Everything you need to be a successful agent on polling day and beyond! 📃

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Good luck to the teams in Salford and Newquay for their by-elections this week!

Remember to apply for a proxy vote by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April.

Details below:
www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

🔶Councillors Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC's Councillors Weekend is designed to help you develop and improve your skills as a councillor, whether you are newly elected or a long-standing councillor.

www.aldc.org/2026/01/counci...

Be prepared ahead of polling day and beyond with ALDC's campaign resources. 🔶

From count tally sheets to social media graphics, we've got you covered/

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ALDC’s by‑election toolkit brings everything together so you can move fast and run winning local campaigns. 🗳️

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Polling Day GOTV and Blue Ink Letter Bulk Buy Get your polling week Get out the Vote materials printed with our bulk buy deal with election workshop. Eve of Poll, Good morning, and polling day knock ups are all available with fresh templates from ALDC.

Get ready for polling week with our latest bulk buy deal, on polling week literature. 🔶

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Affinity Weekend | 26 – 28 June 2026 Affinity Weekend is back, running alongside our full weekend Kickstart training – a weekend of intensive political training and practical insight, designed for people involved in Liberal Democrat campaigning, leadership, and organisation at every lev

🔶Affinity Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC's Affinity Weekend allows you to develop the skills necessary to produce high quality literature, putting your new Affinity skills to use in our Kickstart campaign training.

www.aldc.org/2026/02/affini...

Tacking Islamophobia as a Councillor Recently ALDC held a training session with experienced Lib Dem campaigners on recognising Islamophobia and supporting communities and individuals who experience it. This article takes us through the key learning points from the session

Find out the steps you can take to tackle Islamophobia as a councillor.

www.aldc.org/2026/04/tackli...

Future Leaders 2026 - Apply Now 🔶

There are still places available at ALDC’s Future Leaders 2026 weekend at our Summer Kickstart residential. This is a programme for Lib Dems from an ethnic minority background who want to move forwards in their political careers.

www.aldc.org/2026/03/applic...

🔔 BY ELECTION RESULT

Leicestershire CC, Narborough & Whetstone

➡️ REF: 1,033 - 32.9% (-9.4)
🔵 CON: 927 - 29.5% (+5.0)
🟢 GRN: 884 - 28.2% (+13.4)
🔶 LD: 134 - 4.3% (-3.6)
🌹 LAB: 124 - 4.0% (-4.8 )
✔️ ADV: 28 - 0.9% (new)

Turnout: 29.5%

Reform HOLD

Thank you to Ande Savage for standing

🔶 20 DAYS UNTIL POLLING DAY ⏰

Team Newcastle assemble!

🔦 Spotlight on looking after yourself during the election 🧡

It’s an intense period for your campaign. But even at your busiest you must remember to look after yourself.

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BY ELECTION RESULT

Northumberland UA, Cramlington South West

🔵 Con: 278 - 34.2% (+9)
➡️ RefUK: 212 - 26.0% (-13.6)
🌹 Lab: 187 - 23.0% (-5.8)
🟢 Grn: 116 - 14.3% (New)
⚪ Ind: 13 - 1.6% (New)
🔶 LD: 7 - 0.9% (New)

Con GAIN from RefUK

Thank you to Nick Cott for standing!

With polling day approaching fast, Postal Vote GOTV is underway
Find out how to prepare for polling week, including planning, committee rooms and polling day essentials.

www.aldc.org/2026/04/winnin...

New to the council chamber or looking to refresh your skills?
ALDC’s New Councillor Webinars are back this May and early June with seven bitesize modules covering the essentials. 🔶

www.aldc.org/2026/04/new-co...

Our latest Leaflet of the Week comes from the Birmingham Lib Dems, who have produced an excellent leaflet combining positive local plans with holding other parties to account. 🔶

www.aldc.org/2026/04/leafle...

Kickstart 2026 ALDC Kickstart returns this year in June and November. Summer Kickstart takes place in June alongside the Councillors Weekend. November Kickstart will also host the Agents Weekend. Early bird discounts are still available and bookings are open now fo

🔶Kickstart Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC’s signature training weekend Kickstart is back in June, bringing together the party’s most experienced and successful campaigners to train campaign teams from across the country.

aldc.org/2026/02/kickstart-...

ALDC’s Council Group Toolkit helps you build stronger groups and keep your work moving forward. 🏘️

www.aldc.org/guidance-and-r...

Good luck to the teams in Northumberland and Leicestershire for their by-elections this week! 🔶

Time's running out!

Postal and postal proxy voter applications need to be in by 5pm on Tuesday 21 April.

Details below:
www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

Register to vote Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

Make sure you are registered to vote by 5pm on Monday 20 April.

If not, apply below:
www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

🔶Councillors Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC's Councillors Weekend is designed to help you develop and improve your skills as a councillor, whether you are newly elected or a long-standing councillor.

www.aldc.org/2026/01/counci...

🔶 25 DAYS UNTIL POLLING DAY ⏰

Team Sheffield are go!

🔦 Spotlight on winning the postal vote ✉️

In tight elections, postal votes are very likely to be the difference between us winning and not winning there.

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Everything You Need for May 2026 Local elections will take place in England on 7 May 2026. A full list of places with local elections can be found here. This is a major year in the cycle. Over 5000 seats will be…

Ready for May? All the essentials in one place.🔶

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Affinity Weekend | 26 – 28 June 2026 Affinity Weekend is back, running alongside our full weekend Kickstart training – a weekend of intensive political training and practical insight, designed for people involved in Liberal Democrat campaigning, leadership, and organisation at every lev

🔶Affinity Weekend🔶

26 to 28 June - Book your place now!

ALDC's Affinity Weekend allows you to develop the skills necessary to produce high quality literature, putting your new Affinity skills to use in our Kickstart campaign training.

www.aldc.org/2026/02/affini...

Kent CC, Cliftonville

GRN GAIN FROM RFM

🟩 GRN: 2,068, 38.8% (+26.8)
➡️ REF: 1,767, 33.1% (-7.1)
🔵 CON: 811, 15.2% (-4.5)
🔴 LAB: 557, 10.4% (-11.6)
⚪ IND: 68, 1.3% (New)
🔶 LD: 63, 1.2%(-1.7)

Thank you to Mo Shafaei for flying the Lib Dem flag.

How did Hazel Grove turn one phoning session into 20 new volunteers? 🔶

Find out more below:
www.aldc.org/2026/04/pick-a...

🔶Find out why emails are a useful campaigning tool in ALDC's latest article

www.aldc.org/2026/04/using-...

🔶Take advantage of the latest bulk buy deal, for GOTV leaflets and blue ink letters.
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Find out more below:
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Leaflet of the Week 08/04/26 – Hull ALDC’s Leaflet of the Week competition celebrates the best Lib Dem literature produced across the country by local Lib Dem teams. Our latest Leaflet of the Week comes from Hull Liberal Democrats with a fantastic local election leaflet. This…

This week's Leaflet of the Week comes from Hull, with a clear and effective local election leaflet that presents the candidate and also highlights how the election is a two-horse race against Reform.

www.aldc.org/2026/04/leafle...