Twickenham & Richmond Liberal Democrats

The local elections are on 7 May 2026 and it's time to meet the people who want to represent you on Richmond Council. 🔶 Meet your Kew candidates 🔶

Absolutely THRILLED to see that Richmond Upon Thames has today been recognized by @thetimes as THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN LONDON!

It’s time to meet our candidates who are standing in the Borough of Richmond. There are 18 wards, each electing three councillors, giving a total of 54 councillors. We are standing a full suite of candidates in each ward. 🔶 Let's meet your 2026 candidates, Hampton North! 🔶

Idling Action at Mortlake Crossing today 🚦🛑💨 Richmond Council held an action event around education and prevention. The main message was SWITCH OFF your engine at the crossing. Idling Action teams talked to drivers on both sides of the crossing. #CleanAir please.

With local elections taking place on 7 May 2026, we're launching our Meet Your Candidates series for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We're standing candidates in all 18 wards of Richmond Council. 🔶 Meet your Hampton candidates 🔶 #RichmondElections #LibDems #Hampton

My thanks to @itvlondon for having me on to discuss Richmond Council’s legal efforts to get the @metpoliceuk and @MayorofLondon to rethink their terrible plans to close the front counter at Twickenham Police Station

Thank you for this, @mariecgoldman, and to the dozens of @LibDems MPs who have already signed her letter. We've been hearing distressing accounts of this sort of exclusion happening already. The EHRC guidance needs to be rejected and rewritten if it's not good enough.

Packed day with the South Richmond Lib Dem team Chris, Paulina & Massimo 🔶️🔶️🔶️ Great support from Sarah Olney and Gareth Roberts 🔶️🔶️🔶️ The rain and cold proving no barrier to some good doorstep chat. One woman very pleased about the MEGA SKIP coming up ♻️

The Government’s ‘Fair’ Funding review is a significant threat to Richmond Council’s finances and could put at risk the services we provide to residents. We will explore all options to protect our residents, and if that includes legal avenues so be it twickenham.nub.news/news/local-new…

A backward step from the London Mayor. More work for local police teams, less safety - especially for women and less oversight of abuse in our largest parks. In Richmond the teams in Bushy and Richmond Park have been outstanding. Thank you 🙏🏻🌳🦌

Like many constituents, I am more and more frustrated with the shocking quality of train service in our area. Yesterday, I challenged SWR to do better, including delivering a better service and fixing the mess that is Teddington Station’s lifts.

"There's a strong case for scrapping Stamp Duty altogether alongside other property tax reforms." @libdemdaisy 👏 ❌ Stamp Duty blocks movement. ❌ Council Tax is regressive. Cross-party momentum is growing. The #AutumnBudget must modernise property tax and unlock fairness.

Congratulations to the @RedRosesRugby. World champions! What a result!

A shocking revelation from @MayorofLondon today He knew at the END OF LAST YEAR that police front counters across London could be axed and said NOTHING The most said publicly at the time was the possibity to "reduce the opening hours of some front counters across London".

This Summer has been a fantastic chance to chat with the East Sheen community. Mohsin, Margaret and me 😄 have, along with the team, enjoyed getting out & about with the residents survey. If improvements or new ideas are needed we'll always look to help 😊🔶️

Watch Deputy Mayor @KayaJunction admit she knew about station counter closures before the last Police Committee meeting. She dodged the chance to be scrutinised on it then, so @LondonLibDems had to call for this extraordinary plenary to get answers. The Mayor refused to attend.

And you can still sign our petition against it: trlibdems.org.uk/our-campaigns/…

Disappointing this doesn't seem to have been communicated until the last minute, many families have planned days out to Chessington World of Adventures, Hampton Court or London Waterloo. Just further proof that outer London often remains an afterthought. bit.ly/4o8TpCL

Great to be out in East Sheen and joined by Sarah Olney MP 🔶️ lots of doorstep chats and although 'recollections differ' and opinions vary it's vital to grab these chances to listen 🔶️ Local Elections in London coming in May 26 - all to play for with a floundering gov.