Who we are

Our local party

Rugby Liberal Democrats represent the Liberal Democrats within the parliamentary constituency of Rugby & Bulkington, as well as on Rugby Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council.We are a broad mix of people from the local community, but we all share a passion for making our local community a better place.

We have a local party executive committee that supports our campaigns and elections. This is made up of local people from across the area.

We have Rugby Borough Councillors and Warwickshire County Councillors within the constituency. We are working hard to increase this number further. If you are like us are interested in your community and want to improve your local area, you are an ideal person to work with us helping in delivering a few leaflets, taking part in action days, developing local policy or even to consider becoming a candidate to be a Councillor. For more information see talk to us. mailto:hello@rugbylibdems.org.uk

The party

The Liberal Democrats can claim claim to be both the oldest and the newest of Britain's main political parties. Whigs, Liberals and Radicals The formation of the Liberal Party is generally held to have been in June 1859, when Whigs, Peelites and Radicals joined together to form the new party.The Liberal Party held power for much of the next sixty years, most notably under Gladstone and Asquith.

For more information about what we stand for go to https://www.libdems.org.uk/

What we stand for

"The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality, and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity."

Liberal Democrat Federal Constitution

"We will always be a proud Liberal party: Defending individuals. Nurturing community. Protecting civil liberties. Championing the environment. Patriotic. Internationalist. And yes, always pro-European."

Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats

"If you think that our country is headed in the wrong direction and you want to change that, you need to act too.

• Shouting at the television is not enough. You need to join us.
• If you want an economy that works for people and for our planet.
• If you want to build a richer, greener and safer future.
• If you want to keep our family of nations united."