Hitchin and Harpenden Liberal Democrats

Campaigning all year round across Hitchin and Harpenden

 Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hitchin & Harpenden, Nigel Quinton

Hitchin and South Liberal Democrats

Our Area

The town of Hitchin and the surrounding villages return twenty members to North Hertfordshire District Council of whom five are Liberal Democrats. The District itself is Conservative controlled.

Although the area is a commuter base for London it is not primarily so. Large numbers of the population find work locally and in the Stevenage and Luton conurbations.

The Area is subject to heavy developmental pressures, much of it associated with Government driven targets for more housing. In particular the potential development east of Luton is a severe threat to our green belt. The growth of traffic at the expanding Luton Airport presents environmental problems.

The Town of Hitchin itself is experiencing difficulties over the development of its Centre. After much debate and little physical progress the planning process is about to reach a critical stage. The development of a scheme which is at the same time viable, meets the aspirations of the townspeople and contributes to rather than detracts from the Town's already considerable "sense of place," is going to be difficult.

This and other planning and development issues have lead to the District Council losing the confidence from time to time of the various town amenity groups.

Key Issues

Our priorities are:

  • Value for money at North Herts District Council.

  • Embedding green principles.

  • Supporting and promoting both rural and urban communities.

  • Meeting housing need.

  • Promoting public transport

  • Making our country a fairer, greener, more liberal place to live

Your Local Contacts

Lee Downie, Sal Jarvis, Clare Body, Paul Clark and Lawrence Oliver represent our area on North Herts District Council and can be contacted via the following email addresses:

Chesfield Ward

Highbury Ward

Local Party

  • Tony Freeman (Chair): 2 Lavender Croft, 61 Wymondley Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 9PT , Tel: 01462 434 867

  • Tony Read (Secretary): 34 Benslow Rise, Hitchin, SG4 9QY Tel: 01462 450494 Email: read@benslow.com

For further details please see our full contacts page:

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