Cwmbwrla has had dedicated Welsh Liberal Democrat representation since 1984 when Cllr Peter Black was elected to Swansea Town Council, followed in the subsequent year's election by Cllr Chris Holley. The Cwmbwrla Lib Dem team have an enviable record of fighting for Cwmbwrla, and its residents' priorities.
Peter has been the Welsh Liberal Democrats Councillor for Cwmbwrla Ward since 1984. He is a former Lord Mayor and served as a Welsh Assembly Member for 17 years. He is a former Welsh Deputy Minister for Local Government. He moderates the local community Facebook group.
Chris is a former leader of Swansea City Council and Lord Mayor. He has been the Councillor for Cwmbwrla since 1985. Chris continues to be leader of the Opposition on Swansea City Council.
Helen grew up in Stepney Street and attended Cwmbwrla Primary School and then Pentrehafod Comprehensive, and has seen the change delivered to the community by the Cwmbwrla Lib Dem team. Helen lives with her husband Gareth and two sons. She is a school governor and can be found regularly speaking to residents in the community.
Graham was first elected to represent Cwmbwrla Ward in 1999. In 2004, when the Lib Dems were in joint control of the Council, Graham joined the Executive as Cabinet Member for Housing and then in 2008 for a further 4 years Cabinet Member for Culture Recreation and Tourism. Graham is also a former Lord Mayor.
Swansea Liberal Democrat Councillors have brought a motion to Council condemning the two-child benefit cap and calling on the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister and the Swansea MPs calling for the ending of the cap.
There is nothing like a Liberal Democrat campaign session, whether it be canvassing on the doorstep or the phone, delivering leaflets, or jumping into a national campaign. No other party makes campaigning as fun as the Liberal Democrats.
Welsh Liberal Democrats Councillors have expressed their concern at the impact on taxpayers and sub-contractors of the potential insolvency of Buckingham Group before work on the new Swansea Arena has been fully signed off.
Welsh Lib Dem Cllr Chris Holley has called on Swansea Council to abandon their plans to transform the former BHS stores in Oxford Street into a council hub and move the project to the former Debenham's store instead.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused Labour of abandoning a commitment to protect the right to protest following comments by UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer saying he would not immediately scrap the Conservatives’ controversial Public Order Act.
A major row broke out at a recent council meeting, when Welsh Lib Dem opposition leader, Chris Holley, pointed out that there are millions of pounds sitting in a council reserve that could be used to fix our roads.
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