A good set of local election results

Liberal Democrat Chief Executive Lord Rennard comments on a good set of local election results for the Liberal Democrats.

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• sheffield
• burnley

[DavidW47]

Great LibDem success in Newcastle again!

[h8bigbro]

You may have gained a set of councils and many councilors, but your gains have been so spread out that you are actually open to liberal democrat victories in many rural and urban areas. In my area we have had a gain of five liberal democrat councilors all taken from the Tories in their former strongholds.

[LibDemYouth]

I think I'm finished this argument we all have our own views and I wont argue with a tory after I just had to argue with an ignorant BNP member

[LibDemYouth]

oh ok so we are using the old philosophy of "Life is not fair" that is a phrase which no one should use when referring to a "democratic government" what you are realy afraid of is a Liberal minority government with the support of Labour which would actualy bring about some change which is good and being a tory you dont like change a coalition government can still get things done but what it means for you is that the conservatives will not get into power jut like what has happened to the libs

[LibDemYouth]

like Daraghphelan said earlier supplementary vote where not just the top two go foward this is not a PR system and it is more fairer. comparing a league 2 ect football team to the British government? it is not like that. Lib Dems are not complaining because they did not get enough votes they got way more than enough votes for the third party but they didnt get enough!... well you know what I am going to say next.

[LibDemYouth]

Like I said before this is the internet and an internet debate spelling is not important you can understand what im saying. Whats worse a few spelling mistakes or a 33 year old man spending all his time debatign with a 16 year old?

[LibDemYouth]

I was making a valid poijnt their symbol is now a tree because they "care for the enviorment" haha yet they are supposed to be the party for the rich and for farmers ect. So why you have moved left to the centre the Labour party ahve moved right to the centre the only partyt who still stands for what they stood for in the past is the Lib Dems.

[LibDemYouth]

The earlier comments u made said we should not underestimate the electorate you seem to be underestimating me you just basicaly told me to shoo, You did not answer my question it is not fair and is not a democracy. I dont understand how you can be a torrie look at thier symbol a tree painted by some one about 5, the conservatives were supposed to be the party for the rich and so on now the Torries are just Labour wanabes Cameron: "I'm the complete opposite of Brown unless you like what he said"

[LibDemYouth]

You seem to be ignoring the fact that we call Britain the oldest and "greatest" democracy... oldest is right and that is our problem tradition will not allow us to become a real democracy. Like DaraghPhelan said earlier 22.1% of the votes and only 9.6%of seats now that is not the greatest democracy.

[DaraghPhelan]

my apologies it was 35 it was a spelling error because im having a debate and dont have time to look at the keyboard. If you want to act all smart and smug go stand as a torrie MP im sure thats the characteristics they are looking for

[DaraghPhelan]

here here!

[DaraghPhelan]

it is a typical conservative view;" Waffle waffle strong government, waffle waffle Conservatives are represented and thats all that matters", Lib Dems, Greens and other such parties the 1s who actualy want to make a difference not just Labour and conservative who are the same thing. In Euro our MEPS are elected with PR and more parties are fairly represnted WHICH SHOULD BE THE CASE.