vote for parties that are not their preferred choice, and millions more just have their vote discarded.

Writing after the meeting of the LIberal Democrat Parliamentary Party and Federal Executive (the main national executive committee of the Liberal Democrats) tonight, Duncan Borrowman, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Old Bexley & Sidcup wrote:

Tonight, as a member of the Liberal Democrat Federal Executive, I took part in the joint meeting of the Federal Executive and Parliamentary Party.

Duncan Borrowman, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Old Bexley & Sidcup, has pledged to give £15,000 per year to local Bexley charities if elected on Thursday.

Duncan Borrowman says: "I have been sickened, like everybody else locally, by the greed of politicians. I am not in politics for myself, but for local people. That is why I am pledging, that if elected, I will give £15,000 a year from my MP's salary to local charities in Bexley".

Lib Dem Duncan Borrowman took a day off on Saturday from the campaign trail to be Old Bexley & Sidcup's next MP to receive a BA degree from the Vice Chancellor of the Open University at the Barbican Centre.

Duncan, who took courses in Politics and Not for Profit Management said: "I was delighted to receive my degree. The OU is a great institution which gives many people the chance to gain a degree when they would not be able to otherwise attend a full time course, because of their work, raising children or other pressures on their time. Taking an OU degree gave me incredible challenges in balancing my time, but the end result was very much worth the sacrifices needed."

Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.

Most post-debate polls scored this final debate to David Cameron, but again put Nick Clegg clearly ahead of Gordon Brown. An analysis by pollsters Angus Reid of previously undecided voters who watched the debate gave Nick Clegg 37%, David Cameron 25%, Gordon Brown 22% and Not sure 16%. Angus Reid found that 32% of undecided voters say they are now more likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats after watching the final debate, with just 18% Conservative and 15% Labour.

Duncan Borrowman, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Old Bexley & Sidcup and council candidate for Cray Meadows ward has said that claims in an election leaflet being distributed by the Conservatives are "lies of the worst possible kind to win votes".

The leaflet says: "The only Party campaigning to save services at Queen Mary's Hospital is the Conservative Party."

An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.