James Stockan’s announcement on Monday that he is stepping down from Orkney Islands Council caught most people by surprise, certainly in its timing. Indeed, the echoes with a similar, sudden resignation almost exactly a year ago are uncanny.
Responding to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce quarterly economic indicator report, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie said:
Lib Dem councillors and activists have been at the county council keeping up the pressure for a night-time bus service to the University Ward.
I am reflecting upon what my tenure has achieved for residents.
Candidate who stood against John Redwood in 1987 has returned to the area to help the campaign team to help the campaign team to elect a Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham.
A recent poll from YouGov shows the Liberal Democrats winning in Wokingham in the 2024 General Election