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.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have slammed comments by the Conservatives suggesting they would scrap free bus passes for people aged over 60 in Wales, branding the party “hopelessly out of touch” and warning the move would hit older people’s independence.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is facing mounting pressure in diagnostic imaging services, with rising agency staffing costs and an ageing radiography workforce raising concerns about long-term access to scans for patients across the region.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for a national “car theft crackdown” after new figures revealed that almost three-quarters of car thefts in South Wales were left unsolved last year.
The Liberal Democrats have successfully stopped Nigel Farage’s attempt to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights, defeating his Ten Minute Rule Bill in Parliament.
Figures revealed by the Welsh Liberal Democrats have revealed a scandal in recruitment to the Welsh Ambulance Service this year, despite the critical state of ambulance services and response times in Wales.
Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd Candidate for Gŵyr Abertawe, Cllr Sam Bennett, has welcomed the landmark recommendation to scrap Ofwat, a key Liberal Democrat policy the party has campaigned for over several years.
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