The LGA is a politically balanced organisation, with each of the political groups allocated places throughout the structure in proportion to the number of people their councillors represent.
NHS pledge from Government not worth paper it's written on
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, Leader, LGA Liberal Democrat Group - First Column, September 2019
Liberal Democrat Conference preview from Howard Sykes
Bournemouth will be starting to look very familiar this year, as the Liberal Democrats return there shortly, just a couple of months after our very successful LGA conference.
"Local Government cannot be funded on the cheap"
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, Leader, LGA Liberal Democrat Group - First Column, August 2019
LGA Liberal Democrat Group 2019-2021
Liberal Democrat Councillors have voted for the team to represent them at the LGA 2019-2021.
June comment from Wera Hobhouse MP, Shadow spokesperson for Climate Change & Energy and LGA Vice-President
The ballot boxes have well and truly been packed up, and the local elections are over for another year. It was a great set of elections for us with an increase of over 700 Councillors, that’s 2,500 now across the country.
The LGA and ALDC at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference
This year's conference takes place from 14-17 September 2019 in Bournemouth.