Letter to the Editor, Bucks Herald, on Lib Dem election success
Letter to the Editor, Bucks Herald. Published May 18h, 2011 Dear Madam: It was certainly not a good local election day for the Liberal Democrats in Aylesbury, and the loss of such an able and experienced politician as the party's leader on the council Alan Sherwell will be felt across the community. But the results were not all bad for our party, and were not as straightforward as your "Lib Dems suffer" headline suggests. In fact in the Buckingham constituency, and totally at odds with the national trend, it was the Lib Dems who were the clear winners. Not only did we hold our two existing seats, Cheddington (Corry Cashman) and Pitstone (Avril Davies) with increased majorities, we also gained two seats in Waddesdon (David Vick) and Winslow (Llew Monger) from the Conservatives, which you did not mention in your report. We also increased our vote in several other wards. This was a great tribute to the quality and hard work of our candidates. If you add on their loss of a seat in Buckingham South to Labour, it w
