754 more households in Esher and Walton claim Universal Credit since the general election - Cllr John Cope calls for Labour to change direction Wednesday, 20 August, 2025 When Labour came to power, inflation was falling, employment was high, and growth was increasing. This inheritance has been squandered with our Liberal Democrat MP proving unable to do anything about it. Since entering office, Labour’s attacks (especially the rise in Employer National Insurance) on business has seen the tax burden reach record levels and strangling new regulations brought in... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Elmbridge households to be hit in April by the maximum possible rise in Council Tax 25th February 2022 The choice by the Liberal Democrat and political "Resident Associations" that run Elmbridge Council to hit residents with the maximum rise in Council Tax could... Local News
Campaign win - Elmbridge Council abandons plans to close Walton Playhouse 6th February 2022 After an outpouring of anger and shock from local residents, the Playhouse User Group, local councillors, and our local MP, Dominic Raab, the Liberal Democrat... Local News
Dithering Lib Dem council coalition puts local Green Belt at risk 23rd January 2022 After years of dither and delay the Liberal Democrats who run Elmbridge Council in a coalition with the residents associations put forward a draft Local Plan... Local News
Support our petition for improved roads funding for Surrey 23rd January 2022 Surrey Conservatives have launched a petition calling for a change in the national roads funding formula which if successful would mean more funding for... Local News
Conservatives select community champion as Esher candidate 17th January 2022 We are delighted to announce that Amanda Manship has been chosen as our candidate for Esher in May’s local elections. Amanda lives in Esher with her family and... Local News
Council heeds our call to rebuild reserves by 2030 11th January 2022 Conservative councillor Ruth Mitchell has secured a commitment from Elmbridge Borough Council to restore its reserves to pre-pandemic levels by 2030. Cllr... Local News
Help stop the new Car Park Tax in February 19th December 2021 Local high streets, families, and small businesses are set to be hit by a huge hike in parking charges from Elmbridge Borough Council and an end to free Sunday... Local News
Conservative plans to reduce Council carbon emissions rejected 16th December 2021 Building on the work of the cross-party Climate Change Working Group on the Council, the Elmbridge Conservative Group expressed concern at the glacial pace of... Local News
Lib Dem Alliance that runs Elmbridge refuse assistance from Runnymede to rescue suspended bin collection 10th December 2021 The Liberal Democrats and their allies who have governed Elmbridge Council for years were challenged by Conservative councillors over their continued failure to... Local News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News
