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Welcome to Cheltenham Liberal Democrats
Thank you from Martin Horwood, MP for Cheltenham
"I am honoured to have been elected as your Member of Parliament. I know what a rare privilege it is to represent one's home town in the House of Commons and I will put my heart and soul into the job.
"If you voted for me, thank you. If you did not, I hope I may be able to win your support in the future. I will certainly do my best to represent all of the people of Cheltenham, however they voted.
"Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have a problem with which I may be able to help or if there is a local or national issue you would like to raise. I will also be holding regular advice surgeries, both at my constituency office in Hewlett Road and around the town."
HERO CLAUDE WELCOMED TO PARLIAMENT
Tue 1st Jul 2008
LEADING WHADDON RESIDENT Claude Bullingham has been welcomed in Parliament as a local hero by Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood and specialist agency The Experience Corps. He was nominated by Martin as a local hero to attend an event designed to highlight the contribution of older volunteers to local communities. Heroes were treated to tea in the House of Commons and a certificate celebrating their achievement.
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Martin in IT first
Tue 24th Jun 2008
CHELTENHAM MP Martin Horwood today became the first MP to use a computer during parliamentary proceedings. The occasion was the first day of the committee stage deliberations on the Climate Change Bill and Martin took his place in Committee Room 9 of the House of Commons as Lib Dem shadow environment minister. He was able to log on because the Climate Change Bill has been selected to pilot the use of laptops in parliamentary committees. Martin was recognised by environment minister Phil Woolas as the first member to take up the opportunity although Conservative David Maclean later staked his claim too.
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COUNCIL DEBATES PENSION OPTION
Tue 24th Jun 2008
The full meeting of the County Council tomorrow will debate the issue of making a pension scheme available for councillors. Local people who wish to become councillors risk losing pensions rights by committing to spending time in public service. The council needs better representation from working people, young women with families, people from ethnic minorities and those on modest incomes. Currently if a person takes unpaid time off work they may suffer loss of pension rights and national insurance contributions.
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MARTIN BACKS BILL BRYSON'S LITTER CAMPAIGN
Fri 20th Jun 2008
Martin Horwood MP this week hosted a reception in Parliament to launch Stop the Drop, the new campaign against countryside litter and fly-tipping by CPRE [1]. The campaign is being fronted by the charity's President, author Bill Bryson. Martin is a longstanding member of CPRE and its local affiliate the Leckhampton Green Land Action Group.
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| Cheltenham General Election Result |
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Turnout: 43621 (61%)
41.5%
Liberal Democrat: 18122 (−6.2%)
36.3%
Conservative: 15819 (+1.1%)
11.4%
Labour: 4988 (−0.6%)
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"The Tories' main challenger in the June 26 Henley by-election will be the Liberal Democrats. Labour is expected to do so badly it will lose its deposit. "
Evening Standard
www.thisislondon.co.uk - 5 June
"We're going to be running a strong campaign to win here in Henley, and I'm going to be back as often as I can and urge members from across the country to join me. "
Lord Rennard
www.henleylibdems.org.uk - 26 May
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| Henley By Election Result |
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Turnout: 34915 (51%)
56.7%
Conservative: 19796 (+3.2%)
27.7%
Liberal Democrat: 9680 (+1.7%)
3.8%
Green Party: 1321 (+0.5%)
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